Title :
Nonlinear distortion analysis of an amplifier, having a large number of nonlinear elements, using Volterra series
Author :
Rafie, M. ; Abdipour, A. ; Moradi, G.
Author_Institution :
Electr. Eng. Dept., Amirkabir Univ. of Technol., Tehran
Abstract :
Volterra series is a powerful and accurate method, for weakly nonlinear circuit analysis. According to precision and efficiency of available methods, using this method, seems to be necessary in such circuits. Nonlinear current method, an approach in Volterra series method, is used to analyze an amplifier. An amplifier is designed and is analyzed through Volterra series method. Finally, the results are compared with harmonic balance method. The proposed algorithm can be used in modern commercial simulators.
Keywords :
Volterra series; amplifiers; nonlinear distortion; nonlinear network analysis; Volterra series method; amplifier design; harmonic balance method comparison; modern commercial simulators; nonlinear circuit analysis; nonlinear current method; nonlinear distortion analysis; Circuit simulation; Harmonic analysis; Harmonic distortion; Intermodulation distortion; Nonlinear circuits; Nonlinear distortion; Nonlinear equations; Radiofrequency amplifiers; Taylor series; Voltage; AM-AM distortion; AM-PM distortion; IMD; RF amplifier; Volterra series; harmonic balance;
Conference_Titel :
Recent Advances in Microwave Theory and Applications, 2008. MICROWAVE 2008. International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Jaipur
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2690-4
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2691-1
DOI :
10.1109/AMTA.2008.4763125
