Virginia Diodes 130AMPMP, Operational Manual

Page 1: ...9 Second Street SE Suite 309 Charlottesville VA 22902 6172 USA Tel 434 297 3257 Fax 434 297 3258 www vadiodes com 2022 Virginia Diodes Inc All Rights Reserved Waveguide Amplifiers Operational Manual 2022 ...

Page 2: ...band Medium Power Amplifiers Page 5 Product Specifications Narrowband High Power Amplifiers Page 6 Appendix 1 Amplifier Performance Pages 7 18 Amplifier Performance Pages 7 18 Appendix 2 Amplifier Drawings Pages 19 22 Mechanical Drawing WR15 to WR4 3 Page 19 Mechanical Drawing 130AMPS 170AMPS Only Page 20 Mechanical Drawing WR19 Page 21 Mechanical Drawing Heatsink Fan Assembly Page 22 Addendum Pro...

Page 3: ...iability 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 pri...

Page 4: ...ion 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 p...

Page 5: ...ature 45 C Fan Supply Voltage Current Draw 5V 20mA VDI Broadband Power Amplifier Specifications VDI Part Number WR19AMP WR15AMP WR12AMP WR10AMP Amplifier Band GHz 40 60 50 75 60 90 75 110 Waveguide Interface WR 19 WR 15 WR 12 WR 10 Gain S21 dB typical 16 20 18 18 Saturated Output Power dBm typical 20 19 20 20 Output P1dB dBm typical 17 11 16 16 Input Reflection S11 dB typical 10 10 10 10 Output Re...

Page 6: ...erface WR 15 WR 12 WR 6 5 WR 5 1 WR 4 3 Gain S21 dB typical 17 20 24 17 15 Saturated Output Power dBm typical 20 19 22 21 18 Output P1dB dBm typical 17 15 15 13 10 est Input Reflection S11 dB typical 7 10 10 10 10 Output Reflection S22 dB typical 10 10 10 10 10 Bias Connector SMP m SMP m SMP m SMP m SMP m Maximum RF Input Power dBm 10 10 10 13 13 Current Draw Typical Maximum mA 150 500 150 500 500...

Page 7: ... performance plots are provided below Amplifier Performance App 1 Pg 7 Appendix One 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 50 55 60 65 70 75 dB Frequency GHz WR15AMP S Parameters S11 S21 S22 0 5 10 15 20 25 50 55 60 65 70 75 dBm Frequency GHz WR15AMP Saturated Output Power P1dB Psat P1dB ...

Page 8: ...ember 2022 App 1 Pg 8 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 Amplifier Performance Continued ...

Page 9: ...er 2022 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 Amplifier Performance Continued App 1 Pg 9 ...

Page 10: ...rformance Continued App 1 Pg 10 20 15 10 5 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 90 95 100 105 110 115 120 125 130 135 140 dB Frequency GHz WR8 0AMP S Parameters S11 S21 S22 0 5 10 15 20 25 90 95 100 105 110 115 120 125 130 135 140 dBm Frequency GHz WR8 0AMP Saturated Output Power P1dB Psat P1dB ...

Page 11: ...022 Amplifier Performance Continued App 1 Pg 11 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 12: ...0 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 Amplifier Performance Continued App 1 Pg 12 ...

Page 13: ...2 App 1 Pg 13 Amplifier Performance Continued 20 10 0 10 20 30 40 220 240 260 280 300 320 dB Frequency GHz WR3 4AMP S Parameters S11 S21 4 2 0 2 4 6 8 10 220 230 240 250 260 270 280 290 300 310 320 330 dBm Frequency GHz WR3 4AMP Saturated Output Power P1dB Psat P1dB ...

Page 14: ...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 App 1 Pg 14 ...

Page 15: ... Pg 15 Amplifier Performance Continued 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 115 120 125 130 135 140 145 dBm Frequency GHz 130AMPS Saturated Output Power P1dB Psat P1dB 20 15 10 5 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 115 120 125 130 135 140 145 dB Frequency GHz 130AMPS S Parameters S11 S21 S22 ...

Page 16: ...6 Amplifier Performance Continued 20 15 10 5 0 5 10 15 20 25 155 160 165 170 175 180 185 dB Frequency GHz 170AMPS S Parameters S11 S21 S22 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 160 162 164 166 168 170 172 174 176 178 180 dBm Frequency GHz 170AMPS Saturated Output Power P1dB Psat P1dB ...

Page 17: ... Pg 17 Amplifier Performance Continued 20 15 10 5 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 180 185 190 195 200 205 210 dB Frequency GHz 197AMPS S Parameters S11 S21 S22 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 180 185 190 195 200 205 210 dBm Frequency GHz 197AMPS Saturated Output Power 12dBm Input Power ...

Page 18: ...fier Performance Continued App 1 Pg 18 20 15 10 5 0 5 10 15 20 25 180 185 190 195 200 205 210 dB Frequency GHz 197AMPMP S Parameters S21 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 180 185 190 195 200 205 210 215 220 dBm Frequency GHz 197AMPMP Saturated Output Power 10dBm Input Power ...

Page 19: ...rginia Diodes Inc All Rights Reserved Rev 15 November 2022 Mechanical Drawing WR15 WR12 WR10 WR8 0 WR6 5 WR4 3 130AMPS and 197AMPS Amplifiers Mechanical Drawing WR15 to WR4 3 Amplifiers Appendix Two App 2 Pg 19 ...

Page 20: ... 2022 Virginia Diodes Inc All Rights Reserved Rev 15 November 2022 Mechanical Drawing 170AMPS Only App 2 Pg 20 Mechanical Drawing Continued ...

Page 21: ... 2022 Virginia Diodes Inc All Rights Reserved Rev 15 November 2022 Mechanical Drawing WR19AMP Only Mechanical Drawing Continued App 2 Pg 21 ...

Page 22: ...nia Diodes Inc All Rights Reserved Rev 15 November 2022 Heatsink Fan Assembly drawing is shown below The Heatsink Fan Assembly is included for select Narrowband Amplifiers App 2 Pg 22 Mechanical Drawing Continued ...

Page 23: ...olleagues 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 Co...