Solid State Pulsed Amplifiers

AR Solid-State Pulsed Amplifiers Should Be On Your Radar

For automotive and military EMC radiated immunity susceptibility testing, as well as radar and communication applications, there is now a very attractive alternative to Traveling Wave Tube Amplifiers (TWTA’s).

Application Note:
High-Power Solid-State Pulsed Amplifiers

AR’s new offerings include various frequency ranges and output power levels to meet several standards, or designs can be tailored to suit your specific application. These amplifiers feature a touchscreen control panel, GPIB interface, TTL gating, fault monitoring, and forced air cooling.

Features & Benefits For These Rugged Amplifiers Are:

Octave Frequencies: 1-2 GHz and 2-4 GHz
Narrowband Frequencies: 1.2-1.4 GHz & 2.7-3.1 GHz
Power Levels: 1 kW to 150 kW
Harmonic Distortion of -18dBc @ 1dB compression point
Pulse Widths to 100 μsec. & Duty Cycles to 10%
High Mean Time To Failure (MTTF)
Mismatch Tolerance - Will operate without damage or oscillation with any magnitude and phase of source and load impedance.
Numerous Applications Possible - Automotive, MIL STD 464, DO-160 and Military Radar

model	description
1000SP0z8G2z5	1000 Watts Pulse, 0.8 GHz - 2.5 GHz
1300SP1G2	1300 Watt Pulse, 1 GHz — 2 GHz
2000SP1G2	2000 Watts Pulse, 1 - 2 GHz
4000SP1G2	4000 Watts Pulse, 1 - 2 GHz
8000SP1G2	8000 Watts Pulse, 1 - 2 GHz
20000SP1G2	20000 Watts Pulse, 1 GHz - 2 GHz
1500SP1z2G1z4	1500 Watts Pulse, 1.2 GHz - 1.4 GHz
4000SP1z2G1z4	4000 Watts Pulse, 1.2 - 1.4 GHz
8000SP1z2G1z4	8000 Watts Pulse, 1.2 - 1.4 GHz
15000SP1z2G1z4	15000 Watts Pulse, 1.2 GHz - 1.4 GHz
1500/1000SP1z2G3z1	1500 Watts Pulse, 1.2 GHz - 1.4 GHz 1000 Watts Pulse, 2.7 GHz - 3.1 GHz
1000SP2G4	1000 Watts Pulse, 2 GHz - 4 GHz
2000SP2G4	2000 Watts Pulse, 2 GHz - 4GHz
5000SP2G4	5000 Watts Pulse, 2 GHz - 4 GHz
10000SP2G4	10000 Watts Pulse, 2 - 4 GHz
1000SP2z7G3z1	1000 Watts Pulse, 2.7 - 3.1 GHz
3000SP2z7G3z1	3000 Watts Pulse, 2.7 GHz - 3.1 GHz
6000SP2z7G3z1	6000 Watts Pulse, 2.7 GHz - 3.1 GHz
12000SP2z7G3z1	12000 Watts Pulse, 2.7 GHz - 3.1 GHz

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