Title :
Freitag method application to PA stability test
Author :
Jankowski, M. ; Limiti, E. ; Longhi, P.E.
Author_Institution :
Electron. Eng. Dept., Univ. of Roma "Tor Vergata", Rome
Abstract :
The multi-device Power Amplifier even and odd-mode stability is being tested using the Freitag approach. Results are verified by means of the time domain response of a sample circuit. Limitations are discussed and a possible extension of the method is proposed.
Keywords :
circuit stability; power amplifiers; time-domain analysis; Freitag method; even-mode stability; odd-mode stability; power amplifier stability test; time domain response; Circuit stability; Circuit testing; Eigenvalues and eigenfunctions; Electronic equipment testing; Impedance; Oscillators; Power amplifiers; Power engineering and energy; Power generation; Symmetric matrices; Freitag method; Power Amplifier stability; odd-mode;
Conference_Titel :
Integrated Nonlinear Microwave and Millimetre-Wave Circuits, 2008. INMMIC 2008. Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Malaga
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2645-4
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2646-1
DOI :
10.1109/INMMIC.2008.4745739