• DocumentCode
    923379
  • Title

    The Matched Feedback Amplifier: Ultrawide-Band Microwave Amplification with GaAs MESFET´s

  • Author

    Niclas, Karl B. ; Wilser, Walter T. ; Gold, Richard B. ; Hitchens, William R.

  • Volume
    28
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    1980
  • fDate
    4/1/1980 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    285
  • Lastpage
    294
  • Abstract
    An ultrawide-band amplifier module has been developed that covers the frequency range from 350 MHz to 14 GHz. A minimum gain of 4 dB was obtained across this 40:1 bandwidth at an output power of 13 dBm. The amplifier makes use of negative and positive feedback and incorporates a GaAs MESFET that was developed with special emphasis on low parasitics. The transistor has the gate dimensions 800 by 1 mu m. The technology and RF performance of the GaAs MESFET are discussed, as are the design considerations and performance of the single-ended feed-back amplifier module.
  • Keywords
    Bandwidth; Feedback amplifiers; Frequency; Gain; Gallium arsenide; MESFETs; Negative feedback; Power amplifiers; Power generation; Radiofrequency amplifiers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9480
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TMTT.1980.1130067
  • Filename
    1130067