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Coupled Resonator Power Combiner (COREPOWER)

Completed TRL 3 (started at 1, targeting 3)

Description

NuWaves' proposed COupled REsonator POWer combinER (COREPOWER) is an innovative approach to significantly reducing the size of high-power solid state amplifiers. The COREPOWER RF splitter/combiner allows for the matching network, harmonic filter, and power combiner to exist in a single small footprint package.

Benefits

Synthetic Aperture Radar Satellites, Deep space communications

Electronic Warfare, Tactical Training, Base stations, Commercial Synthetic Aperture Radar Satellites

Details

Technology areaCommunications, Navigation, and Orbital Debris Tracking and Characterization Systems > Radio Frequency > Power Efficiency
ProgramSmall Business Innovation Research/Small Business Tech Transfer (SBIR/STTR)
Lead organizationNu Waves, Ltd., Middletown, OH
Start date2022-07-25
End date2023-01-25

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