DocumentCode
342124
Title
Transient analysis of a spatial power combining amplifier
Author
Christoffersen, C.E. ; Nakazawa, S. ; Summers, M.A. ; Steer, M.B.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC, USA
Volume
2
fYear
1999
fDate
13-19 June 1999
Firstpage
791
Abstract
An integrated electromagnetic and circuit simulation environment is developed for the transient simulation of spatial power combining systems. The analysis incorporates surface modes, nonuniform excitation and full nonlinear effects. A state-variable approach makes the transient analysis very robust. The simulation tools are used to predict the performance of a 2 by 2 quasi-optical grid amplifier.
Keywords
circuit simulation; convolution; distributed amplifiers; microwave power amplifiers; power combiners; transient analysis; integrated EM/circuit simulation environment; nonlinear effects; nonuniform excitation; quasi-optical grid amplifier; spatial power combining amplifier; state-variable approach; surface modes; transient analysis; transient simulation; Admittance; Circuit simulation; Electromagnetic modeling; Electromagnetic wave polarization; Lenses; Microwave amplifiers; Power amplifiers; Power system modeling; Transient analysis; Voltage;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Microwave Symposium Digest, 1999 IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location
Anaheim, CA, USA
Print_ISBN
0-7803-5135-5
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/MWSYM.1999.779878
Filename
779878
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