DocumentCode
936036
Title
Approximate method for hand computation of nonlinear distortion performance of varactor tuning circuits
Author
Abuelma´atti, M.T.
Author_Institution
University of Bahrain, Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, Isa Town, Bahrain
Volume
133
Issue
5
fYear
1986
fDate
10/1/1986 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
265
Lastpage
270
Abstract
The nonlinear distortion performance of varactor tuning circuits excited by an arbitrary number of input sinusoids with arbitrary amplitudes is analysed using an exponential series representation of the charge/voltage characteristic of the varactor diode. The special case of relatively small input-signal amplitudes is considered in detail and approximate closed-form expressions are obtained for the output harmonics and intermodulation products of any order. The simple expressions can be used for quick estimation of the nonlinear distortion performance of varactor tuning circuits using hand computation.
Keywords
electric distortion; harmonics; intermodulation; nonlinear network analysis; tuning; varactors; arbitrary amplitudes; charge/voltage characteristic; exponential series representation; hand computation; input sinusoids; intermodulation products; manual computing; nonlinear distortion performance; output harmonics; varactor tuning circuits;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronic Circuits and Systems, IEE Proceedings G
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0143-7089
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/ip-g-1:19860044
Filename
4646880
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