• DocumentCode
    1197184
  • Title

    Voltage-driven class E amplifier and applications

  • Author

    Brabetz, T. ; Fusco, V.F.

  • Author_Institution
    Inst. of Electron., Queen´´s Univ. Belfast, UK
  • Volume
    152
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    2005
  • Firstpage
    373
  • Lastpage
    377
  • Abstract
    A voltage-driven class E power amplifier topology is presented. The operating principle of the circuit is explained, and measurement results for a MIC implementation using an OMMIC ED02AH 6×50 μm pHEMT as the active device are given. At the nominal operating frequency of 870 MHz, the MIC achieves 18 dB maximum gain, produces 18 dBm output power, and a maximum power added efficiency of 93%.
  • Keywords
    HEMT integrated circuits; MMIC power amplifiers; UHF integrated circuits; UHF power amplifiers; network topology; 870 MHz; 93 percent; MIC implementation; OMMIC ED02AH; UHF; active device; circuit operating principle; pHEMT; voltage-driven class E amplifier;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Microwaves, Antennas and Propagation, IEE Proceedings
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    1350-2417
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/ip-map:20045159
  • Filename
    1521993