Title :
Novel base-band envelope load pull architecture [RF device testing]
Author :
Williams, Tudor ; Benedikt, Johannes ; Tasker, Paul J.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Eng., Cardiff Univ., UK
Abstract :
The paper presents a novel active load-pull architecture capable of providing a constant broadband load with varying drive conditions that is unconditionally stable thus overcoming for the first time many of the problems associated with existing active load pull architectures.
Keywords :
UHF measurement; electric impedance measurement; electronic equipment testing; impedance matching; test equipment; 1.8 GHz; RF device testing; active load-pull architecture; base-band envelope load pull architecture; constant broadband load; load impedance emulation; unconditionally stable drive conditions; varying load drive conditions; Circuits; Demodulation; Emulation; Frequency conversion; Impedance; RF signals; Radio frequency; Reflection; Signal generators; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
High Frequency Postgraduate Student Colloquium, 2004
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8426-1
DOI :
10.1109/HFPSC.2004.1360378
