Analytical modeling of microwave parametric upconverters

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 58, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 2118-2124

  Gray, Blake ^a   Melville, Bob ^b   Kenney, J Stevenson ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Office of Polar Programs   (Antarctica)

Author keywords

Amplifier; modeling; parametric amplifiers (paramps); parametric circuits

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFIER; ANALYTICAL MODEL; ANALYTICAL MODELING; LARGE-SIGNALS; MODELING; PARAMETRIC AMPLIFICATION; PARAMETRIC CIRCUITS; QUALITY FACTORS; SMALL SIGNAL; TUNING RANGES; UP-CONVERTER; UPCONVERTERS;

AMPLIFICATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROWAVE AMPLIFIERS; MODELS; PARAMETRIC AMPLIFIERS;

CIRCUIT SIMULATION;

EID: 77955718350     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2010.2053064     Document Type: Article

References (13)

1. L. Blackwell and K. Kotzebue, Semiconductor Diode Parametric Amplifier. New York: Prentice-Hall, 1961.
2. D. P. Howson and R. B. Smith, Parametric Amplifiers. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1970.
3. H. Heffner and G. Wade, "Gain, band width, and noise characteristics of the variable-parameter amplifier," J. Appl. Phys., vol.29, no.9, pp. 1321-1331, 1958.
4. M. Hines, "The virtues of nonlinearity-detection, frequency conversion, parametric amplification and harmonic generation," IEEE Trans. Microw. Theory Tech., vol.MTT-32, no.9, pp. 1097-1104, Sep. 1984.
5. B. Gray, J. Kenney, and R. Melville, "Behavioral modeling and simulation of a parametric power amplifier," in IEEE MTT-S Int. Microw. Symp. Dig., 2009, pp. 1373-1376.
6. J. Manley and H. Rowe, "Some general properties of nonlinear elements- Part I: General energy relations," Proc. IRE, vol.44, no.7, pp. 904-913, Jul. 1956.
7. P. Wright, J. Lees, J. Benedikt, P. Tasker, and S. Cripps, "A methodology for realizing high efficiency class-J in a linear and broadband PA," IEEE Trans. Microw. Theory Tech., vol.57, no.12, pp. 3196-3204, Dec. 2009.
8. R. Engelbrecht, "Parametric energy conversion by nonlinear admittances," Proc. IRE, vol.50, no.3, pp. 312-321, Mar. 1962.
9. A. Suárez, Analysis and Design of Autonomous Microwave Circuits. New York: Wiley, 2009.
10. R. E. Collin, Foundations for Microwave Engineering, 2nd ed. New York: Wiley, 2000.
11. A. Saltelli, S. Tarantola, F. Campolongo, and M. Ratto, Sensitivity Analysis in Practice: A Guide to Assessing Scientific Models, 1st ed. New York: Wiley, 2004.
12. B. Perlman, "Current-pumped abrupt-junction varactor power-frequency converters," IEEE Trans. Microw. Theory Tech., vol.MTT-13, no.2, pp. 150-161, Feb. 1965.
13. D. Xu and G. Branner, "An efficient technique for varactor diode characterization," in Proc. 40th Midwest Circuits Syst. Symp., 1997, vol.1, pp. 591-594.