COMMUNICATION SATELLITE OUTPUT DEVICES,

Abstract

This paper reviews the relative ability of semiconductor devices, such as tunnel diodes, transistors, and varactor diodes, and vacuum tube amplifiers, such as triodes, klystrons, amplitrons, and traveling wave tubes, to generate signal power efficiency at frequencies of 1 to 10 kmc and power levels of 0.1 to 100 watts in communication satellite applications.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1964
Accession Number
AD0607590

Entities

People

  • N. E. Feldman

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amplifiers
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Communication Satellites
  • Diodes
  • Electron Tubes
  • Frequency
  • Klystrons
  • Multiple Access
  • Power Levels
  • Semiconductor Devices
  • Semiconductors
  • Traveling Wave Tubes
  • Traveling Waves
  • Tunnel Diodes
  • Varactor Diodes

Readers

  • Electronics Engineering
  • Tactical Satellite Communications Systems Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Space
  • Space - Satellites