dB Control, an international defense electronics manufacturer, will exhibit its new line of custom RF/microwave components and assemblies in booth 5102 at IMS, June 19-23 in Denver, Colo.
Two new products featured in the booth include dB Control’s:
• Detector Logarithmic Video Amplifiers (DLVA) and Successive DLVAs (SDLVA) are compact, environmentally sealed packages featuring limited RF output, excellent absolute accuracy and log linearity. Available in both broadband and narrow band configurations, these DLVAs and SDLVAs are ideal for electronic warfare (EW), signal intelligence, instantaneous frequency measurement receivers and other applications that require a fast response and relatively flat frequency response.
• RF PIN Diode switches and assemblies are high-power, environmentally sealed broadband and narrowband products designed to ensure accurate test and measurement of multiple RF components used in radar systems, EW systems, ground-based communications systems and other applications. All units feature integral TTL and field-replaceable connectors that allow easy removal so units can be dropped into designs to interface directly with pins, saving considerable space. Customized integrated switch assemblies include matrices, filter banks, switched amplifiers and hybrid switched power dividers.
“Organizations that need RF/microwave components and microwave subsystems often have difficulty identifying standard catalog solutions that will perform optimally, or even fit adequately, within their specific systems. dB Control works with each customer to balance their design requirements with cost and performance trade-offs, producing custom layouts that adhere to their specifications. We achieve this by using a fielded, Mil-Qualified modular design approach that enables increased flexibility to achieve challenging requirements, combining proven designs with intuitive customization that optimizes SWaP,” said dB Control Director of Sales, Custom Products and Components Jeff Bly.
dB Control’s high-power, helix and coupled cavity traveling wave tube amplifiers (TWTAs) are fielded to support radar, EW, ECM and data link applications. The TWTAs cover the 1 to 50 GHz frequency range and are available with continuous wave or pulsed power. Built to withstand harsh environmental conditions, dB Control’s TWTAs are suitable for shipboard and ground-based mobile systems, as well as unpressurized airborne environments. “dB Control’s TWT amplifiers incorporate our proprietary potting and encapsulation processes. This enables extremely dense packaging without sacrificing reliability or performance,” said dB Control Vice President of Sales and Marketing Mike Lee.
dB Control will also feature three Microwave Power Modules (MPMs) at IMS: the mmWave Q-band dB-3205 (43.5 to 45.5 GHz, 80 W CW) for secure satellite communications, the high performance dB-3201H (30 to 38 GHz, 125 Watts, pulsed to CW) for ECM and EW simulation, and the high efficiency dB-3756HE (9 to 10 GHz, 1 kW pulsed, 20 percent max duty cycle) for high-resolution synthetic aperture radar systems on both manned and unmanned platforms. Rounding out the company’s high-power products at IMS are its new custom RF sources and receivers, including the dB-9003 Integrated Stabilized RF Source (8 to 12 GHz and 30 to 36 GHz, I- and Ka-Band frequency range) with four types of modulation (AM, four modes of FM, Phase, Pulse); the dB2348 DC to DC Converter (+1500 VDC to +10 VDC at 43 Amps, 100 mVrms maximum, 3 percent maximum voltage variation over line, load and temperature) and the dB-2347-01 Decoy Power Supply for airborne platforms (6.4 VDC input, 68 Amps output).