Title :
Experimental study of a highly linear amplifier using negative impedance compensation technique
Author :
Ali, M.T. ; Ruiheng Wu ; Callaghan, Peter ; Rapajic, Predrag
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Eng., Univ. of Greenwich - Chatham Maritime, Chatham, UK
Abstract :
negative impedance compensation is introduced. The principle of the technique is demonstrated by using a transistor-level prototype circuit with the HFA3127 ultra high frequency transistor arrays. The simulated and measured results show that high linearity (8dB improved IMD3 and 6dB improved OIP3) and high gain accuracy (up to 28%) can be achieved with the proposed technique.
Keywords :
UHF amplifiers; UHF transistors; compensation; HFA3127 ultrahigh frequency transistor arrays; highly linear amplifier; negative impedance compensation technique; transistor-level prototype circuit; Amplifier; Linearisation; Negative Impedance Compensation;
Conference_Titel :
Active RF Devices, Circuits and Systems Seminar
Conference_Location :
Belfast
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-84919-540-9
DOI :
10.1049/ic.2011.0211