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FIGURE 2.24Typical transfer characteristics <strong>of</strong> TWTA.point where the output power increases 1 dB less than the power increase thatwould have been obtained from a linear device.With the advent <strong>of</strong> phased-array antennas, where each antenna elementmight have a dedicated high-power amplifier, monolithic microwave integratedcircuit (MMIC) solid-state power amplifiers are increasingly being used.Frequency TranslatorA frequency translator is required to avoid in-b<strong>and</strong> interference from the highpowersatellite output to the satellite input. A frequency translator shifts theuplink frequencies to a different set <strong>of</strong> downlink frequencies so that someseparation exists between the frequency b<strong>and</strong>s in order to prevent unwantedfeedback or ringaround, from the downlink antenna into the receiving earthstation. In designs where frequency translators are not used, a high isolationbetween the output <strong>and</strong> input will be necessary. A typical isolation requirementfor a communication system is 27 dB for circular polarization <strong>and</strong> 33 dB forlinear polarization. A frequency translator can be represented by the arrangementin Fig. 2.25.A frequency translator is comprised <strong>of</strong> a mixer <strong>and</strong> an oscillator. A mixercombines the incoming signal f c with the local oscillator frequency f l prior tobeing amplified. The mixing process (called heterodyne, or heterodyning inshort) produces frequencies to the sum <strong>and</strong> difference <strong>of</strong> f c <strong>and</strong> f l . The processis sum if the output is <strong>of</strong> an up converter <strong>and</strong> is difference if the output is <strong>of</strong> aCopyright © 2002 by Marcel Dekker, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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