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On the design considerations of solid-state power amplifiers for satellite communications: a systems perspective
  • Rasit Tutgun,
  • Emrah Öncü,
  • Emre Aktas
Rasit Tutgun
Hacettepe Teknokent AS

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Emrah Öncü
TUBITAK Uzay Teknolojileri Arastirma Enstitusu
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Emre Aktas
Hacettepe Universitesi
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Abstract

Conventional solid-state power amplifier (SSPA) design approach isolates RF design from communication theory. In this paper, a unified SSPA design approach is proposed which optimizes SSPA parameters (bias voltage and input RF signal power) to minimize total DC power consumption while satisfying received SNR constraint specified by the link budget. The effect of SSPA nonlinearity is quantified by the error vector magnitude measured at its output and the corresponding received SNR degradation is analyzed. Using the quantitative metrics for received SNR, it is possible to evaluate highly nonlinear SSPA classes such as Class-B or deep-Class AB which are normally not considered in conventional SSPA design approach to be used in satellite communication applications.
08 Dec 2022Submitted to International Journal of Satellite Communications and Networking
08 Dec 2022Submission Checks Completed
08 Dec 2022Assigned to Editor
14 Dec 2022Reviewer(s) Assigned
27 Dec 2022Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
19 Jan 2023Editorial Decision: Revise Major
03 Apr 20231st Revision Received
04 Apr 2023Submission Checks Completed
04 Apr 2023Assigned to Editor
04 Apr 2023Reviewer(s) Assigned
24 Apr 2023Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
24 Apr 2023Editorial Decision: Accept