DocumentCode
2674363
Title
Photoswitch-Controlled Class E RF Power Amplifier
Author
Karabegovic, Armin ; O´Connell, Robert M.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Missouri Univ., Columbia, MO
fYear
2006
fDate
14-18 May 2006
Firstpage
150
Lastpage
152
Abstract
Class E amplifier theoretical efficiency is 100%, but the practical results at 10 GHz are much lower. In this paper, we propose a Class E amplifier that uses a photoswitch as active device instead of a transistor. The photoswitch opening and closing is controlled by light pulses. We used Silvaco software to do simulations of such an amplifier. Using this design, our best simulated efficiency at 10 GHz is 62.5%
Keywords
photoconducting switches; power amplifiers; radiofrequency amplifiers; 10 GHz; Silvaco software; class E RF power amplifier; light pulse; photoswitch; Circuit simulation; Lighting control; Power amplifiers; Pulse amplifiers; Radar; Radio frequency; Radiofrequency amplifiers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Switches; Thermal conductivity;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Power Modulator Symposium, 2006. Conference Record of the 2006 Twenty-Seventh International
Conference_Location
Arlington, VA
Print_ISBN
1-4244-0018-X
Electronic_ISBN
1-4244-0019-8
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/MODSYM.2006.365204
Filename
4216156
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