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Compact L- And S-Band GaN High Power Amplifiers
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By Dave Aichele, David W. Runton, Zoran Anusic, and Eric Schonthal, RF Micro Devices, Inc.
Civilian and military radar systems rely on amplifiers to deliver pulsed and continuous wave power ranging from mere watts, to hundreds of kilowatts for microwave and millimeter frequencies. Radar use varies greatly because it can identify the range, altitude, direction, or speed of both moving and fixed objects such as ships, spacecraft, guided missiles, motor vehicles, terrain, and weather. Civilian uses include meteorological precipitation monitoring, radar astronomy, ground-penetrating geological observation, and high-resolution imaging. In military applications, radar is used in ground-penetrating, ground/air surveillance, target tracking, rendezvous systems, air-defense systems, antimissile systems, and fire control.
Some uses of radar cross over the civilian/military divide. In the air, radar is used for controlling air traffic, anticollision systems, altimetry, and flight-control. On the sea, nautical radar is used to locate landmarks and other ships and for ocean-surveillance systems. In all cases, as these radar technologies and their requirements advance, designers are seeking out next generation amplifiers that offer advantages in power, bandwidth, and efficiency over conventional technology.
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