• High Power Laser and Particle Beams
  • Vol. 33, Issue 4, 043003 (2021)
Fei Han1, Lei Xia2, and Baojian Li1
Author Affiliations
  • 1The Twelfth Institute of China Electronics Technology Group Corporation, Beijing 100015, China
  • 2School of Electronic Science and Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, China
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    DOI: 10.11884/HPLPB202133.200353 Cite this Article
    Fei Han, Lei Xia, Baojian Li. Study on linearization of Ka-band wideband traveling-wave tube amplifer[J]. High Power Laser and Particle Beams, 2021, 33(4): 043003 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    Linearizer is a key component in the millimeter-wave communication system, it plays an important role in improving the linearity performance of amplifier and communication quality. At present, the development of traveling-wave tube amplifier (TWTA) linearization technology cannot meet the application requirements of communication technology, therefore, the research of linearization technology is very important. In this paper we propose a kind of a new wide-band analog pre-distortion structure used to improve the nonlinear characteristics of Ka-band TWTA. The simulation results show that when the input power changes from -20 to 10 dBm in the frequency range of 26-30 GHz, the gain expansion of the linearizer is greater than 5.08 dB, and the phase expansion exceeds 64.81°. The linearizer and the TWTA are cascaeded for testing. The test results show that the gain compression and phase compression of center frequence is less than 3.12 dB and 2.31° respectively, and the third-order intermodulation (IMD3) improves significantly.
    Fei Han, Lei Xia, Baojian Li. Study on linearization of Ka-band wideband traveling-wave tube amplifer[J]. High Power Laser and Particle Beams, 2021, 33(4): 043003
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