In this article,a graphic design method for broadband Doherty power amplifier(DPA) is proposed based on the basic principle of impedance matching with the help of Smith chart.The proposed graphic method avoids the com...In this article,a graphic design method for broadband Doherty power amplifier(DPA) is proposed based on the basic principle of impedance matching with the help of Smith chart.The proposed graphic method avoids the complex formula derivation in the traditional amplifier circuit design process,and the design process is more simple and intuitive.Besides,it only takes three steps to build the load modulation network(LMN) of two power amplifiers(PA) of the DPA.Besides,a capacitor is used to replace the parasitic parameters of the transistor,and the LMN designed in the two modes is used for exploration and comparison.Further more,the output impedance of the peaking PA is introduced to make the reflection coefficient trajectory on Smith chart lowfrequency dispersion so as to expand the bandwidth of the DPA at the output power back-off(OBO) level.It would not affect the performance of DPA in the saturation(SAT) state.In this way,a broadband DPA can be implemented easily.To validate the proposed design method,a broadband DPA operating from 1.9to 2.6 GHz is designed and measured based on the proposed method.Under the continuous-wave excitation,the fabricated DPA has a 6 dB OBO efficiency of 48%-56% and a SAT efficiency of 64%-73% from 1.75 to 2.45 GHz,and the peak output power is 48.9-49.8 dBm.展开更多
We propose an optimization method based on evolutionary computation for the design of broadband high-efficiency current-biased reverse load-modulation power amplifiers(CB-RLM PAs).First,given the reverse load-modulati...We propose an optimization method based on evolutionary computation for the design of broadband high-efficiency current-biased reverse load-modulation power amplifiers(CB-RLM PAs).First,given the reverse load-modulation characteristics of CB-RLM PAs,a comprehensive objective function is proposed that combines multi-state impedance trajectory constraints with in-band performance deviations.For the saturation and 6 dB power back-off(PBO)states,approximately optimal impedance regions on the Smith chart are derived using impedance constraint circles based on load-pull simulations.These regions are used together with in-band performance deviations(e.g.,saturated efficiency,6 dB PBO efficiency,and saturated output power)for matching network optimization and design.Second,a multi-objective evolutionary algorithm based on decomposition with adaptive weights,neighborhood,and global replacement is integrated with harmonic balance simulations to optimize design parameters and evaluate performance.Finally,to validate the proposed method,a broadband CB-RLM PA operating from 0.6 to 1.8 GHz is designed and fabricated.Measurement results show that the efficiencies at saturation,6 dB PBO,and 8 dB PBO all exceed 43.6%,with saturated output power being maintained at 40.9–41.5 dBm,which confirms the feasibility and effectiveness of the proposed broadband high-efficiency CB-RLM PA optimization and design approach.展开更多
无线通信系统中,功率放大器既是发射端尺寸最大的器件,也是功耗最高的器件。为应对通信系统对功放提出的小体积、高效率的要求,介绍了一款基于GaN工艺的内匹配Doherty功率放大器。该放大器工作频率为3.4~3.6 GHz,饱和输出功率大于47 d ...无线通信系统中,功率放大器既是发射端尺寸最大的器件,也是功耗最高的器件。为应对通信系统对功放提出的小体积、高效率的要求,介绍了一款基于GaN工艺的内匹配Doherty功率放大器。该放大器工作频率为3.4~3.6 GHz,饱和输出功率大于47 d Bm,附加效率大于55%,输出功率回退4.5 d B时,附加效率大于52%。功率放大器采用内匹配技术设计,可以有效减小体积,整个放大器外封装尺寸为30.8 mm×27.4 mm。展开更多
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 62001061)。
文摘In this article,a graphic design method for broadband Doherty power amplifier(DPA) is proposed based on the basic principle of impedance matching with the help of Smith chart.The proposed graphic method avoids the complex formula derivation in the traditional amplifier circuit design process,and the design process is more simple and intuitive.Besides,it only takes three steps to build the load modulation network(LMN) of two power amplifiers(PA) of the DPA.Besides,a capacitor is used to replace the parasitic parameters of the transistor,and the LMN designed in the two modes is used for exploration and comparison.Further more,the output impedance of the peaking PA is introduced to make the reflection coefficient trajectory on Smith chart lowfrequency dispersion so as to expand the bandwidth of the DPA at the output power back-off(OBO) level.It would not affect the performance of DPA in the saturation(SAT) state.In this way,a broadband DPA can be implemented easily.To validate the proposed design method,a broadband DPA operating from 1.9to 2.6 GHz is designed and measured based on the proposed method.Under the continuous-wave excitation,the fabricated DPA has a 6 dB OBO efficiency of 48%-56% and a SAT efficiency of 64%-73% from 1.75 to 2.45 GHz,and the peak output power is 48.9-49.8 dBm.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.62171204,62171129,62001192).
文摘We propose an optimization method based on evolutionary computation for the design of broadband high-efficiency current-biased reverse load-modulation power amplifiers(CB-RLM PAs).First,given the reverse load-modulation characteristics of CB-RLM PAs,a comprehensive objective function is proposed that combines multi-state impedance trajectory constraints with in-band performance deviations.For the saturation and 6 dB power back-off(PBO)states,approximately optimal impedance regions on the Smith chart are derived using impedance constraint circles based on load-pull simulations.These regions are used together with in-band performance deviations(e.g.,saturated efficiency,6 dB PBO efficiency,and saturated output power)for matching network optimization and design.Second,a multi-objective evolutionary algorithm based on decomposition with adaptive weights,neighborhood,and global replacement is integrated with harmonic balance simulations to optimize design parameters and evaluate performance.Finally,to validate the proposed method,a broadband CB-RLM PA operating from 0.6 to 1.8 GHz is designed and fabricated.Measurement results show that the efficiencies at saturation,6 dB PBO,and 8 dB PBO all exceed 43.6%,with saturated output power being maintained at 40.9–41.5 dBm,which confirms the feasibility and effectiveness of the proposed broadband high-efficiency CB-RLM PA optimization and design approach.
文摘无线通信系统中,功率放大器既是发射端尺寸最大的器件,也是功耗最高的器件。为应对通信系统对功放提出的小体积、高效率的要求,介绍了一款基于GaN工艺的内匹配Doherty功率放大器。该放大器工作频率为3.4~3.6 GHz,饱和输出功率大于47 d Bm,附加效率大于55%,输出功率回退4.5 d B时,附加效率大于52%。功率放大器采用内匹配技术设计,可以有效减小体积,整个放大器外封装尺寸为30.8 mm×27.4 mm。
