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W-band MMIC Low Noise Amplifier for Millimeter-wave Seeker using Tuner System

Tuner System을 이용한 밀리미터파 탐색기용 W-band MMIC 저잡음 증폭기

  • An, Dan (Defense Agency for Technology and Quality) ;
  • Kim, Sung-Chan (Dept. of EE, Hanbat National University) ;
  • Rhee, Jin-Koo (Millimeter-wave INnovation Technology research center, Dongguk University)
  • 안단 (국방기술품질원 유도방공팀) ;
  • 김성찬 (국립한밭대학교 전자공학과) ;
  • 이진구 (동국대학교 밀리미터파 신기술연구센터)
  • Received : 2011.03.10
  • Published : 2011.11.25
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Abstract

In this paper, we developed the W-band MMIC low noise amplifier for the millimeter-wave seeker using the tuner system. The MHEMT devices for MMIC LNA exhibited DC characteristics with a drain current density of 692mA/mm, an extrinsic transconductance of 726mS/mm. The current gain cutoff frequency(fT) and maximum oscillation frequency($f_{max}$) were 195GHz and 305GHz, respectively. The fabricated W-band low noise amplifier represented S21 gain of 7.42dB at 94 GHz and noise figure of 2.8dB at 94.2 GHz.

본 논문에서는 밀리미터파 Tuner system을 이용하여 밀리미터파 탐색기에 적용 가능한 W-band MMIC 저잡음 증폭기를 구현하였다. 저잡음 증폭기를 위해 구현된 MHEMT의 측정결과 692mA/mm의 드레인 전류 밀도, 726mS/mm의 최대전달컨덕턴스를 얻었으며, RF 특성으로 전류이득차단주파수는 195GHz, 최대공진주파수는 305GHz의 양호한 성능을 나타내었다. 제작된 W-band 저잡음 증폭기의 측정결과 94GHz에서 7.42dB의 우수한 S21 이득 특성을 얻었으며, 잡음 지수의 측정결과 94.2GHz에서 2.8dB의 잡음 특성을 얻었다.

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