• DocumentCode
    402297
  • Title

    Active load pull with fourth harmonic tuning based on an IQ modulator concept

  • Author

    Bunz, Bernd ; Kompa, Günter

  • Author_Institution
    Kassel Univ., Germany
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    2003
  • fDate
    7-9 Oct. 2003
  • Firstpage
    359
  • Abstract
    This paper presents on wafer-measurements of a transistor optimised for linear amplifier operation with for the first time 4h harmonic load pull variations. Results show that the termination of the 4th harmonic has nonnegligible influence on the performance of an FET.
  • Keywords
    MMIC power amplifiers; UHF power amplifiers; circuit tuning; field effect MMIC; harmonic distortion; intermodulation distortion; microwave reflectometry; modulators; IQ modulator concept; RF power amplifiers; active load pull; fourth harmonic tuning; intermodulation distortion minimization; linear amplifier operation; microwave power amplifiers; optimised FET; wafer measurements; Impedance; Microwave measurements; Performance evaluation; Power amplifiers; Power generation; Power measurement; Power system harmonics; Radio frequency; Radiofrequency amplifiers; Time measurement;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Microwave Conference, 2003. 33rd European
  • Print_ISBN
    1-58053-834-7
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/EUMC.2003.1262293
  • Filename
    1262293
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=402297