Design of Wideband Continuous Class-F Power Amplifier Using Low Pass Matching Technique and Harmonic Tuning Network
Many countries have allocated new frequency bands for fifth generation (5G) communication systems. In this paper, a wideband continuous class-F (CCF) radio frequency power amplifier (RFPA) is presented for the new 5G frequency band, from 3.3 GHz to 4.3 GHz using a 10 W Cree CGH40100F device. A uniqu...
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| author | Md. Golam Sadeque Zubaida Yusoff Shaiful Jahari Hashim Azah Syafiah Mohd Marzuki Jonathan Lees Dominic FitzPatrick |
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| description | Many countries have allocated new frequency bands for fifth generation (5G) communication systems. In this paper, a wideband continuous class-F (CCF) radio frequency power amplifier (RFPA) is presented for the new 5G frequency band, from 3.3 GHz to 4.3 GHz using a 10 W Cree CGH40100F device. A unique wideband RFPA design approach for the output matching network (OMN) is also presented by applying a harmonic tuning network (HTN) for the harmonics and a low pass matching technique (LPMT) for the fundamental frequency. The RFPA is fabricated, and promising measurement results show a drain efficiency of 55.9% to 65.3% is achieved at an output power of 40 dBm (± 0.3 dBm) over a frequency range of 3.3 GHz to 4.3 GHz. A two-tone signal with a 10 MHz spacing was also applied to investigate the linearity of the RFPA. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-640bd55a7f4a47f6ac236ad3b01af1da2022-12-22T04:26:10ZengIEEEIEEE Access2169-35362022-01-0110925719258210.1109/ACCESS.2022.32028869869858Design of Wideband Continuous Class-F Power Amplifier Using Low Pass Matching Technique and Harmonic Tuning NetworkMd. Golam Sadeque0Zubaida Yusoff1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0564-238XShaiful Jahari Hashim2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4436-897XAzah Syafiah Mohd Marzuki3Jonathan Lees4https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6217-7552Dominic FitzPatrick5Faculty of Engineering, Multimedia University, Cyberjaya, Selangor, MalaysiaFaculty of Engineering, Multimedia University, Cyberjaya, Selangor, MalaysiaFaculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, UPM Selangor, MalaysiaTM R&D Sdn Bhd, Cyberjaya, Selangor, MalaysiaCentre of High Engineering, Cardiff University, Cardiff, U.K.Ametek-CTS, Ryde, U.K.Many countries have allocated new frequency bands for fifth generation (5G) communication systems. In this paper, a wideband continuous class-F (CCF) radio frequency power amplifier (RFPA) is presented for the new 5G frequency band, from 3.3 GHz to 4.3 GHz using a 10 W Cree CGH40100F device. A unique wideband RFPA design approach for the output matching network (OMN) is also presented by applying a harmonic tuning network (HTN) for the harmonics and a low pass matching technique (LPMT) for the fundamental frequency. The RFPA is fabricated, and promising measurement results show a drain efficiency of 55.9% to 65.3% is achieved at an output power of 40 dBm (± 0.3 dBm) over a frequency range of 3.3 GHz to 4.3 GHz. A two-tone signal with a 10 MHz spacing was also applied to investigate the linearity of the RFPA.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9869858/GaN HEMT5G communicationwidebandhigh efficiencyradio frequency power amplifier (RFPA)low pass matching |
| spellingShingle | Md. Golam Sadeque Zubaida Yusoff Shaiful Jahari Hashim Azah Syafiah Mohd Marzuki Jonathan Lees Dominic FitzPatrick Design of Wideband Continuous Class-F Power Amplifier Using Low Pass Matching Technique and Harmonic Tuning Network IEEE Access GaN HEMT 5G communication wideband high efficiency radio frequency power amplifier (RFPA) low pass matching |
| title | Design of Wideband Continuous Class-F Power Amplifier Using Low Pass Matching Technique and Harmonic Tuning Network |
| title_full | Design of Wideband Continuous Class-F Power Amplifier Using Low Pass Matching Technique and Harmonic Tuning Network |
| title_fullStr | Design of Wideband Continuous Class-F Power Amplifier Using Low Pass Matching Technique and Harmonic Tuning Network |
| title_full_unstemmed | Design of Wideband Continuous Class-F Power Amplifier Using Low Pass Matching Technique and Harmonic Tuning Network |
| title_short | Design of Wideband Continuous Class-F Power Amplifier Using Low Pass Matching Technique and Harmonic Tuning Network |
| title_sort | design of wideband continuous class f power amplifier using low pass matching technique and harmonic tuning network |
| topic | GaN HEMT 5G communication wideband high efficiency radio frequency power amplifier (RFPA) low pass matching |
| url | https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9869858/ |
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