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A Wideband 0.9-2.4 GHz 25 W High-Efficiency GaN RF Power Amplifier
  • Tanghid Rashid,
  • Heather Song
Tanghid Rashid
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Corresponding Author:trashid@uccs.edu

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Heather Song
Univ of Colorado
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Abstract

In this work, a 0.9-2.4 GHz, 25 Watt output power, radio frequency (RF) power amplifier based on Class-E switchmode topology has been analyzed. A load-pull simulations method is used to optimize the power performance in the operating band. To design input and output matching networks an optimized low pass filter network was used. Simulated results of the power amplifier (PA) demonstrate wideband behavior which covers a 0.9 GHz to 2.4 GHz band with an efficiency of 32-78%, and an output power of 25 W (44 dBm), and an average gain of 20 dB. The designed PA provides attractive features associated with a wider band, high gain, and efficiency, which makes it a proper candidate for the mobile transmitter and cellular infrastructure applications.
03 Nov 2020Submitted to Engineering Reports
03 Nov 2020Submission Checks Completed
03 Nov 2020Assigned to Editor
05 Nov 2020Editorial Decision: Revise Major
05 Jan 20211st Revision Received
07 Jan 2021Submission Checks Completed
07 Jan 2021Assigned to Editor
13 Jan 2021Reviewer(s) Assigned
25 Jan 2021Editorial Decision: Revise Minor
09 Feb 20212nd Revision Received
09 Feb 2021Submission Checks Completed
09 Feb 2021Assigned to Editor
09 Feb 2021Editorial Decision: Accept
28 Feb 2021Published in Engineering Reports. 10.1002/eng2.12386