Nonlinear Characterization of Varactors for Tunable Networks by Active Source-Pull and Load-Pull
Artikel i vetenskaplig tidskrift, 2011

Varactors are key components in the realization of tunable networks, for instance, in high-efficiency power-amplifier architectures. This paper presents a method to measure the varactor quality factor (Q-factor) in the presence of nonlinear distortion. The importance of correctly choosing the loading condition at the second harmonic is illustrated by multiharmonic active source- and load-pull measurements. Furthermore, the method also allows for accurate extraction of the bias-dependent series resistance without the need of area consuming resonant structures. The proposed method is applied to characterize a silicon-carbide (SiC) Schottky diode varactor at 3 GHz. The measured results reemphasize that varactors are not linear tunable, but inherently nonlinear components that require proper consideration of the higher order harmonics.

loach bc

high-power

Load-pull

varactor

vmt12

silicon-carbide (SiC)

p15

nonlinear measurement

energy relations

Q-factor

series resistance

source-pull

millimeter-wave

1964

carbide

Författare

Christer Andersson

Chalmers, Mikroteknologi och nanovetenskap, Mikrovågselektronik

Mattias Thorsell

Chalmers, Mikroteknologi och nanovetenskap, Mikrovågselektronik

Niklas Rorsman

Chalmers, Mikroteknologi och nanovetenskap, Mikrovågselektronik

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

0018-9480 (ISSN) 15579670 (eISSN)

Vol. 59 7 1753-1760 5756678

Ämneskategorier

Elektroteknik och elektronik

DOI

10.1109/TMTT.2011.2135377

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