WIDE-BAND LARGE-SIGNAL AMPLIFIER BASED ON AN ODD NUMBER OF MESFETS

Authors
DAGOSTINO S PAOLONI C
Citation
S. Dagostino et C. Paoloni, WIDE-BAND LARGE-SIGNAL AMPLIFIER BASED ON AN ODD NUMBER OF MESFETS, Microwave and optical technology letters, 9(6), 1995, pp. 310-312
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Optics,"Engineering, Eletrical & Electronic
Journal title
Microwave and optical technology letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
08952477
Volume
9
Issue
6
Year of publication
1995
Pages
310 - 312
Database
ISI
SICI code
0895-2477(1995)9:6<310:WLABOA>2.0.ZU;2-O
Abstract
The topology of a wideband large-signal amplifier based on an odd numb er of MESFETs is presented. The introduction of a Wilkinson combiner a t the input and at the output of a distributed amplifier topology allo ws interesting performance in comparison to conventional large-signal configurations, typically based on an even number of MESFETs. An appli cation of the proposed amplifier based on three MESFETs, usually incon venient, is discussed and compared to a conventional four-MESFET topol ogy. (C) 1995 John Wiley and Sons, Inc.