A cryogenic k-band ground terminal for NASA's direct-data-distribution space experiment

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 48, Issue 7 PART 2, 2000, Pages 1216-1220

  Romanofsky, Robert R ^a   Warner, Joseph D ^a   Alterovitz, Samuel A ^b  

^a NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b Cleveland State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Cryogenic electronics; MMIC amplifiers; Receiving antennas; Superconducting filters

Indexed keywords

CASSEGRAIN REFLECTOR; CRYOGENIC ELECTRONICS; DIRECT DATA DISTRIBUTION; SUPERCONDUCTING FILTER;

AMPLIFIERS (ELECTRONIC); ANTENNA FEEDERS; ANTENNA PHASED ARRAYS; BANDPASS FILTERS; CRYOGENICS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE POLARIZATION; HIGH ELECTRON MOBILITY TRANSISTORS; HORN ANTENNAS; MONOLITHIC MICROWAVE INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM PHOSPHIDE; SPACE SHUTTLES;

RADIO RECEIVERS;

EID: 0034228865     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/22.853464     Document Type: Article

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