Performance and reliability advances in TWTA high power amplifiers for communications satellites

Author

Robbins, Neal R. ; Christensen, Jon A. ; Hallsten, Ulf R.

Author_Institution

L-3 Commun. Electron Technol. Inc., Torrance, CA

fYear

2005

fDate

17-20 Oct. 2005

Firstpage

1887

Abstract

The growing demand for higher data rates and greater bandwidth for commercial and government communications satellite systems is driving significant advances in the performance of space traveling wave tube amplifiers (TWTAs) at L-3 Communications Electron Technologies, Inc. (L-3 ETI). L-3 ETI, formerly Hughes Aircraft EDD and then Boeing EDD, has been a world leader in the development and production of TWTs and TWTAs for satellite applications since the launch of the Syncom II satellite in 1963

Keywords

microwave amplifiers; power amplifiers; satellite communication; travelling wave amplifiers; Boeing EDD; Hughes Aircraft EDD; L-3 Communications Electron Technologies Inc; Syncom II satellite; TWTA; communications satellites; government communications satellite systems; high power amplifiers; space traveling wave tube amplifiers; Aircraft; Artificial satellites; Bandwidth; Communications technology; Electron tubes; Government; High power amplifiers; Power system reliability; Space exploration; Space technology;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Military Communications Conference, 2005. MILCOM 2005. IEEE

Conference_Location

Atlantic City, NJ

Print_ISBN

0-7803-9393-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MILCOM.2005.1605948

Filename

1605948