• DocumentCode
    1006020
  • Title

    Time-Switched Derivative Superposition for FET Amplifier Linearization

  • Author

    Blockley, Peter Stuart ; Parker, Anthony Edward

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electron., Macquarie Univ., Sydney, NSW
  • Volume
    18
  • Issue
    12
  • fYear
    2008
  • Firstpage
    812
  • Lastpage
    814
  • Abstract
    A traditional derivative superposition amplifier combines the outputs of two transistors biased at different gate voltages such that the distortion from each device cancel. A time-switched derivative superposition technique is proposed, that requires only a single transistor. It is shown that such a configuration is simple to implement, while improving both linearity and power consumption of a single transistor amplifier.
  • Keywords
    field effect transistor circuits; linearisation techniques; microwave amplifiers; nonlinear distortion; switched networks; FET amplifier linearization; field effect transistor amplifiers; nonlinear distortion; single transistor amplifier; time-switched derivative superposition; Complexity theory; Energy consumption; FETs; Feedback; High power amplifiers; Linearity; Phase distortion; Power amplifiers; Power harmonic filters; Voltage; Field effect transistor (FET) amplifiers; linearization; nonlinear distortion;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Microwave and Wireless Components Letters, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1531-1309
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/LMWC.2008.2007710
  • Filename
    4686762