Advanced W-Band Gallium Nitride Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuits (MMICs) for Cloud Doppler Radar Supporting ACE Project
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Develop W-band Gallium Nitride (GaN) MMICs to enable the advanced cross-track scanning, dual-frequency Doppler cloud radar concept in support of the Aerosol-Cloud-Ecosystem (ACE) mission.<br />
Targeted GaN MMIC component performance goals are:<br />
Power amplifier (PA): 1 Watt with 12 dB gain.<br />
Low noise amplifier (LNA): <6 dB noise figure with 17 dB gain.<br />
Single pole double throw switch (SPDT): <3 dB insertion loss.<br />
Phase shifter: 4 bit resolution and <8 dB insertion loss.<br />
Integrated MMIC chip with all transceiver front end functions.<br />
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| @type | dcat:Dataset |
|---|---|
| accessLevel | public |
| bureauCode |
[ "026:00" ] |
| contactPoint |
{ "fn": "George Komar", "@type": "vcard:Contact", "hasEmail": "mailto:george.komar@nasa.gov" } |
| description | <p> Develop W-band Gallium Nitride (GaN) MMICs to enable the advanced cross-track scanning, dual-frequency Doppler cloud radar concept in support of the Aerosol-Cloud-Ecosystem (ACE) mission.<br /> Targeted GaN MMIC component performance goals are:<br /> Power amplifier (PA): 1 Watt with 12 dB gain.<br /> Low noise amplifier (LNA): &lt;6 dB noise figure with&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 17 dB gain.<br /> Single pole double throw switch (SPDT): &lt;3 dB insertion loss.<br /> Phase shifter: 4 bit resolution and &lt;8 dB insertion loss.<br /> Integrated MMIC chip with all transceiver front end functions.<br /> &nbsp;</p> |
| distribution |
[ { "@type": "dcat:Distribution", "format": "XML", "mediaType": "application/xml", "downloadURL": "http://techport.nasa.gov/xml-api/11844" } ] |
| identifier | TECHPORT_11844 |
| issued | 2012-02-01 |
| keyword |
[ "active", "nasa-headquarters", "project" ] |
| landingPage | http://techport.nasa.gov/view/11844 |
| modified | 2025-03-31 |
| programCode |
[ "026:005" ] |
| publisher |
{ "name": "Science Mission Directorate", "@type": "org:Organization" } |
| references |
[ "http://techport.nasa.gov/doc/home/TechPort_Advanced_Search.pdf", "http://techport.nasa.gov/fetchFile?objectId=3447", "http://techport.nasa.gov/fetchFile?objectId=3448", "http://techport.nasa.gov/fetchFile?objectId=3456", "http://techport.nasa.gov/fetchFile?objectId=6560", "http://techport.nasa.gov/fetchFile?objectId=6561", "http://techport.nasa.gov/fetchFile?objectId=6584", "http://techport.nasa.gov/home" ] |
| temporal | 2012-02-01T00:00:00Z/2015-02-01T00:00:00Z |
| theme |
[ "Earth Science" ] |
| title | Advanced W-Band Gallium Nitride Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuits (MMICs) for Cloud Doppler Radar Supporting ACE Project |
