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Circuit-fed tile-approach configuration for millimeter-wave spatial power combining

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IEEE Trans. Microw. Theory Tech., Vol. 50, No. 1, Part 1, January 2002, pp. 17-21.

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In this paper, a circuit-fed spatially combined transmitter array is described for operation at 44 GHz. The array contains 256 elements where each element consists of a monolithic-microwave integrated-circuit amplifier and a circularly polarized microchip patch antenna. The array is constructed using 16-element tile-approach subarrays. Each subarray is a two RF-level (three-dimensional) multichip module containing integrated microstrip patch antennas. The basic construction of the transmitter array resembles tile-approach phased arrays; however, the implementation has been tailored for the power-combining application. The peak performance at 43.5 GHz is equivalent isotropic radiated power of 40.6 dBW (11570 W), effective transmitted power (Peff) of 5.9 W, dc-to-RF efficiency of 7.3%, and system gain of 35 dB.
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In this paper, a circuit-fed spatially combined transmitter array is described for operation at 44 GHz. The array contains 256 elements where each element consists of a monolithic-microwave integrated-circuit amplifier and a circularly polarized microchip patch antenna. The array is constructed using 16-element tile-approach subarrays. Each subarray is a two...

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45-GHz MMIC power combining using a circuit-fed, spatially combined array

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IEEE Microw. Guid. Wave Lett., Vol. 7, No. 1, January 1997, pp. 15-17.

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We describe the design and measurement of a hybrid-circuit, tile-approach subarray for use in spatial power-combined transmitters. The subarray consists of 16 monolithic millimeter-wave integrated circuit (MMIC) amplifiers, each feeding a circularly polarized cavity-backed microstrip antenna. The average performance across the 43.5-45.5 GHz band is as follows: EIRP 18.3 dBW, dc-RF efficiency 10.3%, effective transmitter power 530 mW, system gain 13.2 dB, and combining efficiency of 46.2%. The minimum axial ratio is 1.2 dB at 43.9 GHz, and the array has a 3% 3-dB axial ratio bandwidth.
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We describe the design and measurement of a hybrid-circuit, tile-approach subarray for use in spatial power-combined transmitters. The subarray consists of 16 monolithic millimeter-wave integrated circuit (MMIC) amplifiers, each feeding a circularly polarized cavity-backed microstrip antenna. The average performance across the 43.5-45.5 GHz band is as follows: EIRP 18.3 dBW...

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A 16-element subarray for hybrid-circuit tile-approach spatial power combining

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IEEE Trans. Microw. Theory Tech., Vol. 44, No. 11, November 1996, pp. 2093-8.

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Three designs for a 4-by-4 are described for use in a spatial power-combined transmitter. The subarrays are constructed using a hybrid-circuit, tile-approach architecture and are composed of 16 cavity-backed, proximity-coupled microstrip antennas, each fed by a 0.5 watt amplifier. Both linearly and circularly polarized subarrays have been constructed for operation over a 10% band centered at 10 GHz. The linearly polarized subarray showed the following peak performance: EIRP greater than 27 dBW, effective transmitter power greater than 5 watts, dc-RF efficiency greater than 20%, and excellent graceful degradation performance.
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Three designs for a 4-by-4 are described for use in a spatial power-combined transmitter. The subarrays are constructed using a hybrid-circuit, tile-approach architecture and are composed of 16 cavity-backed, proximity-coupled microstrip antennas, each fed by a 0.5 watt amplifier. Both linearly and circularly polarized subarrays have been constructed for operation...

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