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GaN MMIC Active Arrays with Space Power Combination

N.B. Carvalho1, P. Cruz1, D. Pham-Minh2, W. Jang1, S. Gao3, Q. Luo3, K. Osipov4, H.-J. Wuerfl4, R. Vilaseca5, R. Martins6 and C. Pinto7

Published in:

IEEE MTT-S Int. Microw. Symp. Dig., Honolulu, USA, Jun. 4-9, pp. 1880-1883 (2017).

Abstract:

This paper discusses the implementation of a K/Ka band GaN MMIC for developing space active arrays with space power combination, as a way to overcome TWTA needs. The obtained results, including the MMIC GaN characterization will be presented and the overall system demonstrator discussed.

1 Instituto de Telecomunicacoes, Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2 Airbus, France
3 University of Kent, UK
4 Ferdinand-Braun-Institut, Germany
5 TRYO Aerospace, Spain
6 Evoleo Technologies, Portugal
7 EFACEC, Portugal

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