A 44-GHZ MONOLITHIC WAVE-GUIDE PLANE-WAVE AMPLIFIER WITH IMPROVED UNIT-CELL DESIGN

Authors
KWON YW SOVERO EA DEAKIN DS HIGGINS JA
Citation
Yw. Kwon et al., A 44-GHZ MONOLITHIC WAVE-GUIDE PLANE-WAVE AMPLIFIER WITH IMPROVED UNIT-CELL DESIGN, IEEE transactions on microwave theory and techniques, 46(9), 1998, pp. 1237-1241
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Engineering, Eletrical & Electronic
Journal title
IEEE transactions on microwave theory and techniques → ACNP
ISSN journal
00189480
Volume
46
Issue
9
Year of publication
1998
Pages
1237 - 1241
Database
ISI
SICI code
0018-9480(1998)46:9<1237:A4MWPA>2.0.ZU;2-7
Abstract
A 44-GHz monolithic waveguide plane-wave amplifier (PWA) with improved unit cell design is presented in this paper, The unit cell is a two-s tage direct-coupled design and satisfies size, biasability, and stabil ity requirements of the waveguide PWA. The ultra-compact unit cell had a cell size of 0.8 mm(2), and showed a small-signal gain of 8 dB and an output power of 15 dBm at 44 GHz with a corresponding dc-to-RF effi ciency of 10%. A monolithic waveguide PWA using these unit cells showe d a ''flange-to-flange'' gain of 5 dB, an output power of 0.3 W, and a n efficiency of 2% at 44 GHz.