Uniplanar broad-band push-pull FET amplifiers Academic Article

abstract

• We report the development of completely uniplanar broadband balanced push-pull FET amplifiers using slot line and coplanar waveguide. The amplifiers employ broad-band uniplanar baluns to achieve the push-pull function over a wide bandwidth. One amplifier, designed in the unconditionally stable region, exhibits a gain of 3.5-5 dB over the frequency range of 5.4-10 GHz and an output 1-dB compression point of 19 dBm at 10 GHz. The other amplifier was designed in the potentially unstable range and achieves a high gain between 10-11 dB from 2 to 4 GHz and an output 1-dB compression point of 17 dBm at 4 GHz. These results show the feasibility of the push-pull FET amplifier configuration using uniplanar technology for microwave and millimeterwave integrated circuits and systems. 1997 IEEE.

authors

• Nguyen, Cam Van

published proceedings

• IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

author list (cited authors)

• Hsu, P., Nguyen, C., & Kintis, M.

citation count

• 38

complete list of authors

• Hsu, P-C||Nguyen, C||Kintis, M

publication date

• January 1997

publisher

• Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)  Publisher

published in

• IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques  Journal

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1109/22.643753

start page

• 2150

end page

• 2152

volume

• 45

issue

• 12

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/22.643753