SSPA Technology Achieves 10 kW, CW, at S-Band

This paper from Teledyne Paradise Datacom discusses the present state of the art in S-Band high power amplifier (HPA) design. A 10 kW CW Solid State Power Amplifier has been designed using solid state technology at 2 GHz. The SSPA utilizes the latest GaN HEMT device technology to meet the needs of high power S-Band satcom amplifiers to replace current traveling wave tube amplifier (TWTA) systems.