Title :
Intermodulation distortion improvement by active compensation in an X-band IMPATT amplifier
Author :
Aitchison, C.S. ; Bains, A.S.
Author_Institution :
Chelsea College, Department of Electronics, London, UK
Abstract :
The intermodulation products generated in an actively compensated X-band IMPATT amplifier have been measured and compared with the corresponding uncompensated amplifier. The 3rd-order intercept point increases from 11.5 dB to 23 dB, giving an improvement of 11.5 dB.
Keywords :
IMPATT diodes; compensation; intermodulation; microwave amplifiers; solid-state microwave circuits; X-band IMPATT amplifier; active compensation; intermodulation distortion;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19780318
