Title :
A Compact Instrument for RF Measurements of Pulsed TWTs
Author :
Mitsdarffer, K. Bryan ; Hoover, Lowell R.
Author_Institution :
Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane
Abstract :
The development of a new and compact instrument for the measurement of pulsed high-power amplifiers in-system is reported. The instrument incorporates dual wideband receivers, dual 400 MSamples/S 12-bit digitizers, and a CompactPCI optical bridge. This paper discusses the instrument hardware implementation, integration into a target system, and representative AM/PM noise measurements of a pulsed TWT.
Keywords :
measurement systems; noise measurement; power amplifiers; pulse amplifiers; travelling wave tubes; AM/PM noise measurements; CompactPCI optical bridge; RF measurements; compact instrument; dual wideband receivers; pulsed TWT; pulsed high-power amplifiers in-system; Broadband amplifiers; High power amplifiers; Instruments; Optical amplifiers; Optical pulses; Optical receivers; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse measurements; Radio frequency; Radiofrequency amplifiers; AM noise; HPA; TWT measurement; intrapulse noise; phase noise; pulse jitter; transmitter measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Vacuum Electronics Conference, 2007. IVEC '07. IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Kitakyushu
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0633-1
DOI :
10.1109/IVELEC.2007.4283216
