A 6.8-10.7 GHz EW module using 72 MMICs

Author

Garbe, G. ; Becker, R. ; Patel, M. ; Guthrie, W. ; Moghe, S. ; Williams, R. ; Giacomino, G.

Author_Institution

Northrop Electron. Syst. Div., Rolling Meadows Site, IL, USA

fYear

1993

Firstpage

1329

Abstract

A dual 6.8-10.7-GHz receive/transmit module with synthesized local oscillators (LOs) has been developed. The use of 72 MMICs (monolithic microwave integrated circuits) allows this complex module to be implemented in a small, lightweight package suitable for use in airborne systems. This module is combined with receive and transmit block converter modules to build a 2-18-GHz electronic warfare (EW) system. Use of a synthesized first LO along with a LO cancellation scheme provides excellent frequency stability and low phase noise.<>

Keywords

MMIC; electronic warfare; military equipment; radio receivers; radio transmitters; 2 to 18 GHz; EW module; LO cancellation scheme; MMICs; SHF; airborne systems; block converter modules; electronic warfare; frequency stability; low phase noise; monolithic microwave integrated circuits; receive/transmit module; synthesized local oscillators; Electronic warfare; Electronics packaging; Frequency synthesizers; Integrated circuit packaging; Integrated circuit synthesis; Local oscillators; MMICs; Microwave integrated circuits; Monolithic integrated circuits; Stability;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Microwave Symposium Digest, 1993., IEEE MTT-S International

Conference_Location

Atlanta, GA, USA

ISSN

0149-645X

Print_ISBN

0-7803-1209-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MWSYM.1993.277121

Filename

277121