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ljoseph
Post subject: Cascade P1dB Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 7:26
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Hi
Is there any general rule of thumb
when slecting amplifiers in a chain so that maximum P1dB can be realized
from the chain. I know that last stage of the chain should be the highest
P1dB amplifier. Curious to know if there any techniques to arrange the
amplifiers tio get maximum P1dB.
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Jeanalmira
Post subject: Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2007 4:31 am
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Hi there,
You are right, for multi-stages power
amplifier the largest P1dB should be at the last stage. Or in other
words, your last stage should be the largest device with largest current
handling capability.
But keep in mind that P1dB is related to
the input power too.
So the key is you have to drive enough power
(enough gain) to get the correct level of P1dB that you expected.
Besides, to drive high P1dB, you need good matching, especially
output matching and interstage matching. Without good interstage-matching,
it is difficult to get high P1dB.
Input matching might not be
too critical in this case.
Having said that, your preceding stages
are as critical as your last stage to determine high P1dB.
I
hope it helps.
Regards,
Jean (Wavestream Corp)
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IR
Post subject: Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2007 5:58 pm
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Joined: Mon Jun 27, 2005 2:02 pm
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Location: Germany
Hello,
Just to add to the points
that Jean mentioned:
You should take care that the stage before
the last stage will not get into saturation. In other words, you should
drive the amplifier so that only the last stage will be in P1dB. If
the first and middle stages will be driven into saturation, you will
loose gain and will not reach into the full output power that the amplifier
is capable to.
Posted 11/12/2012
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