A study on 12W SSPA for earth station transmonder at ku-band

Ku-band 지구국 중계기를 위한 12W SSPA에 관한 연구

This paper presetns the development of a SSPA operating at KU-band(14~14.5 GHz) in order of replace TWTA used in the terrestria transponder of a satellite communication. The driving stage of SSPA uses internally matched 2W, 4W, 8W FET and the power stage is coupled with two internally matched 8W FET by branch-line cominer. The SSPA is fabricated with oth the RF circuit and the bias circuitry operating temperature compensation, regulation and sequence on aluminum housing. The SSPA testing resutls implemented in this way show 24.8$\pm$1dB small-signal gain, 41dBm P1dB power, a typical two tone C/IM3, -33dBc with single carrier backed off 6dB from p1dB, and gain stability over temeprature (-30~50)$\pm$1dB.