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A Highly Efficiency CLass-F Power Amplifier Using The Spiral PBG(Photonic Bandgap) Structure

나선형 구조의 PBG(Photonic Bandgap)를 적용한 고효율 Class-F 전력 증폭기

  • Kim, Sun-Young (Information and Telecommunication Engineering, Soongsil University) ;
  • Seo, Chul-Hun (Information and Telecommunication Engineering, Soongsil University)
  • 김선영 (숭실대학교 정보통신전자공학부) ;
  • 서철헌 (숭실대학교 정보통신전자공학부)
  • Published : 2008.09.25
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Abstract

In this paper, the power added efficiency(PAE) of class F power amplifier is improved by applying a new Photonic Bandgap (PBG) structure on the output of amplifier. The proposed spiral PBG structure is a two-dimensional (2-D) periodic lattice patterned on a dielectric slab that does not require nonplanar fabrication process. This structure bas higher suppression performance at second harmonic. Also, It has a sharp skirt property. This new PBG structure can be applied with class F power amplifier for efficiency improvement. We obtained the PAE of 73.62 % for CDMA applications, and the PAE performance is improved as much as 6.2 % compared with that of a conventional class F power amplifier.

본 논문에서는 class F 전력 증폭기의 출력 정합단에 새로운 광전자밴드갭(PBG) 구조를 적용하여 높은 효율을 얻을 수 있도록 하였다. 제안된 나선형 PBG 구조는 비평면 제조 공정을 요구하지 않는 유전체 판 위에 패턴을 뜬 2차원의 규칙적인 격자이다. 이 구조는 2차 고조파에서 높은 저지 특성을 갖는다. 또한 더욱 가파른 스커트 특성을 보인다. 이 새로운 PBG 구조는 효율향상을 위하여 class F 전력 증폭기에 적용되어 질 수 있다. 나선형 PBG 구조를 적용한 class F 전력 증폭기의 power-added efficiency(PAE)는 코드분할 다중접속(CDMA) 응용에서 73.62 %의 효율을 얻을 수 있었다. 이 결과는 제안한 PBG 구조를 적용하지 알은 기존의 Class F 전력 증폭기와 비교했을 때 6.2 % 향상된 결과를 보여준다.

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