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Research on the Improvement of PAE and Linearity using Dual Bias Control and PBG Structure in Doherty Amplifier

포락선 검파를 통한 이중 바이어스 조절과 PBG를 이용한 도허티 증폭기 전력효율과 선형성 개선

  • 김형준 (숭실대학교 정보통신공학부) ;
  • 서철헌 (숭실대학교 정보통신공학부)
  • Published : 2007.02.25
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Abstract

In this paper, the PAE (Power Added Efficiency) and the linearity of the Doherty amplifier has been improved using dual bias control and PBG (Photonic BandGap) structure. The PBG structure has used to implement on output matching circuit and dual bias control has applied to improve the PAE of the Doherty amplifier at a low input level by applying it to a carrier amplifier. The Doherty amplifier using the proposed structure has improved PAE by 8% and 5dBc of IMD3 (3rd Inter-Modulation Distortion) compared with those of the conventional class AB amplifier. In addition to, it has been evident that the designed the structure has showed more than a 30% increase in PAE for flatness over all input power level.

본 논문에서는 이중 바이어스 조절과 PBG 구조를 이용하여 Doherty 증폭기의 효율과 선형성을 개선하였다. PBG 구조를 출력 정합회로에 구현하였으며, 이중 바이어스 조절을 Carrier Amplifier에 적용하여 낮은 입력레벨에서도 Doherty 증폭기의 효율을 개선 할 수 있었다. 제안된 구조를 이용한 Doherty 증폭기는 기존의 전력증폭기에 비해 PAE는 8 %, IMD3는 -5 dBc 개선하고, 모든 입력전력레벨에서 30 % 이상의 고효율을 가질 수 있었다.

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