• DocumentCode
    2687049
  • Title

    A Nonlinear GaAs FET Model for Use in the Design of Output Circuits for Power Amplifiers

  • Author

    Curtice, W.R. ; Ettenberg, M.

  • fYear
    1985
  • fDate
    4-6 June 1985
  • Firstpage
    405
  • Lastpage
    408
  • Abstract
    A nonlinear equivalent circuit model for the GaAs FET has been developed based upon the small-signal device model and separate current measurements, including drain-gate avalanche current data. The harmonic balance technique is used to develop the FET rf load-pull characteristics in an amplifier configuration under large signal operation. Computed and experimental load-pull results show good agreement.
  • Keywords
    Current measurement; Equivalent circuits; FETs; Frequency domain analysis; Frequency estimation; Gallium arsenide; MESFET circuits; Power amplifiers; Radiofrequency amplifiers; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Microwave Symposium Digest, 1985 IEEE MTT-S International
  • Conference_Location
    St. Louis, MO, USA
  • ISSN
    0149-645X
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/MWSYM.1985.1131996
  • Filename
    1131996