QUINSTAR TECHNOLOGY, INCORPORATED — Department of Defense SBIR Phase I: AF192-018
QUINSTAR TECHNOLOGY, INCORPORATED — SBIR Phase I award from Department of Defense.
- Amount
- $149,935
- Agency
- Department of Defense · Air Force
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase I
- Topic
- AF192-018
- Solicitation
- 19.2
- NAICS
- —
- Place of performance
- CA
- Period
- 2020-03-06 → 2020-12-06
Description
QuinStar Technology proposes to develop a dual-band, linear-efficient high-power amplifier to replace airborne and ground platform amplifiers that singularly address either Ka-band or Q-band but not both simultaneously. Specifically, we propose to develop a dual-band 100-W SSPA operating concurrently over the 29-31 GHz band and 43.5-45.5 GHz band with an associated PAE greater than 30%. The efficiency and power goals of this program will be met by employing a combination of state-of-the-art Gallium Nitride device technology, an innovative circuit design including a switching mode (Class-F) to improve efficiency, and a low loss waveguide power combiner network. The dual-band power amplifier is expected to have applicability to cost-effective multi-platform SATCOM uplink transmitters including future frequency hopping applications for airborne platform-based uplinks in advanced SATCOM concepts.