Development of GaN Based Microwave Power Amplifier for X Band Applications

摘要

The feasibility of utilizing the GaN/AlGaN material system in the development of high power amplifiers for X-band frequencies and above was investigated. The GaN based heterojunction field effect transistor (HFET) on SiC shows remarkable power density at microwave frequencies. An order of magnitude improvement can be attained in output power when compared with present GaAs devices, judging from the already observed power density along with further anticipated advances of these GaN devices. Four individual HFET devices operating in combination were able to achieve 6 watts (W) output at 9.4 Ghz. The investigation into improving this performance for Phase Ii research is documented.