Designing a Broadband Amplifier Without Load–Pull
- 24 February 2021
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters
- Vol. 31 (6), 593-596
- https://doi.org/10.1109/lmwc.2021.3061804
Abstract
The design of a broadband amplifier without using load-pull is described. This approach relies on a coarse model of the power amplifier, in which matching networks are represented by rational polynomials and the device by its large-signal model. A simultaneous search of the impedance space and possible matching networks via particle swarm optimization (PSO) can identify the design solution. The prototype amplifier demonstrates an outstanding gain of 12.8-14.9 dB with ±1 dB gain flatness, output power greater than 40 dBm, and efficiency between 51% and 70% over a target frequency range of 2.4-4.6 GHz, the highest frequency range using the CGH40010 to date. The measured two-tone third-order intermodulation (IMD3) is lower than -20 dBc up to an average output power of 38.7 dBm for frequencies less than 4.2 GHz. The impedances obtained by our approach converge within the high-efficiency region identified by the conventional load-pull approach.Keywords
Funding Information
- ENIAC-JU Project PARSIMO (270687)
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