Title :
X-band power transmitting module based on waveguide spatial power combining
Author :
Szczepaniak, Zenon R. ; Arvaniti, Andrzej ; Popkowski, Jaroslaw ; Orzel-Tatarczuk, Emanuela
Author_Institution :
Telecommun. Res. Inst. S.A., Warsaw, Poland
Abstract :
The paper comprises the design and structure of 60 Watt X-band power amplifier module. The module consists of amplifying, diagnostics, cooling and driving submodules. The four-way structure is proposed together with the application of a spatial power combiner based on a four-probe waveguide power splitter. The measurements results are very promising and show scalability of this solution towards higher power and good switching characteristics as well as very compact structure and simple mechanical manufacturing.
Keywords :
microwave amplifiers; power amplifiers; power combiners; X-band power amplifier module; X-band power transmitting module; four-probe waveguide power splitter; four-way structure; mechanical manufacturing; power 60 W; spatial power combiner; waveguide spatial power combining; Cooling; Driver circuits; Logic circuits; Manufacturing; Multichip modules; Power amplifiers; Power dividers; Power generation; Power transistors; Transmitters;
Conference_Titel :
Wireless and Microwave Technology Conference, 2009. WAMICON '09. IEEE 10th Annual
Conference_Location :
Clearwater, FL
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4564-6
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4565-3
DOI :
10.1109/WAMICON.2009.5207280
