High power load pull with X-parameters - a new paradigm for modeling and design

Author

Simpson, G.

Author_Institution

Maury Microwave, Ontario, CA, USA

fYear

2010

fDate

12-13 April 2010

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

Load pull with x-parameters is more than a measurement - it creates instant large signal models for simulation and design of complex power amplifier circuits. The model is accurate over the whole range of the device operation and the modeling and design can be done in days, rather than weeks or months. This paper will discuss the process of setting up for high power load pull with X-Parameters, doing the measurement, and bringing the data into the simulation.

Keywords

microwave power amplifiers; network synthesis; complex power amplifier circuits; device operation; high power load pull; instant large signal models; microwave power amplifiers; x-parameters; Circuit simulation; Distortion measurement; Frequency; Impedance measurement; Microwave amplifiers; Microwave devices; Microwave measurements; Power measurement; Scattering parameters; Signal design; automatic testing; design automation; distortion; microwave measurements; microwave power amplifiers; modeling; nonlinear circuits; nonlinearities; time domain measurements;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Wireless and Microwave Technology Conference (WAMICON), 2010 IEEE 11th Annual

Conference_Location

Melbourne, FL

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-6688-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/WAMICON.2010.5461843

Filename

5461843