• DocumentCode
    874268
  • Title

    A Multistage High-Power Avalanche Amplifier at X Band

  • Author

    Scherer, Ernst F.

  • Volume
    4
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    1969
  • Firstpage
    396
  • Lastpage
    399
  • Abstract
    A solid-state amplifier at X band consisting of three cascaded avalanche amplifier stages is described. The amplifier has a gain of 36 dB and a power output of 0.20 watt. A noise figure of 31 dB was measured, using silicon devices in all three stages. Through a combination of microstrip and coaxial circuit techniques a compact unit of 2.5 X 2.5 X 1.0 inches has been obtained. The amplifier operates from a 100-volt supply and consumes approximately 12 watts of dc power.
  • Keywords
    Amplifiers; Microwave amplifiers; Bandwidth; Circuits; Diodes; Gain; High power amplifiers; Noise figure; Oscillators; Power amplifiers; Power generation; Pulse amplifiers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Solid-State Circuits, IEEE Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9200
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JSSC.1969.1050044
  • Filename
    1050044