A W-band integrated power module using MMIC MESFET power amplifiers and varactor doublers

Author

Ho, Thomas C. ; Chen, Seng-Woon ; Pande, Krishna ; Rice, Paul D.

Author_Institution

COMSAT Lab., Clarksburg, MD, USA

Volume

41

Issue

12

fYear

1993

fDate

12/1/1993 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

2288

Lastpage

2294

Abstract

A high-performance integrated power module using U-band MMIC MESFET power amplifiers in conjunction with W-band MMIC high efficiency varactor doublers has been developed for millimeter-wave system applications. The authors present the design, fabrication, and performance of this W-band integrated power module. Measurement results show an output power of 90 mW with an overall associated gain of 29.5 dB at 94 GHz. A saturated power of over 95 mW was also achieved. These results represent the highest reported power and gain at W-band using MESFET and varactor frequency-doubling technologies. This integrated power module is suitable for future 94-GHz missile seeker applications

Keywords

MMIC; field effect integrated circuits; frequency multipliers; microwave amplifiers; military equipment; power amplifiers; power integrated circuits; varactors; 29.5 dB; 90 mW; 94 GHz; 95 mW; MMIC MESFET power amplifiers; MMIC varactor doublers; U-band power amplifier; W-band integrated power module; millimeter-wave system applications; missile seeker; output power; saturated power; varactor frequency-doubling technology; waveguide to microstrip transitions; Fabrication; Gain measurement; High power amplifiers; MMICs; Millimeter wave measurements; Millimeter wave technology; Multichip modules; Power amplifiers; Power measurement; Varactors;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9480

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/22.260719

Filename

260719