Article · Measurement Science and Technology · March 31, 2010
Agile harmonic envelope load-pull system enabling reliable and rapid device characterization
Mohammad Hashmi, A. L. Clarke, J. Lees, Mohamed Helaoui, P.J. Tasker, Fadhel M. Ghannouchi
Abstract
This paper presents a robust heterodyne mode of operation for the envelope load-pull system. Extensive performance evaluation and verification demonstrate the reliable, flexible and accurate nature of the system. The new system was compared with the active open-loop load pull, with the new system standing out as having superior performance in terms of measurement throughput, thereby improving the yield and turn-around in the design of power amplifiers. Finally, measurements on commercially available microwave transistor devices show some of the immediate recognized application areas of the developed system.
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