DocumentCode
2660706
Title
Low Noise and Linear FET Amplifiers for Satellite Communications
Author
Mercer, P. ; Cowan, D.A. ; Bell, A.B.
fYear
1977
fDate
21-23 June 1977
Firstpage
468
Lastpage
471
Abstract
FET Amplifiers with ambient noise figures as low as 4.8 dB at 12 GHz, 35 dB gain and intercept points as high as +28 dBm have been developed for use in communications satellites. Predicted mean time to failure is in excess of 10/sup 6/ hours.
Keywords
Artificial satellites; Energy consumption; FETs; Gain; Low-noise amplifiers; Noise figure; Radiofrequency amplifiers; Satellite communication; Scattering parameters; Testing;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Microwave Symposium Digest, 1977 IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location
San Diego, CA, USA
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/MWSYM.1977.1124493
Filename
1124493
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