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
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;
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
DOI :
10.1109/MTTTWA.1999.755170
