The load-pull method of RF and microwave power amplifier design /

"The book is intended for readers with an existing base of knowledge regarding the wireless power amplifier (PA), a key semiconductor component used in all wireless communication products. The PA influences battery-life, talk-time, cost, and size of wireless communication devices. The author pr...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Sevic, John (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2020.
Temas:
Power amplifiers > Design and construction.
Amplifiers, Radio frequency > Design and construction.
Microwave amplifiers > Design and construction.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Microwaves.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • List of Figures
  • List of Tables
  • Acronyms, Abbreviations, and Notation
  • Preface
  • Foreword
  • Biography
  • Chapter 1 Historical Methods of RF Power Amplifier Design
  • 1.1 The RF Power Amplifier
  • 1.2 History of RF Power Amplifier Design Methods
  • 1.2.1 Copper Tape and the X-Acto Knife
  • 1.2.2 The Shunt Stub Tuner
  • 1.2.3 The Cripps Method
  • 1.3 The Load-Pull Method of RF Power Amplifier Design
  • 1.3.1 History of the Load-Pull Method
  • 1.3.2 RF Power Amplifier Design with the Load-Pull Method
  • 1.4 Historical Limitations of the Load-Pull Method
  • 1.4.1 Minimum Impedance Range
  • 1.4.2 Independent Harmonic Tuning
  • 1.4.3 Peak and RMS Power Capability
  • 1.4.4 Operating and Modulation Bandwidth
  • 1.4.5 Linearity Impairment
  • 1.4.6 Rigorous Error Analysis
  • 1.4.7 Acoustically Induced Vibrations
  • 1.5 Closing Remarks
  • References
  • Chapter 2 Automated Impedance Synthesis
  • 2.1 Methods of Automated Impedance Synthesis
  • 2.1.1 Passive Electromechanical Impedance Synthesis
  • 2.1.2 The Active-Loop Method of Impedance Synthesis
  • 2.1.3 The Active-Injection Method of Impedance Synthesis
  • 2.2 Understanding Electromechanical Tuner Performance
  • 2.2.1 Impedance Synthesis Range
  • 2.2.2 Operating Bandwidth
  • 2.2.3 Modulation Bandwidth
  • 2.2.4 Tuner Insertion Loss
  • 2.2.5 Power Capability
  • 2.2.6 Vector Repeatability
  • 2.2.7 Impedance State Resolution and Uniformity
  • 2.2.8 Factors Influencing Tuner Speed
  • 2.2.9 The Slab-Line to Coaxial Transition
  • 2.3 Advanced Considerations in Impedance Synthesis
  • 2.3.1 Independent Harmonic Impedance Synthesis
  • 2.3.2 Sub-1 O Impedance Synthesis
  • 2.4 Closing Remarks
  • 3.5 Closing Remarks
  • References
  • Chapter 4 Load-Pull Data Acquisition and Contour Generation
  • 4.1 Constant Source Power Load-Pull
  • 4.1.1 Load-Pull with a Single Set of Contours
  • 4.1.2 Load-Pull with Two or More Sets of Contours
  • 4.1.3 Load-Pull for Signal Quality Optimization
  • 4.1.4 Large-Signal Input Impedance
  • 4.2 Fixed-Parametric Load-Pull
  • 4.2.1 Fixed Load Power
  • 4.2.2 Fixed Gain Compression
  • 4.2.3 Fixed Peak-Average Ratio
  • 4.2.4 Fixed Signal Quality
  • 4.2.5 Treating Multiple Contour Intersections
  • 4.3 Harmonic Load-Pull
  • 4.3.1 Second Harmonic Load-Pull

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