Ka-Band GaN-on-SiC MMIC Balanced High Power Amplifier for NASA's Lunar Missions

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作者：
Simons, Rainee N. [1 ]
Downey, Joseph A. [1 ]
Piasecki, Marie T. [1 ]
Schoenholz, Bryan L. [1 ]
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[1] NASA, Glenn Res Ctr, MS 54-1,21000 Brookpk Rd, Cleveland, OH 44135 USA
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2023 IEEE USNC-URSI RADIO SCIENCE MEETING, JOINT WITH AP-S SYMPOSIUM | 2023年
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10.23919/USNC-URSI54200.2023.10289477
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
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0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要：
The feasibility of Ka-band GaN-on-SiC MMIC based balanced power amplifier for science data downlinks from NASA's lunar mission assets in space is investigated. The balanced amplifier combines the RF output power from two power amplifiers using a rectangular waveguide based 3-dB hybrid coupler. The investigation includes characterizing the balanced amplifier for the overall RF output power, Gain, power added efficiency, RMS error vector magnitude for offset-QPSK, 8PSK, 16APSK, and 32APSK waveforms, 3rd order intermodulation products, and noise figure. The balanced amplifier has high output RF power and good linearity and can support high data rate downlinks from the surface and vicinity of the Moon to Earth.
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