Title :
Advanced MMIC radiometers
Author :
Sholley, Michael ; Barber, Greg ; Raja, Rohit ; Jackson, Charles
Author_Institution :
Electron. & Technol. Div., TRW Inc., Redondo Beach, CA, USA
Abstract :
This paper describes the design and development of three advanced MMIC radiometers for different flight programs at three different frequencies, 18-34, 118, and 183 GHz. JASON is the follow-on flight mission to the Topex Poseidon breadboard and engineering model programs; IMAS is the integrated multispectral atmospheric sounder; CMIS is the conical scanning microwave imager. The radiometers demonstrate state-of-the-art performance utilizing InP MMIC technology in reduced size, lightweight packages
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; MMIC; indium compounds; radiometers; space vehicle electronics; 118 GHz; 18 to 34 GHz; 183 GHz; CMIS; IMAS; InP; InP technology; JASON; MMIC radiometer; conical scanning microwave imager; integrated multispectral atmospheric sounder; space vehicle instrumentation; Circuit noise; Frequency; Low-noise amplifiers; MMICs; Microwave amplifiers; Radiofrequency amplifiers; Radiometers; Space technology; Waveguide components; Waveguide transitions;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Conference, 2000 Asia-Pacific
Conference_Location :
Sydney, NSW
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6435-X
DOI :
10.1109/APMC.2000.925727
