Microwave Power Modules (MPMs) in Space
Microwave and millimeter-wave power modules (MPMs) are complete microwave power amplifiers in a single housing, and usually include a solid-state driver amplifier, a miniature traveling wave tube (TWT), and an electronic power converter (EPC). At the time of their introduction, MPMs were hailed as “the most significant recent advancement in high power microwave amplifiers,” but they have seen relatively little application in space, despite extensive heritage in the ground and airborne systems. When combined with a linearizer they can offer the most compact and efficient high-power amplification available for the higher microwave and millimeter-wave bands in the 25-to-200-watt power range. New “nano” technology has further reduced the size and increased the efficiency of MPMs, while the development of more versatile linearizers now allows their characteristics to be adjusted to correct for changes in an amplifier’s nonlinearity. These advances allow these amazing devices to be used in space for shaped, multi-beam and phased array applications.
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- Date: 06 Oct 2022
- Time: 06:30 PM UTC to 07:00 PM UTC
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- 16 Eagle Rock Avenue
- East Hanover, New Jersey
- United States 07936
- Building: Hanover Manor
- Starts 20 September 2022 09:45 PM UTC
- Ends 07 October 2022 03:55 AM UTC
- No Admission Charge
Speakers
Dr. Al Katz
Microwave Power Modules (MPMs) in Space
Biography:
Dr. Allen Katz is a Prof. of E/CE at TCNJ. He has more than 25 years of experience in the microwave and satellite industries. He received a DSc and BS degrees in EE from NJIT and an MSEE from Rutgers University. He is the founder and President of Linearizer Technology, Inc, Linear Photonics, LLC, and Linear Space Technology, LLC. Al is a Fellow of the IEEE and a past Microwave Society Distinguished Lecturer. He holds 17 patents, has written more than 150 technical papers; and has received numerous awards for his technical contributions. He is also a radio amateur, K2UYH
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