Introduction The need for highly efficient, linear microwave power amplifiers has grown rapidly, especially as mobile and satellite communication systems have been developed and expanded [1]. These systems employ multilevel digital modulation techniques to achieve higher-data-rate and multimedia services. This results in a band-limited multi-carrier signal, which is spectrally efficient but exh...

We review the theory, fabrication, and implementation of the Josephson bifurcation amplifier (JBA). At the core of the JBA is a nonlinear oscillator based on a reactively shunted Josephson junction. A weak input signal to the amplifier couples to the junction critical current I(0) and results in a dispersive shift in the resonator plasma frequency omega(p). This shift is enhanced by biasing the...

An overview of digital predistortion techniques for microwave power amplifier linearization is here presented. Different predistortion approaches are considered, and both static and dynamic (memory effects) behavioral models are presented. Special focus is done to the most suitable solutions for facing the new challenge to linearize high-bandwidth amplifiers, as demands most of the new telecomm...

In this work, we propose a novel approach called “Normalized Gain Function (NGF) method” to design low/medium power single stage ultra wide band microwave amplifiers based on linear S parameters of the active device. Normalized Gain Function TNGF is defined as the ratio of T and |S21|, desired shape or frequency response of the gain function of the amplifier to be designed and the shape of the ...

This paper describes the Thermal and structural combined simulation on COMSOL Multiphysics of a Microwave (MW) Fin Taper (FT) Spatial Power Combiner (SPC) Power Amplifier (PA), based on rectangular Waveguide (WG). In the SPC based PA's, the captured power is feeded by microstrip transmission lines (μSTL’s) to Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuit (MMIC) Solid State Power Amplifier (SSPA’s). T...

The design of high power microwave amplifier involves three main components; namely the two port network, input matching and output matching circuits. All the components are formed by establishing the scattering parameters, followed by selecting appropriate reflection coefficient for the matched circuits. The characteristics of the design are based on Wireless Power Transmission prototype for t...

Paper presents a Neural Network Modelling approach to microwave LNA design. To acknowledge the specifications of the amplifier, Mobile Satellite Systems are analyzed. Scattering parameters of the LNA in the frequency range 0.5 to 18 GHz are calculated using a Multilayer Perceptron Artificial Neural Network model and corresponding smith charts and polar charts are plotted as output to the model....

f0 Ideal Abstract The first realization of a class-F InGaP/GaAs HBT amplifier considering up to 7th-order higher harmonic frequencies, operating at 1.9 GHz, is described. For a class-F amplifier design in microwave frequency ranges, not only increasing the number of treated harmonic frequencies, but also decreasing quantities of intrinsic and parasitic elements in a transistor is important. Mea...

—This study undertakes the theoretical design, CAD modeling, realization, and performance analysis of a microwave low-noise amplifier (LNA) which has been accurately developed for operation at 3.0 GHz (S-band). The objective of this research is to thoroughly analyze and develop a reliable microstrip LNA intended for a potential employment in wireless communication systems, and satellite applica...