Sriman, O and Banerjee, G (2023) X-Band GaN Power Amplifier for Weather Radar Applications. In: 2023 IEEE Microwaves, Antennas, and Propagation Conference, MAPCON 2023, 11 December 2023 through 14 December 2023, Ahmedabad.
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Abstract
This paper presents the design methodology and simulation results of an X-band power amplifier (PA) developed for weather radar applications. The primary goal of the PA design was to achieve both a high output power (Pout) and a high power added efficiency (PAE) for the entire X-band using a commercially available 150-nm gate length GaN on SiC technology. This paper also presents the impact of harmonic tuning in designing high-efficiency PAs. A single-stage class-F mode PA was designed for X-band using waveform shaping multi-resonance harmonic matching circuit. The PA achieves 44-48 PAE, 35-36dBm output power, and 10-11dB gain across an 8-12 GHz frequency range with a layout area of 0.7 mm2. A two-stage design, which incorporates harmonic tuning of the load and source impedance, achieves 45-55 PAE, 40-41 dBm output power, and 16-17dB gain across an 8-12 GHz frequency range. © 2023 IEEE.
Item Type: | Conference Paper |
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Publication: | 2023 IEEE Microwaves, Antennas, and Propagation Conference, MAPCON 2023 |
Publisher: | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. |
Additional Information: | The copyright for this article belongs to Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. |
Department/Centre: | Division of Electrical Sciences > Electrical Communication Engineering |
Date Deposited: | 03 Sep 2024 10:14 |
Last Modified: | 03 Sep 2024 10:14 |
URI: | http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/84967 |
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