ESA Open Invitation to Tender: 1-11119
Open Date: 21/12/2021 13:27 CEST
Closing Date: 01/03/2022 13:00 CEST

Active remote sensing instruments such as Scatterometers, Synthetic Aperture Radars or Altimeters operate at peak power levels of few kWs and average power levels which can reach few hundred of watts. Ferrite switches are key building blocks for the RF front-ends of these type of instruments, performing functions such as routing or protection during the operation. Several ferrite switches are cascaded when higher isolation between Tx and Rx wants to be achieved or simply due to the high number of ports in a routing network. Insertion losses play an important role in terms of instrument performance. By careful material, topology and magnetisation point selection (for circulators), the optimum operating point regarding losses and power handling capabilities can be achieved.The objective of the activity is to design, manufacture and test high power ferrite switches performing low loss and operating at Ku- and Ka-band.

Estabilishment: ESTEC
ECOS Required: No
Classified: No
Price Range: > 500 KEURO
Authorised Contact Person: Ana Doblas
Initiating Service: EOP-8M
IP Measure: N/A
Prog. Reference: E/A104-01 – FoundConcept Block 1
Tender Type: Open Competition
Open To Tenderers From: AT+BE+CA+CH+CZ+DE+DK+EE+EL+ES+FI+FR+GB+HU+IE+IT+LT+LU+LV+NL+NO+PL+PT+RO+SE+SI
Technology Keywords: 6-E-II-RF Equipment
Products Keywords: 2-L-2-a-X-band, S-Band, Ka band,… / Near Earth application, Deep space application,…/ Platform vs Payload