Title :
Distortion in bipolar transistor variable-gain amplifiers
Author :
Sansen, Willy M C ; Meyer, Robert G.
fDate :
8/1/1973 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Wide-band variable-gain amplifiers consisting of bipolar junction transistors and exhibiting maximum gain larger than unity are considered. The mechanisms of distortion are analyzed at low and high frequencies. Approximate expressions for distortion are derived and give good agreement with computational results and measurements. The most common high-performance variable-gain circuit realizations are discussed and compared for distortion performance.
Keywords :
Bipolar transistors; Electric distortion; Wideband amplifiers; bipolar transistors; electric distortion; wideband amplifiers; Bipolar transistors; Electrical engineering; Frequency; Laboratories; Logic circuits; Military computing; Nonlinear distortion; Schottky barriers; Schottky diodes; Solid state circuits;
Journal_Title :
Solid-State Circuits, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JSSC.1973.1050396
