200-Watt limiter for air traffic management and radar systems introduced by M/A-COM
Aug. 5, 2014
LOWELL, Mass., 5 Aug. 2014. M/A-COM Technology Solutions Inc. in Lowell, Mass., is introducing the MADL-011014 200-Watt CW L-band power limiter for air traffic management, radar systems, and other demanding applications that require high peak and CW power.
The passive, matched power electronics device operates over the 1-2 GHz bandwidth and integrates the equivalent of 19 discrete diode and passive components into one packaged solution, company officials say.
The device has 200 CW power handling and as much as 1000-Watts of peak power handling under 300 microseconds and 10 percent duty cycle pulse conditions.
The MADL-011014 has 0.35 dB insertion loss and 19 dBm flat leakage power at +55dBm and comes in a low RGA, hermetic package with a 10.1 by 6.2 by 3.2-millimeter outline.
For more information contact M/A-COM Technology Solutions online at www.macom.com.
John Keller is editor-in-chief of Military & Aerospace Electronics magazine, which provides extensive coverage and analysis of enabling electronic and optoelectronic technologies in military, space, and commercial aviation applications. A member of the Military & Aerospace Electronics staff since the magazine's founding in 1989, Mr. Keller took over as chief editor in 1995.
