Title :
Measurement of Large Signal Device Input Impedance During Load Pull
Author :
Simpson, Gary ; Majerus, Mike
Author_Institution :
Maury Microwave
Abstract :
Knowledge of device input impedance as a function of power level and load matching is useful to fully understand non-linear device behavior, and is also needed to rigorously determine the delivered input power for any arbitrary source tuner setting. This paper describes a technique of measuring the input impedance directly during a load or source pull using a vector network analyzer.
Keywords :
Equations; Impedance measurement; Microwave devices; Power amplifiers; Power generation; Power measurement; Radio frequency; Scattering parameters; Transducers; Tuners;
Conference_Titel :
ARFTG Conference Digest-Fall, 50th
Conference_Location :
Portland, OR, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5686-1
DOI :
10.1109/ARFTG.1997.327263
