Teledyne RF and Microwave offers the broadest portfolio of microwave amplifiers available from a single MIL-qualified source — covering LNAs with noise figure below 1.5 dB, high dynamic range amplifiers, GaN-based medium and high power amplifiers from 0.1 to 6.0 GHz, SSHPAs from UHF to Ku-Band at 100 W to 1 kW, and amplitude/phase-matched sets — all built with chip and wire hybrid construction and upscreenable to MIL-PRF-38534 Class H and K. Request a datasheet.
Microwave Amplifiers
Across radar receivers, electronic warfare systems, and satellite communications payloads, microwave amplifier performance defines what the system can detect, jam, or transmit.
Microwave AmplifiersMicrowave amplifiers are electronic devices that increase the power or sensitivity of RF and microwave signals across frequency bands from hundreds of kHz to tens of GHz. Teledyne RF and Microwave offers more than 400 standard catalog amplifiers including LNAs, GaN power amplifiers, SSHPAs, and gain modules for aerospace, defense, and space programs.
Teledyne RF and Microwave offers microwave amplifiers for radar, electronic warfare, satellite communications, and space programs. Key capabilities include: LNAs below 1.5 dB noise figure, GaN amplifiers from 0.1 to 6.0 GHz, SSHPAs to 1 kW, and chip and wire hybrid construction with MIL-PRF-38534 Class H and K upscreen.
- Frequency Range
- 300 kHz to 40 GHz depending on amplifier type
- LNA Noise Figure
- 0.9 dB minimum; 1.3 dB at K-Band for satcom
- GaN Amplifier Coverage
- 0.1 to 6.0 GHz; MTBF over 40,000 hours
- SSHPA Power
- 100 W to 1 kW; UHF to Ku-Band; CW and pulsed
- Catalog Size
- 400+ standard amplifiers
- Qualification
- MIL-PRF-38534 Classes H and K; ISO 9001; AS9100C
Microwave amplifiers from Teledyne RF and Microwave are used in radar low-noise receive chains, EW transmit and jamming chains, satellite communications uplink and downlink amplification, space payload signal chains, airborne and shipboard electronics, and precision multi-channel phased array systems.
Microwave Amplifiers -- Overview
Microwave amplifiers are foundational building blocks in radar, electronic warfare, satellite communications, and space electronics — providing gain, low noise performance, or high output power across frequency bands from 300 kHz to 40 GHz. Teledyne RF and Microwave designs and manufactures the broadest portfolio of hybrid microwave amplifiers available from a single MIL-qualified source, spanning LNAs, gain modules, GaN power amplifiers, SSHPAs, and amplitude/phase-matched sets, all built with chip and wire hybrid construction.
Low Noise Amplifiers and Gain Modules
- LNAs achieve noise figures from 0.9 dB across the 0.3 MHz to 20 GHz catalog range; K-Band LNA achieves 1.3 dB NF at 19.2 to 21.2 GHz
- Gain modules span 0.5 to 20 GHz with gain from 4 to 33 dB in single and cascadable configurations
- Amplitude and phase-matched sets provide inter-channel tracking for multi-channel radar and phased array systems
- Low phase noise amplifiers support synthesizer and frequency generation chains requiring clean spectral performance
- Limiting amplifiers and gain control amplifiers available for receiver protection and dynamic range management
GaN Amplifiers and High Power Solutions
- Modular non-ITAR GaN amplifiers cover 0.1 to 6.0 GHz with calculated MTBF over 40,000 hours and industry-leading SWaP
- SSHPAs span UHF to Ku-Band with 100 W to 1 kW CW or pulsed output in hermetically sealed packages for -40 to +80 degrees C operation
- X-Band SSHPAs available at 250 W, 500 W, and 1 kW peak output with 1 GHz bandwidth options across 8 to 11 GHz
- LDMOS transistors used to S-Band; GaN PHEMT ICs used to Ka-Band; full circuit, EM, thermal, and structural modeling for custom designs
- EW SSPA portfolio covers VHF at 1 kW through V-Band at 60 W including space-qualified configurations
Defense and Space Applications
Teledyne RF and Microwave amplifiers serve radar, electronic warfare, satellite communications, and space programs across more than 100 defense platforms and 30-plus space missions. Every catalog amplifier can be upscreened to MIL-PRF-38534 Class H and K, with no in-flight failures across 40 years of space heritage. Products are designed to meet MIL-E-5400 (airborne) and MIL-E-16400 (shipboard) requirements, with 100 percent screening to MIL-STD-883 Table I as standard.
Related Terms and Technologies
Related terms include: low noise amplifier (LNA), noise figure, gain, P-1dB, Psat, IP3, gain flatness, chip and wire hybrid, GaN, LDMOS, GaAs, InP, SSPA, SSHPA, TWT replacement module (TRM), amplitude matched set, phase matched set, MIL-PRF-38534, MIL-STD-883, MIL-E-5400, SWaP, and MTBF. These concepts are foundational to selecting and qualifying microwave amplifiers for aerospace and defense system designs.
