Advanced Ka-Band Transceiver With Monopulse Tracking

A proposed Ka-band transmitting/ receiving system would embody a unique combination of established and semi-proven design features. Although this system is intended primarily for telecommunication use aboard a spacecraft, its design could be adapted to terrestrial military and commercial radar systems. Systems like this one could be especially suitable as replacements for prior systems in which traveling-wave-tube amplifiers (TWTAs) are used in the final transmitter stages.