• DocumentCode
    625999
  • Title

    220 GHz power amplifier testing at Northrop Grumman

  • Author

    Kreischer, Kenneth E. ; Tucek, Jack C. ; Basten, Mark A. ; Gallagher, David A.

  • Author_Institution
    Electron. Syst., Northrop Grumman Corp., Rolling Meadows, IL, USA
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    21-23 May 2013
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    A 220 GHz power amplifier has been demonstrated as part of the DARPA HiFIVE program. This amplifier is based on a folded waveguide circuit, and operates at 19 kV and 250 mA. Short pulse tests resulted in 56 W at 214 GHz and a 5.0 GHz bandwidth.
  • Keywords
    circuit testing; millimetre wave power amplifiers; DARPA HiFIVE program; Northrop Grumman; bandwidth 5 GHz; current 250 mA; folded waveguide circuit; frequency 214 GHz; frequency 220 GHz; power 56 W; power amplifier testing; voltage 19 kV; Bandwidth; Cathodes; Electron tubes; Gain; Power amplifiers; Prototypes; Radio frequency; Terahertz; submillimeter wave; vacuum electronics;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Vacuum Electronics Conference (IVEC), 2013 IEEE 14th International
  • Conference_Location
    Paris
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-5976-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IVEC.2013.6570961
  • Filename
    6570961