用于40wku波段nanompm参考.pdfVIP

A40WKu-BannoMPM™forCommunication

DanSpringmann,MarcBarsanti,NateBrown,DannyChan,Donald,

RamonDuggal,TomSchoemehl

L3Communications,ElectronDevices

SanCarlos,CA94070

Dan.Springmann@L-3

:L3EDDhasdevelopedanew,lowpowerKu-

bandMPM,theM1870.Theamplifierissignificantly

smallerthancurrentMPMofferingsandaddressesa

marketunderservedbySSPAsduetotheirSWAP

limitations.MPMoutputpoweris40Wnominalfrom14.4

to15.4GHzwithanefficiencyof25%ina1.5lbpackage.

Keywords:MPM;MicrowavePowerModule;Ku-Band;

SSPA.

Introduction

L-3ElectronDevicesDivision(EDD)isanindustryleader

inthedesignandproductionofmicrowavepowermodules

(MPMs).AnMPMcombinespowerconditioningFigure1.M1870MPM

electronicsandamini-TWTintoasinglepackage,resulting

inacompactRFpoweramplifier.MPMsaredeployedin

UAVsandothertformswheresize,weight,and

power(SWAP)figuresareespeciallydemanding[1].

Currently,EDD’sKubandMPMsofferoutputpower

levelsfrom75to125W[2].

RFpoweramplifierdevelopmentoftenfocuseson

reasingoutputpowerinagivenformfactor.However,

EDDhasdevelopedalowerpower,40WKubandMPM,

modelnumberM1870.DesignatedtheNanoMPM™,the

amplifierissignificantlysmallerthancurrentMPM

offeringsandaddressesamarketunderservedbySSPAsFigure2.M1870internalview

duetothe