Title :
Large signal IMD sweet spots in microwave power amplifiers
Author :
de Carvalho, N.B. ; Pedro, J.C.
Author_Institution :
Inst. de Telecommun., Aveiro Univ., Portugal
Abstract :
In this paper, large signal IMD sweet spots in microwave power amplifiers are investigated and predicted using a new mathematical basis. This type of nonlinear model enabled the design of power amplifiers specially tailored to present a desired IMD versus drive level pattern. Finally, illustrative application examples are presented.
Keywords :
circuit tuning; impedance matching; intermodulation distortion; microwave power amplifiers; bias point tuning; harmonic matching network tuning; large signal IMD sweet spots; microwave power amplifiers; nonlinear model; power amplifier design; Degradation; Harmonic distortion; Microwave amplifiers; Nonlinear distortion; Operational amplifiers; Power amplifiers; Power generation; Process design; Signal analysis; Telecommunications;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Symposium Digest, 1999 IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5135-5
DOI :
10.1109/MWSYM.1999.779814
