ONE-SHEET GUIDE • AMPLIFIERS • MICROWAVE & MILLIMETER-WAVE

Find the Right Amplifier Starting Point by Frequency and Power

Map your operating band and power target to the right QuinStar amplifier family in minutes—before you dig through individual datasheets or draft an RFQ.

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Amplifier Shortlisting Shouldn’t Start with a Guess

Early in a design, you usually know your operating band, your output power target, and your application—but not yet which amplifier family fits. The usual next step is opening datasheets one by one, or sending a broad RFQ that comes back with more questions than answers. This guide removes that first round of back-and-forth. It maps QuinStar’s amplifier families across microwave and millimeter-wave bands on a single page, so you can narrow to the right product path in minutes and bring a focused requirement—frequency, power target, bandwidth—to your next engineering conversation.

What You’ll Find in the Guide

A quick-reference map of QuinStar amplifier families organized by frequency band, performance category, and model family.

  • A band-by-band map from UHF through W band, so you can locate your operating range at a glance
  • All eleven QuinStar amplifier model families—low-noise, general-purpose, power, broadband, waveguide, and instrumentation paths
  • Saturated output power (Psat) and noise-figure ranges for each family, so you can screen by power target or receive-path sensitivity
  • Model-family codes (QLJ, QPW, QAI, and more) that make your first RFQ or engineering conversation specific instead of open-ended
  • A one-page format built for quick screening, internal shortlists, and technical handoff

Who This Guide Is For

Built first for the engineers doing the narrowing—and useful for everyone else who touches amplifier selection before detailed specification review.

RF EngineersMicrowave EngineersMillimeter-Wave Engineers
Also useful for
Radar System TeamsSATCOM & Communication TeamsPayload EngineersTest & Measurement TeamsResearch LabsProgram ManagersProcurement Teams

A One-Page Reference for Faster Amplifier Screening

The guide organizes QuinStar amplifier families across common RF and millimeter-wave frequency bands, so you can identify the most relevant starting point for your requirement before opening a single datasheet.

General Amplifier Frequency Guide - frequency-band chart preview

Inside the Document

  • Frequency-band map across all QuinStar amplifier families
  • Model-family codes for quick product routing
  • Psat and noise-figure ranges where applicable
  • Low-noise, power, broadband, waveguide, and instrumentation paths
  • QR code and direct path to request a quote or submit a requirement

Format: PDF  •  Length: 1 page  •  Updated: April 2026  •  Access: Free, ungated

How to Use the Guide

1

Find your operating band across the top of the chart.

2

Scan down to the families that cover it, and screen by saturated output power (Psat) or noise figure.

3

Note the model family—for example QPW or QLN—and send us your frequency, power target, and bandwidth for a focused review.

Why Engineers Start with QuinStar

Eleven Amplifier Families, One Map

QuinStar’s full amplifier line—eleven model families spanning microwave through millimeter-wave bands, with coverage up to 110 GHz—engineered and built in Torrance, California since 1993.

Compiled by Our Amplifier Engineering Team

Maintained by the same engineers who design and support these families.

When you’re ready, you work with them directly—engineer to engineer—to match frequency, power, bandwidth, package, and program requirements.

Trusted in Demanding Applications

QuinStar amplifiers support radar, SATCOM and communications, aerospace and defense, test and measurement, and scientific research programs. AS9100D and ISO 9001:2015 certified, with experience supporting ITAR-controlled and program-specific requirements.

Where to Go Next

Once you’ve identified the likely amplifier family, explore the matching product path—or send us your requirement for review.

Microwave Broadband Low Noise Amplifiers

For receive paths where low-noise performance is the starting point.

Microwave Broadband Power Amplifiers

For applications that need broadband microwave power across defined frequency ranges.

Millimeter-Wave Power Amplifiers

For higher-frequency systems requiring mmWave power performance.

Millimeter-Wave Broadband Low Noise Amplifiers

For sensitive receive applications across millimeter-wave bands.

Instrumentation Amplifiers

For lab, test, measurement, and broadband instrumentation environments.

Know Your Frequency Range? Start Here.

Download the one-page guide to identify the QuinStar amplifier families that match your operating band and power target. Already have a requirement? Send us your frequency, power target, bandwidth, and application, and our engineers will help narrow the path.

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Free download. No registration required. Specifications and product availability are subject to change; final product selection should be confirmed with QuinStar based on frequency range, power target, bandwidth, package, application, and program requirements. For export-controlled, ITAR-sensitive, or program-specific requirements, please contact QuinStar directly.

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