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979 Second Street SE, Suite 309 
Charlottesville, VA 22902-6172 (USA)  
Tel: 434.297.3257; Fax: 434.297.3258 
www.vadiodes.com

 

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Waveguide Amplifiers 

Operational Manual

 

 

     

2020 

Summary of Contents for VDI12.0AMP0067-20-20

Page 1: ...9 Second Street SE Suite 309 Charlottesville VA 22902 6172 USA Tel 434 297 3257 Fax 434 297 3258 www vadiodes com 2020 Virginia Diodes Inc All Rights Reserved Waveguide Amplifiers Operational Manual 2020 ...

Page 2: ...ct Overview and Specifications Pages 4 5 Amplifier Overview Page 4 Product Specifications Page 5 Appendix 1 Amplifier Performance Pages 6 10 Amplifier Performance Pages 6 10 Appendix 2 Amplifier Drawings Pages 11 12 Mechanical Drawing WR15 to WR6 5 Page 11 Mechanical Drawing WR4 3 Page 12 Addendum Product Updates and Company Contacts Page 13 Introduction Section One Sec 1 Pg 2 ...

Page 3: ...bility for damage or injury resulting from or caused by Improper use disassembly or use for other purposes than those for which the module was designed Use outside common safety health or general advisories pertaining to microwave millimeter wave and VDI products Repairs carried out by persons other than VDI or its assigned agents Waveguide Inspection Test Port Care Inspect waveguide flanges prior...

Page 4: ...n SAX or SAX M Modules and Compact Converter CC Modules configured for block up conversion mode In block up conversion mode the module up converts a block of IF signals in the microwave to millimeter wave frequencies VDI amplifiers are available to boost the output power and overcome significant conversion and transmission losses The figure below shows how an SAX module can be used with a band pas...

Page 5: ...dB performance as shown in Appendix 1 P1dB data will not be provided with each amplifier Table 1 List of Amplifier specifications are shown General Specifications for VDI Waveguide Amplifiers Description Specification Maximum Weight lbs 0 1 Maximum Case Temperature 45 C VDI Waveguide Amplifier Specifications VDI Part Number VDI15 0AMP 0055 0067 15 20 VDI12 0AMP 0067 0087 20 20 WR15AMP WR12AMP WR10...

Page 6: ...rformance plots are provided below Amplifier Performance Appendix One App 1 Pg 6 0 5 10 15 20 25 60 65 70 75 80 85 90 dBm Frequency GHz WR12AMP Saturated Output Power P1dB Psat P1dB 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 5 10 15 20 25 60 65 70 75 80 85 90 dB Frequency GHz WR12AMP S Parameters S11 S21 S22 ...

Page 7: ... 2020 Amplifier Performance Continued App 1 Pg 7 20 15 10 5 0 5 10 15 20 25 75 80 85 90 95 100 105 110 dB Frequency GHz WR10AMP S Parameters S11 S21 S22 0 5 10 15 20 25 75 80 85 90 95 100 105 110 dBm Frequency GHz WR10AMP Saturated Output Power P1dB Psat P1dB ...

Page 8: ...0 Amplifier Performance Continued App 1 Pg 8 0 5 10 15 20 25 110 120 130 140 150 160 170 dBm Frequency GHz WR6 5AMP Saturated Output Power P1dB Psat P1dB 20 15 10 5 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 110 120 130 140 150 160 170 dB Frequency GHz WR6 5AMP S Parameters S11 S21 S22 ...

Page 9: ...erformance Continued App 1 Pg 9 20 10 0 10 20 30 40 170 180 190 200 210 220 230 240 250 260 dB Frequency GHz WR4 3AMP S Parameters S11 S21 S22 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 170 180 190 200 210 220 230 240 250 260 dBm Frequency GHz WR4 3AMP Saturated Output Power P1dB Psat P1dB ...

Page 10: ...Amplifier Performance Continued 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 5 10 15 20 25 50 55 60 65 70 75 dB Frequency GHz VDI15 0AMP 0055 0067 15 20 S Parameters S11 S21 S22 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 60 65 70 75 80 85 90 dB Frequency GHz VDI12 0AMP 0067 0087 20 20 S Parameters S11 S21 S22 ...

Page 11: ... 2020 Virginia Diodes Inc All Rights Reserved Rev 26 June 2020 Mechanical Drawing WR15 WR12 WR10 WR6 5 Amplifiers Mechanical Drawing WR15 WR12 WR10 WR6 5 Amplifier Appendix Two App 2 Pg 11 ...

Page 12: ... 2020 Virginia Diodes Inc All Rights Reserved Rev 26 June 2020 Mechanical Drawing WR4 3 Amplifier Mechanical Drawing WR4 3 Amplifier App 2 Pg 12 ...

Page 13: ...leagues and customers Ideas to simplify operations improve performance or add capabilities are always welcome Be certain that Virginia Diodes has your latest contact details including a phone number and an email address to receive update advisories Contact VDI Virginia Diodes Inc Web http www vadiodes com Email Technical vadiodes com Telephone 434 297 3257 Addendum Product Updates and Company Cont...

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