2011 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium 2011
DOI: 10.1109/mwsym.2011.5972557
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Electronically tuned UHF power amplifier

Abstract: This electronically tunable UHF power amplifier (PA) is based upon a gallium-nitride (GaN) HEMT operated in class C. The gate input is tuned by two arrays of varactor diodes. The drain output is tuned by a three-stub tuner whose stub lengths are controlled by pin diodes. From 325 to 800 MHz (factor of 2.5:1), the PA delivers an output of 34 to 50 W with an overall efficiency of 47 to 65 percent.

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“…These systems must typically operate over a load resistance ratio that is equal or greater than the desired output power ratio obtained through load modulation. Direct load modulation of inverters can also be realized through electronic tuning of matching networks, as explored in [30,31,32].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…These systems must typically operate over a load resistance ratio that is equal or greater than the desired output power ratio obtained through load modulation. Direct load modulation of inverters can also be realized through electronic tuning of matching networks, as explored in [30,31,32].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…To overcome this circumstance, several methods have been proposed and investigated e.g. supply modulation using envelope tracking [1], [2], load modulation using Doherty concept [3], [4] or reconfigurable networks based on tunable components [5], [6]. Barium-Strontium-Titanate (BST) based varactors have shown promising perspectives in terms of realizing a passive tunable matching network (TMN) for high power applications [7].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Impedance tuners [40,40,[86][87][88][89][90][91][92][93][94][95][96] convert the impedance values at their output to a known impedance value at their input. The tunable MN for reconfigurable RF frontends presented in [97] includes a harmonic tuning, the feature demanded in high efficiency PA design.…”
Section: Impedance Tunersmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Many impedance tuners achieve tuning typically using MOS varactors [88], diodes [92,96], switches [91], and more recently MEMS devices [7,87,90,95]. Semiconductor varactors have acceptable impedance coverage and handle high power up to 30 dBm at frequencies up to 5 GHz.…”
Section: Impedance Tunersmentioning
confidence: 99%