{"title":"A Low Noise Solid State Amplifier for Replacement of a Ka-Band TWTA","authors":"P. Wolfert, J. D. Crowley, F. B. Fank","doi":"10.1109/MWSYM.1981.1129954","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"A low noise solid state amplifier for replacement of a Ka-band TWTA is described. Eight stages of amplification, which utilize cathode notch InP Gunn diodes, provide a gain of 37 /spl plusmn/ 3 dB with an associated N. F. ranging from 13.3 to 16.3 dB in the 27-39.5 GHz band.","PeriodicalId":120372,"journal":{"name":"1981 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest","volume":"27 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"1981-06-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"1981 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MWSYM.1981.1129954","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
A low noise solid state amplifier for replacement of a Ka-band TWTA is described. Eight stages of amplification, which utilize cathode notch InP Gunn diodes, provide a gain of 37 /spl plusmn/ 3 dB with an associated N. F. ranging from 13.3 to 16.3 dB in the 27-39.5 GHz band.