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http://dx.doi.org/10.5515/KJKIEES.2009.20.2.107

A Reconfigurable Power Divider for High Efficiency Power Amplifiers  

Kim, Seung-Hoon (Department of Electronics and Communications Engineering, Kwangwoon University)
Chung, In-Young (Department of Electronics and Communications Engineering, Kwangwoon University)
Jeong, Jin-Ho (Department of Electronics and Communications Engineering, Kwangwoon University)
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Abstract
In this paper, high efficiency amplifier configuration is proposed using the reconfigurable power divider. In order to enhance average efficiency of linear power amplifiers for wireless communication, it is required to increase efficiency in low output power region. The proposed power divider operates in two modes, high power mode and low power mode, according to output power. In each mode, it allows impedance matches and low loss, which is made possible by employing two $\lambda/4$ coupled lines and two switches. The fabricated power divider shows the return loss ($S_{11}$) and insertion loss ($S_{21}$) of -16.49 dB and -0.83 dB, respectively, in low power mode. In high power mode, the measured return loss ($S_{11}$) and insertion loss ($S_{31}$) are -16.28 dB and -0.73 dB, respectively. This result successfully demonstrates the reconfigurability of the proposed power divider.
Keywords
Efficiency; Power Amplifier; Power Divider; Reconfigurable;
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