W-band RFE

W-band Integrated Active Receive Front-End

STATUS | Completed
STATUS DATE | 19/06/2025
ACTIVITY CODE | 5C.432

Objectives

The objective of this activity was to design, manufacture and test an integrated W-band receive front-end (RFE), for future telecommunication payloads.

Through analysis and breadboard trials, the design solution most capable of meeting the requirements was selected. Based on this a W-band Radio Frequency (RF) receive front-end breadboard was designed, manufactured and tested to fully evaluate the concepts and technologies.

The activity reached its target Technology Readiness Level (TRL) of 4.

Plan

  • Kick-off January 2023
  • Final report May 2025

Current Status

  • Project completed in May 2025