Diamond Microwave has introduced the 1kW ultra-compact pulsed GaN X-band SSPA, which is a 1kW X-band model to the company’s range of GaN-based pulsed solid-state power amplifiers (SSPA).
The model is an ultra-compact SSPA operating over a 1200MHz bandwidth centred at 9.5GHz. The design measures 244 x 134 x 50mm3 excluding heatsink and connectors. It’s an alternative to a travelling wave tube amplifier (TWTA) in a variety of radar applications.
“This state-of-the art performance is combined with a power-to-volume ratio we believe to be among the highest in the industry for such products. Similar designs can be tailored to suit other frequency ranges in the 1-18GHz range,” Ian Davis, Diamond Microwave business development manager, said.
