Power Supply Ripple Effects on a Near Carrier Transmitted Spectrum.
Abstract
The transmitter discussed is for the Experimental Array Radar program. It consists of one Hughes 634H/5 traveling wave tube amplifier, appropriate power supplies, and microwave signal processing components. The Hughes 634H/5 traveling wave tube amplifier is a pulsed tube operating in full beam current cutoff mode. The basic conceptual designs dictating the advanced configuration evolve from a requirement to maintain rigid phase coherence between the continuous wave radio frequency input signal to the traveling wave tube amplifier and the individual cycles of radio frequency signal in the amplified pulse output from the traveling wave tube amplifier. This places stringent requirements on the allowable ripple which the various tube element power supplies may possess.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 06, 1975
- Accession Number
- ADA005560
Entities
People
- Gustaf J. Rast Jr.
- Thomas A. Barley