Ferrite Isolators and Circulators for SSPA Applications

Overview

Solid state power amplifiers (SSPA) have been with us for decades. With each new generation of transistors and FETs SSPAs have extended their effective operating frequency and bandwidth, RF power and efficiency. As the years and technology have progressed, ferrite isolators, and in some cases circulators, have continued to provide a cost-effective solution to buffer the gain stages and protect the SSPA from reflected power.

SSPA are now ubiquitous, operating reliably under the severest of conditions and environments, including the hard vacuum of space.

SSPA development is also accelerating in terms of the operating frequencies. It feels like each month a new chip set is launched that offers greater power and an ability to operate at higher frequency applications to the extent that they able to match that which can be delivered by TWTAs.

As SSPAs become more capable, they are also becoming smaller, more affordable and from an isolator supplier’s point of view, an increasing challenging due to the environment in which an isolator has to fit and operate., The job of the isolator supplier is to keep pace with the SSPA designer and provide a solution to an increasingly demanding set of requirements.

The objective of this webinar is to share with the participant some of the challenges, design process and development path from the perspective of the isolator supplier.

Key Takeaways

• Explore capabilities, benefits and added value when using an isolator on the output of an SSPA
• Learn technical challenges that you might face as isolator designers to ensure product success
• Understand the future of the SSPA isolator market

Presented By

Alan McNeill

Product Line Manager, Ferrite & Waveguides

Alan McNeill is based in Dundee, Scotland. He has 38 years’ experience working to promote passive microwave devices including ferrite isolators and circulators and has spent the last 28 years supporting Smiths Interconnect Dundee’s (TRAK) customers working in the space, defense and industrial segments

Harold Aikins

Global Product Line Director, RF

Harold Aikins has over 30 years’ experience supporting and selling RF components to defense, space, medical and industrial markets. He has spent the last 12 years at Smiths Interconnect and is based out of Salisbury, Maryland.

Thursday, March 17th
Online 11 AM EDT (8 AM PDT / 5:00 PM CET)

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