基于阶梯阻抗匹配网络的连续逆F类功率放大器

为了满足移动通信系统中功率放大器宽频带和高效率的需求，采用阶梯阻抗网络实现宽带匹配电路，设计了一款高效率连续逆F类功率放大器。选用CGH40010F GaN HEMT晶体管，通过对连续逆F类功率放大器的理论分析，并且结合ADS负载牵引与源牵引仿真，提取各频点的最佳负载阻抗和源阻抗，设计阶梯阻抗匹配电路，最终实现了一款宽带高效率功率放大器。测试结果表明，该功率放大器在3.2～3.8 GHz频段内，增益大于14 dB,增益平坦度小于±0.4 dB,饱和输出功率为40.6～40.9 dBm,最大漏极效率为64%～68%。该功率放大器的测试性能良好，可以为宽频带高效率功率放大器的设计提供参考。     

基于滤波匹配网络的连续逆F类功率放大器

为了满足功率放大器对高效率和宽带的要求,介绍了一种连续逆F类功率放大器设计方法。在分析连续逆F类模式的基波和谐波阻抗基础上,提出了一种阶跃阻抗匹配网络电路。为了验证方法的有效性,设计并实现了一个1.7~2.9 GHz宽带的连续逆F类功率放大器。测试结果表明,在工作带宽内,增益波动小于2 dB,饱和功率大于40.5 dBm,峰值效率为65%~76%。该方法为宽带高效率放大器设计提供了有益的参考。     

高效率F类功率放大器设计

F类功率放大器是一种高效率的放大器,其理论效率可以达到100%,在无线通信领域中有着广泛的应用和广阔的发展前景。简要阐述了F类放大器的基本理论,并对其效率进行了分析。设计出了带有输入输出谐波控制的高效率F类功率放大器,仿真结果表明在工作频率1 GHz时,输出功率为38 dBm,功率附加效率为74%;输出功率和功率附加效率都优于同条件下的B类功率放大器。     

高效率Class F功率放大器的设计

本文基于InGaP/GaAs HBT(HBT为异质结双极晶体管)工艺设计了一款高效率的Class F功率放大器。文中首先描述了F类功率放大器的特点和电路原理,然后对放大器的设计过程如匹配电路设计技术、谐波抑制对功率效率的影响,以及偏置电路的设计等问题做了详细的讨论。测试结果表明,设计的功率放大器在电源电压为5V,输出功率为37dBm时,效率达68%。     

高效E类功率放大器的设计

E类功率放大器是一种新型高效率放大器。是实现通信对抗领域用高效率、高功率、小型化功率放大器的重要途径。分析了其工作原理和设计计算方法，并根据计算结果设计了一款短波500W高效E类功率放大器，实际效率接近90％，而且体积小、增益高。     

一种宽禁带器件的高效E类功率放大器设计

E类功率放大器是一种新型高效率放大器,属于开关模式功率放大器,其理论效率可以达到100%。可用于雷达、通信和电子对抗等领域的末级功率放大器,是系统高效率、高功率和小型化功率放大器的重要途径。通过分析其工作原理,设计了一款L波段高效E类功率放大器,输出功率大于10 W,实际漏极效率达到74.8%。     

S 波段GaN HEMT 宽带逆F 类高效率功率放大器设计

提出一种宽频带GaN HEMT 逆F 类功率放大器设计方法,并完成S 波段高效率功率放大器的研制。首先对改进的GaN HEMT Angelov 大信号缩放模型进行分析,确定功放管栅宽模型参数;然后通过输出电容补偿、负载牵引技术获得最佳输入、输出阻抗,设计谐波控制网络实现对谐波阻抗的峰化;最后基于宽频带、高效率原则完成电路仿真版图优化。为验证该方法,基于国产GaN HEMT(栅宽1. 25mm)设计了一款中心频率2. 9GHz,带宽大于40% 的高效率逆F 类功放,测试结果表明频带内输出功率均大于3W、漏极效率达到60%。     

F类Doherty功率放大器的设计

为了满足新一代基站对功率放大器效率的要求,将开关F类功率放大器与Doherty理论相结合,并从实际应用考虑,采用LDMOS管研制了一款应用于FDD-LTE基站的高效率功率放大器,并将其与数字预失真系统结合。实测结果显示,设计的功放小信号增益为15dB左右,整个6dB回退范围内的功率附加效率大于42%,经过数字预失真系统纠正后的ACLR达-60dBc@5MHz,基本实现了高效率和高线性度的设计要求。     

1.8 GHz CMOS高效率E类功率放大器

电子产品的低功耗设计已成为研究的热点,低功耗、高效率功率放大器已成为降低系统功耗的关键所在.E类功率放大器是一种开关模式的功率放大器,理论上可以达到100%的漏极效率,具有广泛的应用前景.论述了用标准CMOS工艺实现高效率E类功率放大器所面临的诸多挑战以及一些相应的解决措施,并以0.18μm CMOS工艺设计了包含驱动级的两级结构的E类功率放大器.Spectre仿真结果表明,所设计的功率放大器在 25.5 dBm的输出功率时,具有52.8%的功率附加效率.     

2.65GHz双级高效、高增益F类开关功率放大器设计

在F类功率放大器的基本工作原理和设计方法的基础上,采用开路枝节微带线匹配的方法实现了F类功率放大器所需要的谐波阻抗匹配,并采用GaN HEMT晶体管设计制作了应用于无线通讯领域的双级高效高增益F类功率放大器。在2.65 GHz工作频率,该功率放大器具有65.69%功率附加效率(PAE)、20 dB的功率增益和10 W输出功率。该功率放大器的实测结果与电路仿真结果相吻合,证明了使用该方法设计F类功率放大器的有效性。     

C-band GaAs FET power amplifiers with 70-W output power and 50% PAE for satellite communication use

This paper describes a successfully developed high-power and high-efficiency C-band GaAs FET amplifier for satellite communication systems. To realize high efficiency in a high-power amplifier, an HFET well-designed for high-power applications is developed, and precise design for an amplifier is carried out. The HFET employed achieves reduction in a gate leakage current while maintaining a high maximum drain current. For precise design of an amplifier, large-signal FET model parameters are extracted using pulsed I-V and S-parameter measurements. Based on this model, second harmonic impedances as well as fundamental impedances are determined for obtaining high efficiency and input- and output-matching circuits which are assembled in a compact package are designed to achieve a high-efficiency internally matched amplifier. As a result, the amplifier delivers a high saturated output power of 70 W and a high power-added efficiency of 51%. These characteristics are the record power performance in C-band in terms of simultaneous achievement of high power and high efficiency. A low third order intermodulation distortion of -35 dBc is also obtained at a drain voltage of 10 V.     

High-Efficiency Envelope-Tracking W-CDMA Base-Station Amplifier Using GaN HFETs

A high-efficiency wideband code-division multiple-access (W-CDMA) base-station amplifier is presented using high-performance GaN heterostructure field-effect transistors to achieve high gain and efficiency with good linearity. For high efficiency, class J/E operation was employed, which can attain up to 80% efficiency over a wide range of input powers and power supply voltages. For nonconstant envelope input, the average efficiency is further increased by employing the envelope-tracking architecture using a wide-bandwidth high-efficiency envelope amplifier. The linearity of overall system is enhanced by digital pre-distortion. The measured average power-added efficiency of the amplifier is as high as 50.7% for a W-CDMA modulated signal with peak-to-average power ratio of 7.67 dB at an average output power of 37.2 W and gain of 10.0 dB. We believe that this corresponds to the best efficiency performance among reported base-station power amplifiers for W-CDMA. The measured error vector magnitude is as low as 1.74% with adjacent channel leakage ratio of -51.0 dBc at an offset frequency of 5 MHz     

基于双向牵引技术的射频功放设计与仿真

射频功率放大器是无线通信系统的核心部件,其输出功率和附加效率是设计的重点和难点,现有方法很难在功率和效率之间取得一致.为了解决这一问题,文中在综合考虑谐波分量以及负载阻抗、源阻抗对输出功率和附加效率影响的基础上,采用新型多谐波双向阻抗牵引技术,结合实例设计了一种高效率的射频功率放大器.在ADS中进行仿真,仿真结果表明功放在获得最佳附加效率的同时又有较高输出功率,证明了该方法的有效性.     

Adaptively linearised MMIC power amplifier for W-CDMA applications

A high-linearity and high-efficiency MMIC power amplifier is proposed that adopts a new on-chip adaptive bias circuit, which simultaneously improves efficiency at the low output power level and linearity at the high output power level. The intelligent W-CDMA power amplifier using the adaptive bias circuit extends the maximum linear output power of 0.6 dB and exhibits an improvement of average power usage efficiency of 1.85 times.     

High-Efficiency Power Amplifier Using Novel Dynamic Bias Switching

A novel bias-switching scheme for a high-efficiency power amplifier is proposed. Two voltage levels for the drain bias of the RF power amplifier are generated using a combination of a class E dc/ac inverter and a class E rectifier with offset voltage. When signal peaks occur, the output of the class E dc/ac inverter is rectified and the rectified dc is added to the offset voltage by the class E rectifier, which boosts the drain bias of the RF power amplifier. Except during peaks, the drain bias of the RF power amplifier is connected to the offset voltage directly. Since the efficiency when there are no peaks is very high due to the direct connection between the offset voltage and drain bias, the overall efficiency of the RF power amplifier can be improved dramatically in high peak-to-average power ratio (PAPR) systems. The measured results show that the drain bias of the RF power amplifier is boosted up to approximately 1.8 times the offset voltage when the RF peaks generate. The overall efficiency of the proposed bias-switching amplifier is improved by 62% compared to that of the fixed bias amplifier in high PAPR systems     

基于谐波调谐的双频高效功率放大器设计

为了满足无线通信系统对低功耗双频功放的需求,分析高效功放的阻抗条件,提出了一种新型双频输出匹配电路,包括谐波控制电路和基波匹配电路两部分.首先,通过调谐晶体管的谐波阻抗减小漏极电压和漏极电流波形的重叠,从而提高功放的效率;其次,通过公式推导得出双频阻抗匹配电路参数,将晶体管在两个频率下的最佳基波阻抗匹配至50Ω.为验证...     

2.0 W CW, diffraction-limited tapered amplifier with diode injection

The authors have demonstrated an all-semiconductor discrete-element 1.5 mm length tapered-amplifier MOPA (master oscillator power amplifier) emitting up to 2.0 W CW in a diffraction-limited pattern. The tapered single-pass amplifier MOPA exhibits a very high differential efficiency of 72% and a total energy conversion efficiency of 39% at 2.0 W CW output power. The high efficiency of the MOPA is attributed to the tapered amplifier design, which maximises extraction efficiency with a low-power injected beam of 25 mW from a single-mode laser diode. Such an MOPA will have applications where compact, high-efficiency, diffraction-limited sources of radiation are required, such as frequency doubling and free-space communication.<>     

A High-Gain, 28GHz, 200kW Gyroklystron Amplifier

A design study of a high efficiency/gain gyroklystron amplifier is performed to demonstrate amplified radiation power of 200kW operating at 28GHz. A key design feature of the present gyroklystron amplifier is that the amplifier is designed to be high gain so that it can be saturated by a low power solid state power amplifier. A non-linear, time-dependent, large signal numerical code is used to predict tube performance. Simulations predict that a stable amplifier radiation power of 214kW is produced with a saturated gain of 54dB, an electronic efficiency of 37%, and a frequency bandwidth of 0.3% from a five-cavity gyroklystron amplifier. The amplifier gain is found to be very sensitive to a beam velocity spread.