S-BAND SOLID-STATE DETECTOR-AMPLIFIER

Abstract

The investigation of S-band solid-state receiver components has begun with the evaluation of a tunable YIG preselector, a transitorized balanced mixer, and a broad-band IF amplifier. The miniature yttium-iron-garnet two-resonator filter can be tuned over more than one octave by varying the magnet curent with a single voltage control. A balanced mixer was constructed using a transmission-line transformer and the base-toemiter diode of a germanim transistor. However, at frequencies above half of the unity current gain frequency of the transistor, the local-oscillator power required increased, and the noise figure began to deteriorate. Broadband IF amplifiers were constructed and tested. These transistorized, two-stage amplifiers had a high-frequency response of 475 mc with a 300-mc bandwidth and a gain of 10 db. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 31, 1962
Accession Number
AD0292129

Entities

People

  • G.w. Thomson
  • J.b. Franceschini
  • J.c. Greene

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amplifiers
  • Bandwidth
  • Broadband
  • Detectors
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Bands
  • Frequency Response
  • Local Oscillators
  • Oscillators
  • Transistors
  • Transmission Lines

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electronics Engineering