Title :
A theory of distributed amplifiers exploiting growing waves
Author :
Farina, M. ; Rozzi, T.
Author_Institution :
Dipt. di Elettronica ed Autom., Univ. degli Studi di Ancona, Italy
Abstract :
Providing a discussion of the basic mechanisms of mode coupling and positive feed-back along FET electrodes, we propose some possible applications of the growing waves phenomena to distributed (continuous and discrete) amplifier design.
Keywords :
distributed amplifiers; eigenvalues and eigenfunctions; equivalent circuits; feedback amplifiers; microwave amplifiers; FET electrodes; amplifier design; continuous amplifier; discrete amplifier; distributed amplifiers; growing waves; mode coupling; positive feedback; Couplings; Distributed amplifiers; Electrodes; Equations; FETs; Operational amplifiers; Optical amplifiers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Transmission line matrix methods; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Symposium Digest, 1997., IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location :
Denver, CO, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3814-6
DOI :
10.1109/MWSYM.1997.602948
