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http://dx.doi.org/10.5394/KINPR.2003.27.4.437

A study on Improving Intermodulation Signal of the RF Power Amplifier Using Microwave Absorber  

Jeon, Joong-Sung (Research Institute of Industry Technology, Korea Maritime University)
Kim, Min-Jung (Research Institute of Industry Technology, Korea Maritime University)
Ye, Byeong-Duck (Division of ship operation Systems Engineering, Korea Maritime University)
Kim, Dong-Il (Dept. of Radio Information and Communication Engineering, Korea Maritime University)
Abstract
In this paper, the 30 W power amplifier for an IMT-2000 repeater was developed a gain flatness and the third IMD (Intermodulation distortion) by microwave absorber. The absorption ability of the absorber is shown up to -10 dB and -4 dB at 3.6 GHz, 2.3 GHz band, respectively. The power amplifier without absorber has the gain over 57 dB, the gain flatness of $\pm$0.33 dB and the third IMD of 27 dBc at 33.3 W output. Otherwise, the power amplifier with absorber has the gain over 58 dB, the gain flatness of less than $\pm$0.9, the third IMD over 29 dBc at the same output power. As a result, the characteristic of the different type shows improvement of 1 dB in gain, 0.3 dB in gain flatness and 1.77 dBc in IMD.
Keywords
Microwave Absorber; Intermodulation Distortion; Power Amplifier; Intermodulation; RF oscillation;
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