• DocumentCode
    2692386
  • Title

    A Low Noise GaAs MMIC Satellite Downconverter for the 6 to 4 GHz Band

  • Author

    Harvey, A.R. ; Cotton, F.J. ; Pennington, D.C. ; Eaton, R.M. ; Cooper, P.D.

  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    1987
  • fDate
    May 9 1975-June 11 1987
  • Firstpage
    233
  • Lastpage
    236
  • Abstract
    An all GaAs MMIC wideband 6 to 4 GHz downconverter technology demonstrator has been designed, developed, fabricated and tested. The module achieves an overall conversion gain of 67 dB with a 3.2 dB noise figure. The MMIC chip set developed includes an LNA, an active splitter, phase shifters, a mixer, broadband power combiners and an IF amplifier. The assembly represents a significant size and weight reduction compared to conventional hybrid units.
  • Keywords
    Broadband amplifiers; Gain; Gallium arsenide; MMICs; Noise figure; Phase shifters; Power combiners; Satellites; Testing; Wideband;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Microwave Symposium Digest, 1987 IEEE MTT-S International
  • Conference_Location
    Palo Alto, CA, USA
  • ISSN
    0149-645X
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/MWSYM.1987.1132371
  • Filename
    1132371