Color Touchscreen Tunes Ka-Band TWTA (.PDF Download)

Sept. 16, 2016

Traveling-wave-tube amplifiers (TWTAs) are physically large, but still unmatched in terms of high output power at microwave frequencies. While acknowledged as a mature active-device technology, the model dB-3860-01 Ka-band TWTA from dB Control adds a bit of “modernization” with microprocessor-based control circuitry and a front-panel color-touchscreen interface to simplify operator control. The rugged high-power amplifier provides minimum pulsed output power of 700 W from 34.5 to 35.5 GHz with at least 60-dB gain across the 1-GHz output bandwidth...

Register or Sign in below to download the full article in .PDF format, including high-resolution graphics and schematics when applicable.

Sponsored Recommendations

This educational note dives into the development of dynamic EMC test systems, their inherent challenges, and how Rohde & Schwarz and AVL, one of the world’s leading mobility technology...
The R&S®RadEsT radar essential tester is a game changer in automotive radar sensor testing, enabling manufacturers to rapidly qualify radar sensors with high accuracy while dramatically...
Discover the components and structure of automotive electronic systems and how innovative test products and systems from Rohde & Schwarz address the entire vehicle.
Learn about two solutions to automate testing against the Chinese national GNSS test standard with R&S CMW run sequencer software and a vector network analyzer.