论文信息 - A 2 W, high efficiency, 2-8 GHz, cascode HBT MMIC power distributed amplifier

A 2 W, high efficiency, 2-8 GHz, cascode HBT MMIC power distributed amplifier

In this paper a new topology for wideband power distributed amplifiers is proposed. This topology is based on a nonlinearly optimized HBT cascode cell. More than 2 W have been measured in the 2-8 GHz frequency range with an associated gain of 9 dB and a PAE higher than 20%. Those results have been found in good agreement with the simulated ones.

Ph. Auxemery | R. Quere | J.P. Viaud | M. Campovecchio | J.Ph. Fraysse

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