Title :
Gain-element transfer response control for octave-band feedforward amplifiers
Author :
Warr, P.A. ; Beach, M.A. ; McGeehan, J.P.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Bristol Univ., UK
fDate :
2/1/2001 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The development of software radio drives a requirement for octave-band linear amplifiers. Here, one linearisation technique, feedforward, is presented as an applicable architecture for this requirement. The realisation of this architecture requires octave-band operation from its sub-components. Two techniques are compared that facilitate this need within gain stages-linear compensation and direct RF feedback
Keywords :
MMIC amplifiers; UHF amplifiers; compensation; feedback amplifiers; feedforward; linearisation techniques; direct RF feedback; gain-element transfer response control; linear amplifiers; linear compensation; linearisation technique; octave-band feedforward amplifiers; software radio;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20010137
