Title :
A miniature 17/12 GHz MMIC receiver for satellite communication
Author :
Yuen, Chau ; Quiles, E. ; McFarland, J.J. ; Yung, Moti ; Klibo, R. ; Findley, W.
Author_Institution :
Space Systems/Loral, Palo Alto, CA, USA
Abstract :
We have developed a novel high gain, low noise, miniature 17/12 GHz receiver with MMIC insertion for satellite communication. This receiver has a nominal conversion gain of 60+/-0.25 dB with gain adjustment range of 60 dB and noise figure of 1.6 dB. The third order intermodulation is 32 dBc @ -50 dBm input drive level, from 17.3 to 17.8 GHz at room temperature. It has a size of 5.7/spl times/1.8/spl times/0.3", a mass of 90 g and a DC power consumption of 2.8 W.<>
Keywords :
field effect MMIC; microwave receivers; satellite communication; 1.6 dB; 12 GHz; 17 GHz; 2 W; 90 g; DC power consumption; Ku-band; MMIC receiver; low noise receiver; miniature SHF receiver; satellite communication; third order intermodulation; Costs; Energy consumption; Laser modes; Low-noise amplifiers; MMICs; Microwave integrated circuits; Packaging; Radiofrequency amplifiers; Satellite communication; Thick film circuits;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Symposium Digest, 1995., IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2581-8
DOI :
10.1109/MWSYM.1995.406133
