• DocumentCode
    396332
  • Title

    A general theory of third-order intermodulation distortion in common-emitter radio frequency circuits

  • Author

    Sheng, Liwei ; Larson, Lawrence E.

  • Author_Institution
    Center for Wireless Commun., California Univ., San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    2003
  • fDate
    25-28 May 2003
  • Abstract
    This paper presents a general analysis of the 3rd-order nonlinearity of a single-ended and differential common-emitter (CE) radio frequency (RF) amplifier. With direct computation of the third-order nonlinear response, a closed-form expression was derived. The results suggested several novel ways to cancel the third-order nonlinearity without affecting the in-band Noise Figure of the amplifier.
  • Keywords
    circuit noise; differential amplifiers; intermodulation distortion; radiofrequency amplifiers; differential common-emitter radiofrequency amplifier; intermodulation distortion; noise figure; third-order nonlinearity; Capacitance; Circuits; Differential amplifiers; Impedance; Intermodulation distortion; Linearity; Radio frequency; Radiofrequency amplifiers; Voltage; Wireless communication;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Circuits and Systems, 2003. ISCAS '03. Proceedings of the 2003 International Symposium on
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-7761-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ISCAS.2003.1205529
  • Filename
    1205529