{"product_id":"the-loadpull-method-of-rf-and-microwave-power-amplifier-design-9781118898178","title":"The Loadpull Method of RF and Microwave Power","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUsing the load-pull method for RF and microwave power amplifier design\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis new book on RF power amplifier design, by industry expert Dr. John F. Sevic, provides comprehensive treatment of RF PA design using the load-pull method, the most widely used and successful method of design. Intended for the newcomer to load-pull, or the seasoned expert, the book presents a systematic method of generation of load-pull contour data, and matching network design, to rapidly produce a RF PA with first-pass success. The method is suitable from HF to millimeter-wave bands, discrete or integrated, and for high-power applications. Those engaged in design or fundamental research will find this book useful, as will the student new to RF and interested in PA design. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe author presents a complete pedagogical methodology for RF PA design, starting with treatment of automated contour generation to identify optimum transistor performance with constant source power load-pull. Advanced methods\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Figures xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Tables xxi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcronyms, Abbreviations, and Notation xxiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xxv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForeword xxix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBiography xxxi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Historical Methods of RF Power Amplifier Design \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1 The RF Power Amplifier 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2 History of RF Power Amplifier Design Methods 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2.1 Copper Tape and the X-Acto Knife 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2.2 The Shunt Stub Tuner 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2.3 The Cripps Method 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3 The Load-Pull Method of RF Power Amplifier Design 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3.1 History of the Load-Pull Method 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3.2 RF Power Amplifier Design with the Load-Pull Method 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4 Historical Limitations of the Load-Pull Method 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4.1 Minimum Impedance Range 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4.2 Independent Harmonic Tuning 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4.3 Peak and RMS Power Capability 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4.4 Operating and Modulation Bandwidth 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4.5 Linearity Impairment 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4.6 Rigorous Error Analysis 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4.7 Acoustically Induced Vibrations 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.5 Closing Remarks 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Automated Impedance Synthesis \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e17\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 Methods of Automated Impedance Synthesis 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1.1 Passive Electromechanical Impedance Synthesis 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1.2 The Active-Loop Method of Impedance Synthesis 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1.3 The Active-Injection Method of Impedance Synthesis 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 Understanding Electromechanical Tuner Performance 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2.1 Impedance Synthesis Range 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2.2 Operating Bandwidth 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2.3 Modulation Bandwidth 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2.4 Tuner Insertion Loss 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2.5 Power Capability 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2.6 Vector Repeatability 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2.7 Impedance State Resolution and Uniformity 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2.8 Factors Influencing Tuner Speed 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2.9 The Slab-Line to Coaxial Transition 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3 Advanced Considerations in Impedance Synthesis 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3.1 Independent Harmonic Impedance Synthesis 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3.2 Sub-1 Ω Impedance Synthesis 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4 Closing Remarks 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Load-Pull System Architecture and Verification \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e45\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 Load-Pull System Architecture 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1.1 Load-Pull System Block Diagram 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1.2 Source and Load Blocks 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1.3 Signal Synthesis and Analysis 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1.4 Large-Signal Input Impedance Measurement 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1.5 AM–AM, AM–PM, and IM Phase Measurement 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1.6 Dynamic Range Optimization 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 The DC Power Source 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2.1 Charge Storage, Memory, and Video Bandwidth 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2.2 Load-Pull of True PAE 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2.3 The Effect of DC Bias Network Loss 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3 The Δ\u003ci\u003eG\u003csub\u003eT \u003c\/sub\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eMethod of System Verification 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4 Electromechanical Tuner Calibration 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.5 Closing Remarks 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Load-Pull Data Acquisition and Contour Generation \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e63\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 Constant Source Power Load-Pull 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1.1 Load-Pull with a Single Set of Contours 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1.2 Load-Pull with Two or More Sets of Contours 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1.3 Load-Pull for Signal Quality Optimization 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1.4 Large-Signal Input Impedance 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 Fixed-Parametric Load-Pull 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2.1 Fixed Load Power 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2.2 Fixed Gain Compression 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2.3 Fixed Peak–Average Ratio 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2.4 Fixed Signal Quality 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2.5 Treating Multiple Contour Intersections 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3 Harmonic Load-Pull 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3.1 Second Harmonic Load-Pull 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3.2 Third-Harmonic Load-Pull 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3.3 Higher-Order Effects and Inter-harmonic Coupling 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3.4 Baseband Load-Pull for Video Bandwidth Optimization 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4 Swept Load-Pull 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4.1 Swept Available Source Power 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4.2 Swept Bias 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4.3 Swept Frequency 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5 Advanced Techniques of Data Acquisition 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5.1 Simplified Geometric-Logical Search 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5.2 Synthetic Geometric-Logical Search 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5.3 Multidimensional Load-Pull and Data Slicing 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5.4 Min–Max Peak Searching 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.6 Closing Remarks 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Optimum Impedance Identification \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e97\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1 Physical Interpretation of the Optimum Impedance 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2 The Optimum Impedance Trajectory 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2.1 Optimality Condition 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2.2 Uniqueness Condition 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2.3 Terminating Impedance 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3 Graphical Extraction of the Optimum Impedance 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3.1 Optimum Impedance State Extraction 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3.2 Optimum Impedance Trajectory Extraction 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3.3 Treatment of Orthogonal Contours 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4 Optimum Impedance Extraction from Load-Pull Contours 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4.1 Simultaneous Average Load Power and PAE 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4.2 Simultaneous Average Load Power, PAE, and Signal Quality 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4.3 Optimum Impedance Extraction Under Fixed-Parametric Load-Pull 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4.4 PAE and Signal Quality Extraction Under Constant Average Load Power 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4.5 Optimum Impedance Extraction with Bandwidth as a Constraint 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4.6 Extension to Source-Pull 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4.7 Extension to Harmonic and Base-Band Load-Pull 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5 Closing Remarks 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Matching Network Design with Load-Pull Data \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e115\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1 Specification of Matching Network Performance 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2 The Butterworth Impedance Matching Network 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2.1 The Butterworth \u003ci\u003eL\u003c\/i\u003e-Section Prototype 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2.2 Analytical Solution of the Butterworth Matching Network 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2.3 Graphical Solution of the Butterworth Matching Network 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3 Physical Implementation of the Butterworth Matching Network 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3.1 The Lumped-Parameter Butterworth Matching Network 122\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3.2 The Distributed-Parameter Butterworth Matching Network 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3.3 The Hybrid-Parameter Butterworth Matching Network 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.4 Supplemental Matching Network Responses 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.4.1 The Chebyshev Response 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.4.2 The Hecken and Klopfenstein Responses 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.4.3 The 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