DocumentCode
2696806
Title
A nonlinear mason model for 3rd order harmonic and intermodulation simulations of SAW duplexers
Author
Li Chen ; Solal, Marc ; Briot, Jean ; Hester, Shawn ; Malocha, Donald ; Wahid, Parveen
Author_Institution
TriQuint Semicond. Inc., Apopka, FL, USA
fYear
2012
fDate
7-10 Oct. 2012
Firstpage
56
Lastpage
60
Abstract
Nonlinearity distortion measurements and accurate modeling techniques for surface acoustic wave (SAW) devices are desired for third generation (3G) and fourth generation (4G) telecommunication systems. In this paper, a novel nonlinear Mason equivalent circuit model including a 3rd order nonlinear coefficient in the wave propagation is presented. The model is able to accurately simulate both small signal (S parameters) and large signal (3rd harmonic and 3rd order intermodulation) responses of a SAW duplexer. Harmonic and intermodulation measurement techniques are also discussed.
Keywords
distortion measurement; equivalent circuits; intermodulation; multiplexing equipment; surface acoustic wave devices; 3G telecommunication system; 3rd harmonic; 3rd order harmonic; 3rd order intermodulation; 3rd order nonlinear coefficient; 4G telecommunication system; SAW device; SAW duplexer; fourth generation telecommunication system; harmonic measurement; intermodulation measurement; intermodulation simulation; modeling technique; nonlinear Mason equivalent circuit model; nonlinearity distortion measurement; surface acoustic wave device; third generation telecommunication system; wave propagation; Frequency measurement; Integrated circuit modeling; Mathematical model; Surface acoustic waves; Transducers; Transmission line measurements;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Ultrasonics Symposium (IUS), 2012 IEEE International
Conference_Location
Dresden
ISSN
1948-5719
Print_ISBN
978-1-4673-4561-3
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ULTSYM.2012.0015
Filename
6562526
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