DocumentCode
2678998
Title
Cost effective operating power specification of Ka-band MMICs for multimedia satellite interactive terminals
Author
Fikart, J.L. ; Kocay, B.
Author_Institution
NII Norsat Int. Inc., Burnaby, BC, Canada
fYear
1999
fDate
21-24 Feb. 1999
Firstpage
247
Lastpage
252
Abstract
Common industry practise is to specify transmitter output power at 1 dB gain compression. This paper presents simulation results showing that performance can differ significantly between amplifiers with different compression characteristics. Alternative specifications for SSPA performance and system tradeoffs including adjacent channel and intersymbol interference, among others, are discussed.
Keywords
MMIC power amplifiers; adjacent channel interference; intersymbol interference; multimedia communication; satellite communication; telecommunication terminals; 1 dB gain compression; Ka-band MMIC; SSPA performance; adjacent channel interference; cost effective operating power specification; intersymbol interference; multimedia satellite interactive terminals; simulation result; system tradeoffs; transmitter output power; Costs; Gain; Intersymbol interference; MMICs; Multimedia systems; Power amplifiers; Power generation; Power measurement; Satellites; Transmitters;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Technologies for Wireless Applications, 1999. Digest. 1999 IEEE MTT-S Symposium on
Conference_Location
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Print_ISBN
0-7803-5152-5
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/MTTTWA.1999.755170
Filename
755170
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