• DocumentCode
    3301899
  • Title

    Bi-directional amplifiers for half-duplex transceivers

  • Author

    Archer, J.W. ; Sevimli, O. ; Batchelor, R.A.

  • Author_Institution
    CSIRO, Epping, NSW, Australia
  • fYear
    1999
  • fDate
    17-20 Oct. 1999
  • Firstpage
    251
  • Lastpage
    254
  • Abstract
    This paper reports a unique bi-directional amplifier (BDA) circuit that combines the symmetry of common-gate connected HEMTs with topologically mirrored input and output matching, Bi-directional behavior of the BDA is demonstrated on fabricated circuits, with identical performance in forward and reverse directions. Between 40 and 45 GHz, 10-dB gain and 8-dB input and output return losses have been measured.
  • Keywords
    HEMT integrated circuits; MMIC amplifiers; impedance matching; millimetre wave amplifiers; transceivers; 10 dB; 40 to 45 GHz; 8 dB; BDA; MMIC architectures; bi-directional amplifiers; common-gate connected HEMTs; half-duplex transceivers; millimetre-wave transceivers; output return losses; topologically mirrored input/output matching; Bidirectional control; Diodes; Distributed parameter circuits; Frequency; Gain; Gallium arsenide; HEMTs; MMICs; Prototypes; Transceivers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    GaAs IC Symposium, 1999. 21st Annual
  • Conference_Location
    Monterey, CA, USA
  • ISSN
    1064-7775
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-5585-7
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/GAAS.1999.803769
  • Filename
    803769