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Advanced Techniques in RF Power

Amplifier Design

For a listing of recent titles in the Artech House Microwave Library, turn to the back of this book.

Advanced Techniques in RF Power

Amplifier Design

Steve C. Cripps

Artech House

Boston • London www.artechhouse.com

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Cripps, Steve C.

Advanced techniques in RF power amplifier design / Steve Cripps. p. cm. — (Artech House microwave library)

Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 1-58053-282-9 (alk. paper)

1. Power amplifiers. 2. Amplifiers, Radio frequency. I. Title. II. Series.

TK7871.58.P6 C72

2002

621.384’12—dc21

2002016427

British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data

Cripps, Steve C.

Advanced techniques in RF power amplifier design. — (Artech House microwave library)

1. Power amplifiers—Design 2. Amplifiers, Radio frequency I. Title

621.3’8412

ISBN 1-58053-282-9

Cover design by Gary Ragaglia

© 2002 ARTECH HOUSE, INC.

685 Canton Street

Norwood, MA 02062

All rights reserved. Printed and bound in the United States of America. No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher.

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International Standard Book Number: 1-58053-282-9

Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 2002016427

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Contents

 

Preface

xi

 

Acknowledgments

xv

1

Class AB Amplifiers

1

1.1

Introduction

1

1.2

Classical Class AB Modes

2

1.3

Class AB: A Different Perspective

9

1.4

RF Bipolars: Vive La Difference

16

1.4.1

A Basic RF BJT Model

16

1.5

On Sweet Spots and IM Glitches

29

1.6

Conclusions

31

 

Reference

32

2

Doherty and Chireix

33

2.1

Introduction

33

2.2

The Doherty PA

34

2.2.1

Introduction and Formulation

34

v

vi Advanced Techniques in RF Power Amplifier Design

2.2.2

The Classical Doherty Configuration

37

2.2.3

Variations on the Classical Configuration

42

2.2.4

Peaking Amplifier Configurations

49

2.2.5

Doherty PA Matching Topologies

52

2.2.6

The Multiple Doherty PA

56

2.2.7

Doherty PA Conclusions

56

2.3

The Chireix Outphasing PA

58

2.3.1

Introduction and Formulation

58

2.3.2

Discussion, Analysis, and Simulation

62

2.3.3

Variations

69

2.3.4

Chireix: Conclusions

71

 

References

72

3

Some Topics in PA Nonlinearity

73

3.1

Introduction

73

3.2A Problem, a Solution, and Problems with the

 

Solution

74

3.3

Power Series, Volterra Series, and Polynomials

77

3.4

Two-Carrier Characterization

89

3.5

Memory and IM Asymmetry in RFPAs

94

3.6

PAs and Peak-to-Average Ratios

105

3.7

Conclusions

109

 

References

110

4

Feedback Techniques

111

4.1

Introduction

111

4.2

Feedback Techniques

114

4.3Amplitude Envelope Feedback: Configuration and

 

Analysis

121

4.4

Vector Envelope Feedback

137

 

Contents

vii

 

 

 

4.5

Low Latency PA Design

140

4.6

Variations

146

4.7

Conclusions

150

 

References

151

5

Predistortion Techniques

153

5.1

Introduction

153

5.2

Third-Degree PA: Predistortion Analysis

156

5.3

PD Characteristic for General PA Model

163

5.4Practical Realization of the Predistorter Function:

 

Introduction

177

5.5

Analog Predistorters

179

5.6

DSP Predistortion

187

5.7

Conclusions

194

 

References

195

6

Feedforward Power Amplifiers

197

6.1

Introduction

197

6.2

The Feedforward Loop

198

6.3

AM-PM Correction in the Feedforward Loop

204

6.4

Error Insertion Coupling

208

6.5Third-Degree Analysis of the Generalized

 

Feedforward (FFW) Loop

216

6.5.1

Formulation and Analysis

216

6.5.2

Tracking Errors

222

6.5.3

Compression Adjustment

224

6.5.4

Third-Degree Analysis: Conclusions

228

6.6

Feedforward Loop Simulation

229

6.6.1

Effect of AM-PM in Main PA

231

6.6.2

Gain Compression Adjustment

233

viii Advanced Techniques in RF Power Amplifier Design

6.6.3

EPR Change

233

6.6.4

Gain and Phase Tracking

235

6.6.5

Multicarrier Simulation

235

6.7

Feedforward Loop Efficiency Considerations

236

6.8

Adaption and Correction: Closing the Loop

241

6.9

Variations

249

6.9.1

The Double Feedforward Loop

249

6.9.2

A Feedforward-Enhanced Power Combiner

252

6.9.3

“Budget” FFW Systems

253

6.10

Conclusions

255

 

References

256

7

Microwave Power Amplifiers

257

7.1

Introduction

257

7.2

Broadband Microwave Power Amplifier Design

259

7.2.1

Introduction

259

7.2.2

Broadband Matching Using Network Synthesis

259

7.2.3

Balanced Amplifiers

270

7.2.4

Broadband Power Amplifier Design Issues

273

7.3

Microwave Circuits and MIC Techniques

280

7.3.1

Introduction

280

7.3.2

Substrate and Heatsink Materials

281

7.3.3

MIC Components and Structures

283

7.4

PA Design Using Prematched Modules

287

7.4.1

Introduction

287

7.4.2

Matching Issues for IMTs

287

7.4.3

Biasing Issues for IMTs

290

7.4.4

Power Combining of IMTs

291

7.5

Distributed Amplifiers

293

7.6

Conclusions

296

 

References

297

 

Contents

ix

 

 

 

 

Appendix

299

 

Notes

299

 

Selected Bibliography

300

 

Glossary

301

 

About the Author

305

 

Index

307

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