Optimizing the power-added efficiency of a class B GaAs FET amplifier

Autor: S.R. LeSage, J.B. Beyer, J.A. Detra
Rok vydání: 2003
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Zdroj: 1988., IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest.
DOI: 10.1109/mwsym.1988.22045
Popis: A design routine is reported that optimizes the power-added efficiency of a class B microwave amplifier stage. The measured data required consists of device I-V data and one large-signal gain measurement at the microwave frequency of interest. The method is based on a simple circuit model from which the power-added efficiencies, resulting from a specific combination of the variables, can be calculated. Similar to the harmonic balanced method, this simulation iterates between time domain and frequency domain solutions until agreement is reached. Experimental results at 4.4 GHz are reported which support the procedure and which show efficiency increases of 15% when low impedance loading at even-harmonic frequencies are provided. >
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