Title :
Special problems in IMPATT diode power amplifiers
Author_Institution :
Microwave Associates, Inc., Burlington, Mass., USA
Abstract :
IMPATT power amplifiers exhibit unique nonlinear distortion and instability characteristics, strong temperature effects, and excess noise with large signals. Some techniques for reduction or elimination of these effects will be described.
Keywords :
Broadband amplifiers; Coupling circuits; Diodes; Equivalent circuits; Frequency; Power amplifiers; Radiofrequency amplifiers; Temperature; Tuning;
Conference_Titel :
Solid-State Circuits Conference. Digest of Technical Papers. 1972 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Philadelphia, PA, USA
DOI :
10.1109/ISSCC.1972.1155093