A New Distributed Parameter Broadband Matching Method for Power Amplifier via Real Frequency Technique

A general matching method is presented in this paper for broadband power amplifier (PA) design. A novel cost function is proposed for the real frequency technique (RFT), which could straightforwardly describe PA optimal impedance along with frequency change. The new function is also developed to design a broadband transformer for the PA output matching network (MN). Based on Richard transformation, a commensurate transmission line is deployed so that the PA matching could be convenient expressed by a real positive function. More important is that the function could be directly implemented with a distributed MN through synthesis theory. Therefore, this method is practical for computer-aided design and has less calculation amount with new function for the RFT. To verify the method, a step-by-step design of a broadband PA is given. For large signals, power gain is 14.2-16.8 dB across 0.9-2.8 GHz, while output power is around 39.5 dBm. The maximum power-added efficiency is from 52.2% to 85.1%.

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