Revista: MICROWAVE JOURNAL. Vol. 44. No. 5. 2001

Autores: G. Torregrosa, A. Asensio, J. Lluch y J. Ortega

Modern radar and communications systems usually include and make use of intelligent management of their transmitters output power. The main goals achievable through this function go from interference elimination in systems sharing the same covering range, to configuration of LPI (low probability of interception) systems, where a spatial management of the output transmitted power may even constitute a system requirement. Also, transmitters' reliability must be ensured through the use of power sensors to implement BITE (built in test equipment) functions. As a conclusion transmitters should include power detectors able of efficiently and precisely operating under wide power and temperature ranges.