Buisman, Koen;
Perez-Cisneros, Jose-Ramon;
Hallberg, William;
Nopchinda, Dhecha;
Zampardi, Peter J;
(2021)
Mixed-Mode Active Load-Pull Using one Single-Ended Device-Under-Test.
In:
Proceedings of the IEEE Topical Conference on RF/Microwave Power Amplifiers for Radio and Wireless Applications (PAWR) 2021.
(pp. pp. 20-23).
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
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Abstract
A method to emulate differential transmitter architectures is presented. The technique, which is based on mixed-mode active load-pull measurements, predicts power amplifier (PA) performance while avoiding the need to manufacture the complete PA. The method is based on an iterative procedure using transistor/branch PA active load-pull measurements together with the S-parameters of the load network. Advantageously, real world performance of the complete differential PA can be evaluated in the design stage. Thereby, many different output combiners and configurations, e.g., biases, transistors, and branch phases, can be fully evaluated without fabrication. Compared to prior art, the method requires only a single representative device-under-test, while providing flexibility in the input signal and the target load network. Thus, a novel powerful measurement tool for PA designers is presented. The technique is demonstrated by performing mixed-mode load-pull and emulating a differential amplifier at 2.14 GHz using continuous wave signals.
| Type: | Proceedings paper |
|---|---|
| Title: | Mixed-Mode Active Load-Pull Using one Single-Ended Device-Under-Test |
| Event: | IEEE Topical Conference on RF/Microwave Power Amplifiers for Radio and Wireless Applications (PAWR) |
| Location: | San Diego, CA, USA |
| Dates: | 17th-22nd January 2021 |
| ISBN-13: | 978-1-6654-0409-9 |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1109/PAWR51852.2021.9375580 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1109/PAWR51852.2021.9375580 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher's terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Active load–pull, differential, emulation, measurement technique, mixed-mode S-parameters, power amplifier |
| UCL classification: | UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Electronic and Electrical Eng UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10157532 |
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