A LIMITING AMPLIFIER WITH LOW PHASE DEVIATION USING AN ALGAAS GAAS HBT

被引:8
作者
NAKAMURA, M
IMAI, Y
SANO, E
YAMAUCHI, Y
NAKAJIMA, O
机构
[1] NTT LSI Laboratories, Atsugi-shi, Kanagawa 243-01
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D O I
10.1109/4.156446
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
This paper presents the design and performance of an AlGaAs/GaAs HB limiting amplifier. It is revealed that the main cause of phase shift deviation in a limiting amplifier is the bias dependence of the input capacitance, which is the dominant nonlinear factor in a transistor. A circuit design featuring a differential configuration with emitter peaking technique lowers phase deviation and widens the frequency band. The device achieves high-frequency operation of 15 GHz with a low phase shift deviation of 3-degrees over a 15-dB input dynamic range.
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页码:1421 / 1427
页数:7
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