Investigation of Push-Pull Microwave Power Amplifiers Using an Advanced Measurement Setup
Artikel i vetenskaplig tidskrift, 2013

In this letter, we investigate the influence of the output balun for realization of wideband and efficient microwave push-pull power amplifiers (PAs). For this, a push-pull GaN-HEMT PA operating between 1-3 GHz without an output balun has been implemented and a novel push-pull harmonic load-pullmeasurement setup that allows arbitrary balanced fundamental and second harmonic loads to be presented to the push-pull PA is proposed. The measurement results illustrate that the efficiency may be degraded up to 25% if improper common mode harmonic impedances are presented by the balun. The proposed approach allows the PA and balun to be investigated separately and is therefore expected to be an important tool for further research on balun and PA structures suitable for high efficiency and wideband push-pull applications at microwave frequencies.

Författare

Paul Saad

Chalmers, Mikroteknologi och nanovetenskap, Mikrovågselektronik

Gigahertzcentrum

Mattias Thorsell

Gigahertzcentrum

Chalmers, Mikroteknologi och nanovetenskap, Mikrovågselektronik

Kristoffer Andersson

Gigahertzcentrum

Chalmers, Mikroteknologi och nanovetenskap, Mikrovågselektronik

Christian Fager

Chalmers, Mikroteknologi och nanovetenskap, Mikrovågselektronik

Gigahertzcentrum

IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters

1531-1309 (ISSN) 15581764 (eISSN)

Vol. 23 4 220-222 6477181

Styrkeområden

Informations- och kommunikationsteknik

Ämneskategorier

Elektroteknik och elektronik

Nanoteknik

DOI

10.1109/lmwc.2013.2249502

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