• DocumentCode
    931843
  • Title

    Distributed Amplifier Theory

  • Author

    Payne, Delmar V.

  • Author_Institution
    Bendix Aviation Corporation, Research Laboratories, Detroit, Mich.
  • Volume
    41
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    1953
  • fDate
    6/1/1953 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    759
  • Lastpage
    762
  • Abstract
    The mathematical theory of the operation of the plate line of a distributed amplifier is developed using matrix algebra as a tool. The effects of a finite number of current generators placed at regular intervals on what would otherwise be an ordinary lumped-constant transmission line are determined. The theory predicts the manner in which the output of a distributed amplifier is changed with propagation constant of the grid and plate lines, termination of the grid and plate lines, number of tubes, and grid driving voltage. Some of the deductions made were tested using a six tube distributed amplifier; and, the experimental results were found to be in general agreement with predicted results.
  • Keywords
    Distributed amplifiers; Information analysis; Operational amplifiers; Senior members; Signal analysis; Signal to noise ratio; Statistical distributions; Statistics; Transmission line theory; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Proceedings of the IRE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0096-8390
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JRPROC.1953.274256
  • Filename
    4051384