A compact T/R switching circuit using quadrature couplers and drain-driven HPAs

Hiromitsu Uchida; Masatoshi Nii; Yoshihiro Tsukahara; Moriyasu Miyazaki; Yasushi Itoh

A compact T/R switching circuit using quadrature couplers and drain-driven HPAs

Hiromitsu Uchida^*, Masatoshi Nii, Yoshihiro Tsukahara, Moriyasu Miyazaki, Yasushi Itoh

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Abstract

A novel T/R switching circuit is proposed for microwave T/R modules. It consists of balanced high-power amplifiers with quadrature couplers, and a low-noise amplifier which is connected to the isolation port of the coupler. In RX-mode, the HPAs are switched off by controlling drain voltage of FETs. A prototype C- to Ku-band T/R switching circuit has been fabricated, and the validity of our switching method has been confirmed experimentally.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1349-1352
Number of pages	4
Journal	IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest
Volume	2
Publication status	Published - 2001
Externally published	Yes
Event	International Microwave Symposium Digest IEEE-MTT-S 2001 - Phoenix, AZ, United States Duration: 2001 May 20 → 2001 May 25

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Radiation
Condensed Matter Physics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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A compact T/R switching circuit using quadrature couplers and drain-driven HPAs

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