Solid-state radar transmitters / Edward D. Ostroff... [et al.]

By: Ostroff, Edward D.

Contributor(s): Borkowski, Michał B | Thomas, H. (Harry).

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BookSeries: Artech House radar library.Publisher: Dedham : Artech House, 1985Description: 272 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 0890061696 ; T3669.Subject(s): Radar

DDC classification: 621.3848

Contents:

Introduction -- RF power transistors -- Power amplifier design -- The corporate structure amplifier -- Power combiner design -- Power amplifier modules -- Power supply and energy storage design -- Reliability of solid-state radar transmitters -- Examples of successful solid-state radar transmitter designs.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

Foreword (p. v)
1 Introduction (p. 1)
2 Rf Power Transistors (p. 5)
2.1 History (p. 5)
2.2 Transistor Dice (p. 7)
2.3 Transistor Packaging (p. 19)
2.4 Peak Power versus Average Power (p. 22)
2.5 Reliability Considerations (p. 28)
2.6 Typical Performance of Solid-State Devices (p. 32)
2.7 Specifying Power Transistors for Solid-State Radar Systems (p. 39)
2.8 Trends in Solid-State Devices for Radar Systems (p. 45)
3 Power Amplifier Design (p. 51)
3.1 Introduction (p. 51)
3.2 Impedance Matching (p. 77)
3.3 Design Considerations (p. 107)
4 The Corporate Structure Amplifier (p. 131)
4.1 Properties of the Corporate Structure Amplifier (p. 132)
4.2 Analysis of a Uniform CSA (p. 133)
4.3 Transmitter Efficiency (p. 135)
4.4 Comparison of the Pave Paws Transmitter with a CSA (p. 136)
4.5 Partitioning of a CSA into Modules (p. 139)
4.6 Power Output and Rise Time Control (p. 141)
5 Power Combiner Design (p. 143)
5.1 Power Combiner Types (p. 144)
5.2 Combiner Requirements (p. 145)
5.3 Combiner Selection (p. 145)
5.4 Choice Factors with Regard to Combiner Types (p. 148)
5.5 Power Combiner Designs (p. 149)
5.6 Power Distribution Calculations (p. 154)
5.7 Power Handling (p. 155)
5.8 Coaxial Lines Operating in the TEM Mode (p. 157)
5.9 Stripline Operating int eh TEM Mode (p. 159)
5.10 Microstrip Line Operating in the Dominant Mode (p. 160)
5.11 Rectangular Waveguide Operating in the TE[subscript 10] Mode (p. 161)
5.12 Ridged Waveguide Operating in the TE[subscript 10] Mode (p. 162)
5.13 Component Analysis Using ABCD Matrices (p. 163)
5.14 Analysis of a Planar Divider (p. 172)
6 Power Amplifier Modules (p. 183)
7 Power Supply and Energy Storage Design (p. 193)
7.1 Power Supply Options (p. 193)
7.2 Pulse Waveform Amplitude and Phase Variation (p. 195)
7.3 Droop in Pulsed Transmitters (p. 196)
7.4 MTI Improvement Factor Limitations (p. 198)
8 Reliability of Solid-State Radar Transmitters (p. 201)
8.1 Reliability Prediction for a CSA (p. 202)
8.2 A Simple Reliability Prediction Equation (p. 206)
8.3 Reliability and Cost Trade-Offs Between Solid-State and Vacuum-Tube Transmitters for Phased Array Radars (p. 206)
8.4 Life Cycle Cost Trade-Off Analysis (p. 212)
9 Examples of Successful Solid-State Radar Transmitter Designs (p. 215)
9.1 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)
9.2 Solid-State Transmit/Receive Module for the PAVE PAWS Phased Array by D. Hoft. Reprinted from Microwave Journal, October 1978 (p. 246)
9.3 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)
Appendix Proof of the CSA Theorems (p. 265)
Index (p. 269)