Radioengineering (Dec 2009)

Dual Band High Efficiency Power Amplifier Based on CRLH Lines

  • D. Segovia-Vargas,
  • V. Gonzalez-Posadas,
  • F. J. Arques,
  • L. E. Garcia-Munoz,
  • J. L. Jimenez-Martin

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 18, no. 4
pp. 567 – 578

Abstract

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In this paper we propose the use of Composite Right/Left Hand (CRLH) and Extended Composite Right/Left Hand (ECRLH) transmission lines for the design of dual band high efficiency power amplifiers working in CE class. The harmonic termination can be synthesized using the meta-lines is particularly suitable for CE class amplifiers, which have a termination not as sensitive to the third harmonic as F class amplifier. This paper presents the design procedure and the design equations. The nonlinear phase response of a CRLH and ECRLH transmission line has been utilized to design arbitrary dual-band amplifiers.

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