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High-Power Multicarrier Generation for RF Breakdown Testing
Benito GimenoOscar Monerris BeldaVicente E. BoriaElena Diaz Caballerosubject
010302 applied physicsEngineeringFine-tuningSignal generatorHigh-power RF testingMulticarrierbusiness.industryAmplifierRF power amplifierPhase (waves)Electrical engineering01 natural sciences010305 fluids & plasmasElectronic Optical and Magnetic MaterialsPower (physics)AmplitudeTEORIA DE LA SEÑAL Y COMUNICACIONES0103 physical sciencesSignal generationElectronic engineeringVacuum breakdownPoint (geometry)Electrical and Electronic Engineeringbusinessdescription
Testing of satellite components for high RF power breakdown effects, such as multipactor and corona or passive-intermodulation, is a topic of growing interest in the aerospaceindustry. Switching fromthe classical single carrier approach to the more realisticmulticarrier scenario is very challenging from the experimental point of view. Themulticarrier signals, amplifiedby several RF power amplifiers, need to have controlled phase, amplitude, and frequency in each carrier. Fine tuning of the signal generator phases is required in order to compensate the phase drift occurring in the active elements of the test bed. This paper presents an efficient and low-cost technique to generate multicarrier signals, valid for testing vacuum breakdown phenomena in satellite components.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-02-01 | IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices |