• DocumentCode
    2148393
  • Title

    Efficient High Power Amplifiers with Transmission Power Control Function

  • Author

    Okazaki, Hiroshi ; Ohira, Takashi ; Arabi, Katsuhiko

  • Author_Institution
    NTT Network Innovation Laboratories, 1-1 Hikarinooka, Yokosuka, KANAGAWA, 239-0847 JAPAN. E-mail: okazaki@wslab.ntt.co.jp
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    1999
  • fDate
    Oct. 1999
  • Firstpage
    275
  • Lastpage
    278
  • Abstract
    A new switchless scheme of transmission power control (TPC) function for high power amplifiers (HPAs) is proposed. Ku-band amplifier MMICs that followed this scheme were fabricated and tested. The amplifier MMICs and transmission lines instead of switches were used to construct the HPAwhich has TPC function by switching two amplifiers. Experimental results show that the HPA can achieve significant reduction of dc power at low output power levels under transmission power control.
  • Keywords
    Communication switching; FETs; Frequency; High power amplifiers; Impedance; Power amplifiers; Power control; Power generation; Power transmission lines; Switches;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Microwave Conference, 1999. 29th European
  • Conference_Location
    Munich, Germany
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/EUMA.1999.338464
  • Filename
    4139493