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http://dx.doi.org/10.5762/KAIS.2016.17.11.635

Design and Implementation of Linear Gain Equalizer for Microwave band  

Kim, Kyoo-Hwan (Hanwha Systems)
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Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society / v.17, no.11, 2016 , pp. 635-639 More about this Journal
Abstract
In the devices used in the microwave frequency band, the gain decreases as the frequency increases due to the parasitic component. To compensate for these characteristics, a linear gain equalizer with an opposite slope is needed in wideband systems, such as those used for electronic warfare. In this study, a linear gain equalizer that can be used in the 18 ~ 40GHz band is designed and fabricated. Circuit design and momentum design (optimizations) were carried out to reduce the errors between design and manufacturing. A thin film process is used to minimize the parasitic components within the implementation frequency band. A sheet resistance of 100 ohm/square was employed to minimize the wavelength variation due to the length of the thin film resistor. This linear gain equalizer is a structure that combines a quarter wavelength-resonator on a series microstrip line with a resistor. All three 1/4 wavelength short resonators were used. The fabricated linear gain equalizer has a loss of more than -5dB at 40GHz and a 6dB slope in the 18 ~ 40GHz band. By using the manufactured gain equalizer in a multi-stage connected device such as an electronic warfare receiver, the gain flatness degradation with increasing frequency can be reduced.
Keywords
Electronic warfare; Broadband Receiver; Gain Equalizer; Linear Gain Equalizer; Gain Slope;
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