Title :
Practical Aspects of Predistortion Diode Linearizers for Satellite Transponders
Author_Institution :
COMSAT Laboratories, Clarksburg, Maryland 20871
Abstract :
Experimental and computational evaluations were performed on a predistortion-linearized traveling wave tube (LTWT). Sensitivity of the LTWT to temperature and aging was investigated, and the system performance of a satellite transponder with an LTWT was evaluated for use as a representative communications channel.
Keywords :
Aging; Circuits; Diodes; Predistortion; Satellites; Signal to noise ratio; System performance; Transmitters; Transponders; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Conference, 1984. 14th European
Conference_Location :
Liege, Belgium
DOI :
10.1109/EUMA.1984.333343