AN 8-DEVICE EXTENDED-RESONANCE - POWER-COMBINING AMPLIFIER

An extended resonance technique for designing power amplifiers is inve stigated. This technique provides a planar power-combining structure w hose primary distinction from conventional structures is that it does not require quarter-wave or multiple quarter-wave spacing between devi ces. A theoretical analysis of extended-resonance combiners is present ed, followed by experimental data from an eight-device power amplifier . This approach is adaptable to monolithic circuit-fabrication techniq ues and should be useful for millimeter-wave applications.