Design of highly efficient broadband class-E power amplifier using synthesized low-pass matching networks

K Chen, D Peroulis - IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory …, 2011 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A new methodology for designing and implementing high-efficiency broadband Class-E
power amplifiers (PAs) using high-order low-pass filter-prototype is proposed in this paper. A …

Co-Design of Highly Efficient Power Amplifier and High- Output Bandpass Filter

K Chen, J Lee, WJ Chappell… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper reports the first co-design configuration of a power amplifier (PA) in cascade with
a high-Q bandpass filter. By matching the filter's input port directly to the transistor's drain …

A novel approach to the design of a broadband high efficiency Class-E power amplifier with over 87% bandwidth

F Tamjid, A Ghahremani… - 2017 IEEE Topical …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A systematic methodology for designing and implementing a broadband high-efficiency
Class-E GaN power amplifier (PA) is proposed. The non-linear model of the GaN device is …

100 MHz–8 GHz linear distributed GaN MMIC power amplifier with improved power-added efficiency

JS Moon, J Kang, D Brown, R Grabar… - 2017 IEEE Topical …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We report on a multi-octave (100 MHz-8 GHz), linear nonuniform distributed amplifier
(NDPA) in a MMIC architecture using scaled 120-nm short-gate-length GaN HEMTs. The …

A novel design approach for highly efficient multioctave bandwidth GaN power amplifiers

MT Arnous, Z Zhang, SE Barbin… - IEEE Microwave and …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This letter presents a novel approach to design highly efficient multioctave bandwidth power
amplifiers (PAs). The fundamental load impedances are slightly detuned out of their …

Decade bandwidth high efficiency GaN HEMT power amplifier designed with resistive harmonic loading

CM Andersson, J Moon, C Fager, B Kim… - 2012 IEEE/MTT-S …, 2012 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The use of resistive loading at higher harmonics in wideband power amplifier design is
proposed. Although the theoretical efficiency of such operation is lower than other classes …

2-W Broadband GaN Power-Amplifier RFIC Using the Doubling Technique and Digitally Assisted Distortion Cancellation

AM El-Gabaly, D Stewart… - IEEE transactions on …, 2012 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The method of derivative superposition is enhanced with digital techniques to cancel the
intermodulation distortion generated by a 2-W power amplifier (PA) RF integrated circuit …

Widely tunable high-efficiency power amplifier with ultra-narrow instantaneous bandwidth

K Chen, X Liu, D Peroulis - IEEE transactions on microwave …, 2012 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper reports the first power amplifier (PA) that simultaneously achieves a very narrow
instantaneous bandwidth (2%) while being tunable over a 38.5% frequency range (2.1-3.1 …

Towards wideband hyperthermia treatment system

N Nizam-Uddin, W Alkadri… - The Applied …, 2017 - journals.riverpublishers.com
This paper presents an overview of design and functionality of the essential modules
proposed to build a wideband hyperthermia system. Description is provided of the waveform …

A wideband 0.7–2.2 GHz tunable power amplifier with over 64% efficiency based on high-Q second harmonic loading

YC Wu, K Chen, EJ Naglich… - 2013 IEEE MTT-S …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A non-resistive high-Q bandwidth-extension technique for wideband high-efficiency power
amplifiers is proposed in this paper. Specifically, the problem of proper termination of the …