Title :
44-GHz monolithic plane-wave amplifiers
Author :
Higgins, J.A. ; Sovero, E.A. ; Ho, W.J.
Author_Institution :
Microwave & Millimeter Wave IC´´s Dept., Rockwell Int. Corp., Thousand Oaks, CA, USA
fDate :
10/1/1995 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A Plane Wave Amplifier is an array of small power amplifiers that accept input signals via input antennas and radiate amplified output signals from an output antenna. Such array amplifiers promise a method of efficient power at EHF. This concept has been experimentally explored in the 40-50 GHz band and gain over acceptable bandwidths has been measured
Keywords :
MMIC power amplifiers; active antenna arrays; bipolar MIMIC; microstrip antenna arrays; millimetre wave antenna arrays; millimetre wave power amplifiers; slot antenna arrays; 40 to 50 GHz; 44 GHz; EHF power amplifiers; HBT amplifier; MMIC amplifier; amplified output signals; input antennas; microstrip format MMIC; monolithic plane-wave amplifiers; output antenna; patch antenna; power gain; slot antenna; small power amplifier array; Antenna arrays; Antenna measurements; Bandwidth; Dielectrics; Microwave amplifiers; Microwave antenna arrays; Microwave devices; Patch antennas; Power amplifiers; Receiving antennas;
Journal_Title :
Microwave and Guided Wave Letters, IEEE
