Demonstration of an RF front-end based on GaN HEMT technology

Erdin Ture; Markus Musser; Axel Hülsmann; Rüdiger Quay; Oliver Ambacher

doi:10.1117/12.2262433

5 May 2017 Demonstration of an RF front-end based on GaN HEMT technology

Erdin Ture, Markus Musser, Axel Hülsmann, Rüdiger Quay, Oliver Ambacher

Proceedings Volume 10184, Sensors, and Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence (C3I) Technologies for Homeland Security, Defense, and Law Enforcement Applications XVI; 101840V (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2262433
Event: SPIE Defense + Security, 2017, Anaheim, CA, United States

Abstract

The effectiveness of the developed front-end on blocking the communication link of a commercial drone vehicle has been demonstrated in this work. A jamming approach has been taken in a broadband fashion by using GaN HEMT technology. Equipped with a modulated-signal generator, a broadband power amplifier, and an omni-directional antenna, the proposed system is capable of producing jamming signals in a very wide frequency range between 0.1 - 3 GHz. The maximum RF output power of the amplifier module has been software-limited to 27 dBm (500 mW), complying to the legal spectral regulations of the 2.4 GHz ISM band. In order to test the proof of concept, a real-world scenario has been prepared in which a commercially-available quadcopter UAV is flown in a controlled environment while the jammer system has been placed in a distance of about 10 m from the drone. It has been proven that the drone of interest can be neutralized as soon as it falls within the range of coverage (∼3 m) which endorses the promising potential of the broadband jamming approach.

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Erdin Ture, Markus Musser, Axel Hülsmann, Rüdiger Quay, and Oliver Ambacher "Demonstration of an RF front-end based on GaN HEMT technology", Proc. SPIE 10184, Sensors, and Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence (C3I) Technologies for Homeland Security, Defense, and Law Enforcement Applications XVI, 101840V (5 May 2017); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2262433

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