Solid State Radar Transmitters

By: Edward Ostroff

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Hardcover | 1 January 1985

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Foreword	p. v
Introduction	p. 1
Rf Power Transistors	p. 5
History	p. 5
Transistor Dice	p. 7
Transistor Packaging	p. 19
Peak Power versus Average Power	p. 22
Reliability Considerations	p. 28
Typical Performance of Solid-State Devices	p. 32
Specifying Power Transistors for Solid-State Radar Systems	p. 39
Trends in Solid-State Devices for Radar Systems	p. 45
Power Amplifier Design	p. 51
Introduction	p. 51
Impedance Matching	p. 77
Design Considerations	p. 107
The Corporate Structure Amplifier	p. 131
Properties of the Corporate Structure Amplifier	p. 132
Analysis of a Uniform CSA	p. 133
Transmitter Efficiency	p. 135
Comparison of the Pave Paws Transmitter with a CSA	p. 136
Partitioning of a CSA into Modules	p. 139
Power Output and Rise Time Control	p. 141
Power Combiner Design	p. 143
Power Combiner Types	p. 144
Combiner Requirements	p. 145
Combiner Selection	p. 145
Choice Factors with Regard to Combiner Types	p. 148
Power Combiner Designs	p. 149
Power Distribution Calculations	p. 154
Power Handling	p. 155
Coaxial Lines Operating in the TEM Mode	p. 157
Stripline Operating int eh TEM Mode	p. 159
Microstrip Line Operating in the Dominant Mode	p. 160
Rectangular Waveguide Operating in the TE[subscript 10] Mode	p. 161
Ridged Waveguide Operating in the TE[subscript 10] Mode	p. 162
Component Analysis Using ABCD Matrices	p. 163
Analysis of a Planar Divider	p. 172
Power Amplifier Modules	p. 183
Power Supply and Energy Storage Design	p. 193
Power Supply Options	p. 193
Pulse Waveform Amplitude and Phase Variation	p. 195
Droop in Pulsed Transmitters	p. 196
MTI Improvement Factor Limitations	p. 198
Reliability of Solid-State Radar Transmitters	p. 201
Reliability Prediction for a CSA	p. 202
A Simple Reliability Prediction Equation	p. 206
Reliability and Cost Trade-Offs Between Solid-State and Vacuum-Tube Transmitters for Phased Array Radars	p. 206
Life Cycle Cost Trade-Off Analysis	p. 212
Examples of Successful Solid-State Radar Transmitter Designs	p. 215
G.E. TPS-59	p. 217
The AN/TPS-59, General Electric Company, EHM-12, 413/1000, March 1977	p. 217
Performance Evaluation by E. J. Gersten and R. A. Joseph, General Electric Company, paper presented at EASCON 76, September 1976	p. 226
Solid-State Devices for Radar	p. 230
Solid-State Transmit/Receive Module for the PAVE PAWS Phased Array by D. Hoft. Reprinted from Microwave Journal, October 1978	p. 246
A 250 kW Solid-State AN/SPS-40 Radar Transmitter by K. Lee, C. Corson, and G. Mols. Reprinted from Microwave Journal, July 1983	p. 251
Proof of the CSA Theorems	p. 265
Index	p. 269
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