DocumentCode
1292997
Title
Conditionally stable amplifier design using constant μ-contours
Author
Edwards, Marion Lee ; Cheng, Sheng
Author_Institution
Appl. Phys. Lab., Johns Hopkins Univ., Laurel, MD, USA
Volume
44
Issue
12
fYear
1996
fDate
12/1/1996 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
2634
Lastpage
2640
Abstract
Conditionally stable amplifiers (0<k<1) can be an attractive design option for commercial applications where increased gain can be achieved by accepting a measured risk of instability. A procedure is presented for designing amplifier input and output matching networks which permits an a-priori, quantitative trade-off between gain and the stability parameter, μ (or μ´). Analytical results have been derived suitable for CAD implementation
Keywords
MESFET circuits; S-parameters; circuit CAD; circuit stability; impedance matching; microwave amplifiers; microwave circuits; CAD implementation; amplifier design; conditionally stable amplifier; constant μ-contours; input matching networks; output matching networks; stability parameter; Distributed parameter circuits; Equations; Flow graphs; Impedance; Matrices; Reflection; Scattering parameters; Stability; Transmission line matrix methods; Transmission lines;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9480
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/22.554614
Filename
554614
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