Title :
Analysis and design of multi-octave MMIC active baluns using a distributed amplifier gate line termination technique
Author :
Baree, A.H. ; Robertson, Ian D.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., King´s Coll., London, UK
Abstract :
The analysis and design of a multi-octave MMIC active balun is described in this paper. The technique employed uses the gate-line ´termination´ of a distributed amplifier topology as a non-inverting output. Closed-form expressions for the two output signals have been derived. The MMIC prototype has achieved balun operation over 0.5 to 20 GHz with a 10/spl deg/ maximum phase error.<>
Keywords :
active networks; baluns; distributed amplifiers; equivalent circuits; field effect MMIC; 0.5 to 20 GHz; distributed amplifier; gate line termination technique; multi-octave MMIC active baluns; noninverting output; phase error; Bandwidth; Capacitance; Circuit topology; Delay; Distributed amplifiers; Educational institutions; Frequency; Impedance matching; MMICs; Positron emission tomography;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Symposium Digest, 1995., IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2581-8
DOI :
10.1109/MWSYM.1995.405910
