Doherty Load Modulation Based on Non-Reciprocity
Paper in proceeding, 2021

This paper presents a new type of Doherty power amplifiers (DPA) based on non-reciprocal power combiners. We replace the conventional quarter-wave (λ/4) impedance inverter in a DPA by a non-reciprocal gyrator. As proof of concept, a DPA using a commercial circulator has been implemented. The
prototype PA exhibits a peak output power of 49.1 ± 0.1dBm and efficiency between 57-68% at 6 dB output back-off (OBO) across 2.08 -2.14 GHz. Linearized modulated measurements, using 10MHz LTE signal with 7.8 dB PAPR, show an average output power of 13 W, an average drain efficiency of 54 %, and an adjacent channel leakage ratio (ACLR) lower than -55 dBc.

energy efficiency

power amplifiers

Circulator

Doherty

GaN-HEMT

Author

Paul Saad

Ericsson

Han Zhou

Chalmers, Microtechnology and Nanoscience (MC2), Microwave Electronics

Jose-Ramon Perez-Cisneros

Chalmers, Microtechnology and Nanoscience (MC2), Microwave Electronics

Rui Hou

Ericsson

Christian Fager

Chalmers, Microtechnology and Nanoscience (MC2), Microwave Electronics

Bo Berglund

Ericsson

2021 51st European Microwave Conference, EuMC 2021

938-941
978-2-87487-063-7 (ISBN)

2021 51th European Microwave Conference, EuMC 2021
London, United Kingdom,

Subject Categories

Telecommunications

DOI

10.23919/EuMC50147.2022.9784157

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