EP1209756B1 - Radiofrequenz-Verstärkerschaltung - Google Patents

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EP1209756B1
EP1209756B1 EP00610120A EP00610120A EP1209756B1 EP 1209756 B1 EP1209756 B1 EP 1209756B1 EP 00610120 A EP00610120 A EP 00610120A EP 00610120 A EP00610120 A EP 00610120A EP 1209756 B1 EP1209756 B1 EP 1209756B1
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  • the invention relates to an amplifying circuit comprising hybrid couplers, and a portable radio communications device comprising such an amplifying circuit.
  • the invention also relates to a method of amplifying radio frequency signals.
  • Radio transmitters as they are used in e.g. portable radio communications devices often have a power amplifier (PA) separated from the rest of the radio circuit, and the power amplifier is often connected to an antenna through an isolator which is provided to compensate for an impedance mismatch by the output load (i.e. the antenna) presented to the output of the power amplifier. Without the isolator the mismatch would result in an unsatisfactory value of the VSWR (Voltage Standing Wave Ratio).
  • PA power amplifier
  • the ripple can be reduced by combining multiple transistors or other types of amplifiers in the power amplifier, provided the transistors/amplifiers are not conducting in phase.
  • One state of the art solution is to use a differential amplifier. In this solution the current through the transistors from the supply voltage to ground is close to being constant as long as the amplifier is running in its linear region. However, such power amplifiers are generally driven so strongly that overloading occurs, i.e. they are run in their non linear region in which ripple (pulses) is still produced on the supply voltage.
  • the benefit of the differential amplifier compared to a one-transistor amplifier is that the amplitude of the ripple is halved and the frequency is doubled, but the result is still not acceptable.
  • the power amplifier can be re-biased to keep it in its linear range even with the load mismatch, but this prevents the amplifiers from being driven sufficiently strongly, and it also requires a relatively complicated regulating circuit.
  • an amplifying circuit for radio frequency signals having a certain frequency and thus a certain wavelength comprises at least a first hybrid coupler having an input port to which radio frequency signals can be applied, an isolated port, a first output port, and a second output port, and being arranged for dividing a signal applied to the input port into a first signal component to the first output port and a second signal component to the second output port; a first amplifier having an input port and an output port, said input port being connected to the first output port of the first hybrid coupler; a second amplifier having an input port and an output port, said input port being connected to the second output port of the first hybrid coupler; and a second hybrid coupler having a first input port connected to the output port of the first amplifier, a second input port connected to the output port of the second amplifier, an isolated port, and an output port connectable to an output load impedance, and being arranged for combining signals applied to the first input port and the second input port to the output port, said first and second hybrid coupler
  • the hybrid couplers are implemented as differential couplers arranged to couple differential radio frequency signals, and the amplifiers are differential amplifiers, an amplifying circuit is provided which has sufficiently low ripple on the supply voltage to be integrated together with more sensitive radio circuits, and which is also insensitive to load mismatch such that an isolator can be avoided.
  • a differential hybrid coupler allows the output current to be shared between four transistors or amplifiers, thus reducing the amplitude of the ripple to a much lower level than that of a one-transistor amplifier. Further, the conducting periods of the four transistors are equally spaced with a 90° phase shift between them, and thus the frequency of the ripple is four times the operating frequency of the circuit, which makes it much easier to filter out the ripple in other parts of the circuit.
  • the first and second hybrid couplers are implemented in a stripline technology, and in another embodiment they are implemented in a microstrip technology.
  • the hybrids and the amplifying circuit can easily be integrated together with other circuits in one of these technologies.
  • the first and second hybrid couplers are 3 dB couplers. In this way it is ensured that the output current is shared equally between the four transistors or amplifiers so that the amplitude of the ripple is reduced to one quarter of that of the one-transistor amplifier.
  • the first and second hybrid couplers may be in-phase couplers, such that said first and second signal components on the output ports of the first hybrid coupler are in phase with each other, and signals in phase with each other applied to the two input ports of the second hybrid coupler are combined to one signal at its output port.
  • This allows a simple type of hybrid to be used, but the electrical lengths of the connections between the outputs of the hybrid at the input side of the amplifying circuit and the two amplifiers, and those between the two amplifiers and the inputs of the hybrid at the output side of the amplifying circuit, must differ by a quarter of a wavelength for the signals of the operating frequency in order to ensure that the two amplifiers still conduct with a phase shift of 90° between them.
  • first and second hybrid couplers may be quadrature couplers, such that the first and second signal components on the output ports of the first hybrid coupler are in quadrature to each other, and signals in quadrature to each other applied to the two input ports of the second hybrid coupler are combined to one signal at its output port.
  • first and second hybrid couplers are line-coupled hybrids.
  • the invention further relates to a portable radio communications device comprising an amplifying circuit as described above. Due to the above-mentioned advantages such a device can be further miniaturized, because the power amplifier can be integrated together with other parts of the radio circuit, and the isolator may be avoided.
  • the device is a mobile telephone.
  • the invention further relates to a method of amplifying radio frequency signals having a certain frequency and thus a certain wavelength.
  • the method comprises the steps of applying radio frequency signals to an input port of a first hybrid coupler; dividing the signals applied to the input port into a first signal component to a first output port of the first hybrid coupler and a second signal component to a second output port of the first hybrid coupler; amplifying said first signal component in a first amplifier having an input port and an output port, said input port being connected to the first output port of the first hybrid coupler; amplifying said second signal component in a second amplifier having an input port and an output port, said input port being connected to the second output port of the first hybrid coupler; coupling the amplified first signal component from the output port of the first amplifier to a first input port of a second hybrid coupler and the amplified second signal component from the output port of the second amplifier to a first input port of the second hybrid coupler; combining in the second hybrid coupler the signals applied to the input ports thereof to an output signal on
  • an amplifying method which has sufficiently low ripple on the supply voltage to allow a corresponding circuit to be integrated together with more sensitive radio circuits, and which is also insensitive to load mismatch such that an isolator can be avoided.
  • Differential amplification allows the output current to be shared between four transistors or amplifiers, thus reducing the amplitude of the ripple to a much lower level than that of a one-transistor amplifier. Further, the conducting periods of the four transistors are equally spaced with a 90° phase shift between them, and thus the frequency of the ripple is four times the operating frequency of the circuit, which makes it much easier to filter out the ripple in other parts of the circuit.
  • figure 1 shows a prior art power amplifier 1 of the one-transistor amplifier type for use in a portable radio communications device.
  • the amplifier in a practical circuit will typically comprise several additional components, it is here illustrated as consisting of a transistor 2 and an impedance 3.
  • the impedance 3 can be any type of impedance, e.g. a current generator having a very high impedance at radio frequencies.
  • the input to the power amplifier 1 comes from a radio circuit 4, and the amplified output is delivered at the out-terminal.
  • the output power from the amplifier is connected to an antenna 5, but because the antenna 5 will normally present an impedance mismatch to the output of the power amplifier 1, an isolator 6 is normally inserted between the output of the power amplifier 1 and the antenna 5 in order to improve the VSWR (Voltage Standing Wave Ratio) of the circuit.
  • VSWR Voltage Standing Wave Ratio
  • the power amplifier In a portable radio communications device, such as a mobile telephone, the power amplifier is generally driven so strongly that overloading occurs. This means that the transistor is driven in its non linear region, and ripple in the form of pulses will be generated in the current drawn from the supply voltage (Vcc) to the amplifier, and thus on the supply voltage itself.
  • Vcc supply voltage
  • FIG 2 shows that one pulse is generated for each period of the radio frequency signal amplified by the power amplifier.
  • the frequency could typically be 900 MHz or 1800 MHz.
  • the form of the pulse shown is just illustrative, and similarly, the amplitude is shown exaggerated for illustrative purposes.
  • the ripple can be reduced by combining multiple transistors, such that the current drawn from the supply voltage is divided between the multiple transistors, provided the transistors do not conduct simultaneously.
  • One way is to use a differential amplifier 11 as shown in figure 3.
  • the radio circuit 14 now delivers the signal to be amplified to the power amplifier 11 as a differential signal which is amplified by the two transistors 12 and 13. As long as such an amplifier is driven in its linear region the current through the transistors is close to being constant (2 x I), but as mentioned above, this is not the case.
  • the two transistors now conduct in anti-phase, and thus the pulses in the current drawn from the supply voltage, and thus in the supply voltage itself, are phase shifted 180° from each other. At the same time the amplitude of each pulse is halved, because the total current is divided between the two transistors.
  • the combination of multiple transistors can also be implemented in a power amplifier in which the transistors are connected together by means of an arrangement of hybrid couplers as illustrated with the power amplifier 21 in figure 5.
  • the two transistors 22 and 23 are connected to the two hybrid couplers 24 and 25.
  • the function of a hybrid coupler will be briefly described below.
  • an electrical leakage field extends a short distance outside the conductive pattern. This gives rise to capacitive coupling between two adjacent conductors. The coupling increases with decreasing separation of the conductors, and the strongest coupling is achieved when the two conductors are in close proximity for a distance of a quarter of a wavelength at the operating frequency. In addition, a strong directional effect is obtained.
  • a direct-coupled line coupler is shown in figure 6. If power is applied to the arrangement via port 1, a portion of the power is transferred to the other conductor. In case of ideal matching at all ports, all the power transferred to the other conductor will be fed out through port 3. No power is transferred to port 4, and therefore the coupler is called a directional coupler. Through adjustment of the distance between the conductors the proportion of power transferred to port 3 can be varied. If the losses in the line structure are disregarded, all the remaining input power will flow through port 2. In this case the so-called 3 dB coupler, in which the power is split equally between ports 2 and 3, is the most interesting one, but other variations are possible.
  • the coupler is called a quadrature hybrid.
  • Figure 7 shows how this coupler can be implemented in a microstrip technology.
  • the conductors 31 and 32 are placed on one side of a substrate 33, while a ground plane 34 is located on the opposite side of the substrate 33.
  • the conductors of the coupler would be placed in the middle of a substrate having ground planes on both sides.
  • a practical solution is often implemented as e.g. a Lange coupler, which is well known and therefore not described in further detail here.
  • the coupler is symmetrical, such that if a signal is input to e.g. port 2 instead of port 1, port 3 will be the isolated port and the input power will be divided equally between ports 1 and 4, with the same relative phase positions.
  • the coupling between two lines can also be effected by connecting lines.
  • a simple version of a line-coupled hybrid is shown in figure 8. The best characteristics are obtained when the distance between the coupling lines as well as the length of the lines correspond to a quarter of a wavelength at the operating frequency. With 50 ⁇ coupling lines and 35 ⁇ characteristic impedance for the intervening line sections, both 3 dB coupling and a 50 ⁇ impedance of the ports are achieved. The characteristics of this type of hybrid are also shown in the figure. If a signal is applied to port 1, the power is split between ports 2 and 3 with the mutual phase difference being 90°. This hybrid is therefore also of the quadrature type.
  • Hybrids of the quadrature type as described above can be used in the circuit of figure 5.
  • the signal from the radio circuit 4 is coupled to the input port of the hybrid 24 there will be a 90° phase difference between the output ports, which corresponds to a ⁇ /4 difference in the propagation path.
  • the connection lines from the output ports of the hybrid 24 to the input of the transistors 22 and 23 have equal electrical lengths, the inputs of the two transistors will also have a 90° phase difference, and thus the transistors will conduct with a 90° phase shift between each other.
  • the outputs of the transistors 22 and 23 are connected to a hybrid 25 which is of the same type as the hybrid 24.
  • connection lines from the transistors to the hybrid 25 are of equal electrical lengths, the two input signals to the hybrid 25 will also have a 90° phase difference.
  • the hybrid is symmetrical, and thus it will now function with two input ports to which the two input signals with a 90° phase difference are connected, and these signals will be combined to one signal at the single output port while the fourth port is still isolated.
  • the total electrical length of the two paths through the transistors should be the same from the input of the input hybrid to the output of the output hybrid. In this way the two waves are added optimally in phase in the output hybrid.
  • the electrical lengths from the input of the input hybrid to the input of the two transistors should differ by ⁇ /4, because then reflected waves from the transistors will cancel each other in the input hybrid. This difference is obtained in the quadrature hybrid. As mentioned above, this means that the transistors will conduct with a 90° phase difference between each other. Therefore the pulses in the current drawn from the supply voltage, and thus in the supply voltage itself, will also be phase shifted 90° from each other. Similarly to the circuit of figure 3 the amplitude of each pulse is halved compared to the one-transistor solution, because the total current is divided between the two transistors.
  • Figure 10 shows a Wilkinson hybrid which basically consists of a forked line.
  • the 50 ⁇ lines in ports 2 and 3 are transformed to 100 ⁇ at the fork by means of a quarter-wave 70 ⁇ impedance transformer.
  • the 50 ⁇ lines in ports 2 and 3 are transformed to 100 ⁇ at the fork by means of a quarter-wave 70 ⁇ impedance transformer.
  • identical voltages are obtained on both sides of the 100 ⁇ resistance. Thus, no power is lost in the resistance, which can be seen as an internal isolated port.
  • Another hybrid which can produce output signals in phase, is the circular hybrid shown in figure 11. If a signal is applied to port 1, two waves result which travel in opposite directions round the circular line. The circumference (3/2 ⁇ ) of the circular line and the relative positions of the ports have been chosen such that the two waves will be added in phase or in anti-phase at the points where the ports are connected. If the signals are added in anti-phase, no output signal will result. This corresponds to the isolated port.
  • hybrid couplers can be used in an amplifier circuit similar to that of figure 5, and a modified version of the circuit is shown in figure 12.
  • the amplifier 41 differs from the amplifier 21 in figure 5 in that hybrids 44 and 45 having in-phase ports are used instead of the quadrature hybrids 24 and 25.
  • hybrids have the same electrical length from the input port to the two output ports, or, in the opposite direction, to two input ports to a common output port.
  • the connection lines from the output ports of the hybrid 44 to the inputs of the transistors 22 and 23 are arranged to have a ⁇ /4 difference in their electrical lengths.
  • connection lines from the transistor outputs to the input ports of the output hybrid 45 have a ⁇ /4 difference in electrical length in order to ensure that the inputs to the hybrid 45 are in phase.
  • the total electrical length of the two paths through the transistors is the same from the input of the input hybrid to the output of the output hybrid, and the two waves are added optimally in phase in the output hybrid.
  • the ripple of this solution is the same as the one shown in figure 9, and thus the amplifier is not suitable for integration together with the rest of the radio circuit.
  • FIG. 13 shows an example of a differential hybrid coupler of the line-coupled type.
  • the structure is similar to that of figure 8, but instead of using the ground plane as a reference plane, two identical structures 51 and 52, both similar to the one known from figure 8, are implemented above each other in separate layers.
  • Each of the differential lines in the structure has the same impedance and the same length as the single ended hybrid of figure 8.
  • a differential signal applied to the two ports labelled "1" will be divided between the differential ports 2 and 3 with the mutual phase difference being 90°.
  • this hybrid is a differential quadrature hybrid. No signal will be present at the differential port 4, and thus again this port is an isolated port.
  • the isolated port can be terminated with a resistor to ensure impedance matching, but, as mentioned, no signal will be present across such resistor.
  • Figure 14 shows how this differential line-coupled hybrid can be implemented in a microstrip technology.
  • Two substrate layers 53 and 54 are used.
  • the conducting pattern 51 is placed on the top side of the substrate layer 53, while the pattern 52 is placed between the two substrate layers in line with the pattern 51.
  • a ground plane 55 is located at the opposite side of the substrate 54. The figure does not show the connections to the structure, but these are easily implemented, as is well known in the microstrip technology.
  • the structure can also be implemented in a stripline technology as shown in figure 15.
  • the structure is very similar to the microstrip structure, but a further substrate layer 56 is added at the top of the layer 53, such that also the conducting pattern 51 will be placed between two substrate layers.
  • a second ground plane 57 is located at the top of the layer 56, so that the conducting patterns are placed between two grond planes, as is well known in the stripline technology.
  • a power amplifier circuit utilizing the differential hybrid couplers is shown in figure 16.
  • the differential signal from the radio circuit 14 is coupled to the differential input port of the hybrid 66 there will be a 90° phase difference between the output ports, which corresponds to a ⁇ /4 difference in the propagation path.
  • One of the differential output ports is connected to the two transistors 62 and 63 which conducts in anti-phase because of the differential signal, provided the connection lines have equal electrical lengths.
  • the other differential output port which has a 90° phase difference from the first one, is connected to the transistors 64 and 65. These transistors also conduct in anti-phase. Since each transistor pair conducts in anti-phase, and there is a 90° phase difference between the two pairs, the conduction periods for the four transistors are now distributed equally with a 90° phase difference between each period.
  • the outputs of the transistors 62 and 63 are connected to one differential input port of the differential hybrid 67 which is of the same type as the hybrid 66. Similarly, the outputs of the transistors 64 and 65 are connected to the other differential input port of the differential hybrid 67. Provided again that the connection lines from the transistors to the hybrid 67 are of equal electrical lengths, the two differential input signals to the hybrid 67 will also have a 90° phase difference. Also the differential hybrid is symmetrical, and thus it will now function with two differential input ports to which the two differential input signals with a 90° phase difference are connected, and these signals will be combined to one differential signal at the differential output port while the fourth port is still isolated.
  • the total electrical length of the paths through the transistors should be the same from the input of the input hybrid to the output of the output hybrid. In this way the waves are added optimally in phase in the output hybrid.
  • the isolated ports of the two hybrids are terminated with the resistors 68 and 69.
  • the circuit of figure 16 uses differential quadrature hybrids, but again also in-phase hybrids can be used, as is shown in the circuit 71 in figure 17.
  • in-phase hybrids 72 and 73 are used instead of the quadrature hybrids, and that the electrical lengths of the connections between the transistors and the hybrids in the upper part of the circuit differ with ⁇ /4 from the connections in the lower part of the circuit to ensure that the transistors 62 and 63 still have a 90° phase difference from the transistors 64 and 65.
  • the four transistors in figure 16 or figure 17 will conduct with a 90° phase difference between each other. Therefore the pulses in the current drawn from the supply voltage, and thus in the supply voltage itself, will also differ 90° from each other. The amplitude of each pulse is now reduced to one quarter compared to the one-transistor solution, because the total current is divided between the four transistors.
  • FIG. 18 The upper diagram shows the ripple caused by transistor 62, while the next diagrams similarly show the ripple caused by transistors 65, 63 and 64. Finally, the lower diagram shows the combined ripple. It is seen that the ripple now has a frequency four times the operating frequency, and that the amplitude is now much reduced. As mentioned before, the shown shape of the ripple is only illustrative, but even with other shapes the ripple will at least be reduced to a quarter of the ripple for the one-transistor solution. Further, four times the operating frequency is far easier to filter out in other blocks. This means that with this solution it is possible to integrate the power amplifier with the transistors and the hybrids together with the more sensitive functions of the radio circuit on one chip or very close in the same package.
  • the output hybrid will make the load of the collectors of the transistors unsensitive to load mismatch at the output, or at least the circuit can be compensated therefor by a feed-back coupling.
  • This also applies to the differential hybrid amplifier, although the load is of course differential.
  • this solution also allows that the output can be connected directly to the antenna without the need for an isolator between the amplifier and the antenna.
  • the solution also allows for lower voltage operation. This is due to the fact that the peak current is now divided between four transistors. Further, because the transistor stages are differential they can in practice work with twice the actual supply voltage even without inductive chokes at the supply lines. If chokes are used, it could be up to four times the actual supply voltage. Thus it is possible to operate the power amplifier with very low supply voltages, which is often a demand in e.g. mobile telephones.

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  1. Ein Verstärkerschaltkreis für Funkfrequenzsignale mit einer bestimmten Frequenz und daher einer bestimmten Wellenlänge, wobei der Schaltkreis zumindest umfasst:
    einen ersten Hybridkoppler (66; 72) mit
    einem Eingabeport, an den Funkfrequenzsignale angelegt werden können,
    einem isolierten Port,
    einem ersten Ausgabeport, und
    einem zweiten Ausgabeport,
    und der angeordnet ist, um ein an den Eingabeport angelegtes Signal in eine erste Signalkomponente zum ersten Ausgabeport und in eine zweite Signalkomponente zum zweiten Ausgabeport aufzuteilen,
    einen ersten Verstärker (62, 63) mit einem Eingabeport und einem Ausgabeport, wobei der Eingabeport mit dem ersten Ausgabeport des ersten Hybridkopplers (66; 72) verbunden ist,
    einen zweiten Verstärker (64, 65) mit einem Eingabeport und einem Ausgabeport, wobei der Eingabeport mit dem zweiten Ausgabeport des ersten Hybridkopplers (66; 72) verbunden ist, und
    einen zweiten Hybridkoppler (67; 73) mit
    einem ersten Eingabeport, der mit dem Ausgabeport des ersten Verstärkers (62, 63) verbunden ist,
    einem zweiten Eingabeport, verbunden mit dem Ausgabeport des zweiten Verstärkers (64, 65),
    einem isolierten Port, und
    einem Ausgabeport, verbindbar mit einer Ausgabelastimpedanz,
    und der angeordnet ist, um Signale, die an den ersten Eingabeport und den zweiten Eingabeport angelegt sind, zum Ausgabeport hin zu kombinieren,
    wobei der erste und der zweite Hybridkoppler und der erste und der zweite Verstärker einen ersten und einen zweiten Pfad für Funkfrequenzsignale vom Eingabeport des ersten Hybridkopplers (66; 72) zum Ausgabeport des zweiten Hybridkopplers (67; 73) bereitstellen, wobei der erste Pfad den ersten Verstärker (62, 63) und der zweite Pfad den zweiten Verstärker (64, 65) umfasst,
    und wobei die gesamten elektrischen Längen der beiden Pfade im Wesentlichen identisch sind, und die elektrische Länge vom Eingabeport des ersten Hybridkopplers zu jedem der Eingebeports des ersten und zweiten Verstärkers sich um ein Viertel der Wellenlänge für die Funkfrequenzsignale unterscheidet,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Hybridkoppler (66, 67; 72, 73) als Differentialkoppler implementiert sind, die angeordnet sind, um Differential-Funkfrequenzsignale zu koppeln, und wobei die Verstärker (62, 63; 64, 65) Differentialverstärker sind.
  2. Ein Verstärkerschaltkreis nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der erste und der zweite Hybridkoppler in einer Streifenleitungstechnologie implementiert sind.
  3. Ein Verstärkerschaltkreis nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der erste und der zweite Hybridkoppler in einer Mikrostreifentechnologie implementiert sind.
  4. Ein Verstärkerschaltkreis nach jedem der Ansprüche 1 bis 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der erste und der zweite Hybridkoppler 3-dB-Koppler sind.
  5. Ein Verstärkerschaltkreis nach Anspruch 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der erste und der zweite Hybridkoppler In-Phasenkoppler sind, so dass die erste und die zweite Signalkomponente an den Ausgabeports des ersten Hybridkopplers zueinander in Phase sind, und Signale in Phase miteinander, die an die zwei Eingabeports des zweiten Hybridkopplers angelegt sind, zu einem Signal an seinem Ausgabeport kombiniert werden.
  6. Ein Verstärkerschaltkreis nach Anspruch 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der erste und der zweite Hybridkoppler Quadraturkoppler sind, so dass die erste und die zweite Signalkomponente an den Ausgabeports des ersten Hybridkopplers in Quadratur zueinender sind, und Signale in Quadratur zueinander, die an die zwei Eingabeports des zweiten Hybridkopplers angelegt sind, zu einem Signal an seinem Ausgabeport kombiniert werden.
  7. Ein Verstärkerschaltkreis nach Anspruch 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der erste und der zweite Hybridkoppler leitungsgekoppelte Hybride sind, in denen das Koppeln zwischen zwei Leitungen durch Verbindungsleitungen bewirkt wird.
  8. Eine tragbare Funkkommunikationseinrichtung, die einen Verstärkerschaltkreis nach jedem der Ansprüche 1 bis 7 umfasst.
  9. Eine tragbare Funkkommunikationseinrichtung nach Anspruch 8, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Einrichtung ein Mobiltelefon ist.
  10. Ein Verfahren des Verstärkens von Funkfrequenzsignalen mit einer bestimmten Frequenz und daher einer bestimmten Wellenlänge, wobei das Verfahren folgende Schritte umfasst:
    · Anlegen von Funkfrequenzsignalen an einen Eingabeport eines ersten Hybridkopplers (66; 72),
    · Aufteilen der Signale, die an den ersten Eingabeport angelegt sind, in eine erste Signalkomponente zu einem ersten Ausgabeport des ersten Hybridkopplers und in eine zweite Signalkomponente zu einem zweiten Ausgabeport des ersten Hybridkopplers,
    · Verstärken der ersten Signalkomponente in einem ersten Verstärker (62, 63) mit einem Eingabeport und einem Ausgabeport, wobei der Eingabeport mit dem ersten Ausgabeport des ersten Hybridkopplers (66; 72) verbunden ist,
    · Verstärken der zweiten Signalkomponente in einem zweiten Verstärker (64, 65) mit einem Eingabeport und einem Ausgabeport, wobei der Eingabeport mit dem zweiten Ausgabeport des ersten Hybridkopplers (66; 72) verbunden ist,
    · Koppeln der verstärkten ersten Signalkomponente aus dem Ausgabeport des ersten Verstärkers (62, 63) an einen ersten Eingabeport eines zweiten Hybridkopplers (67; 73) und der verstärkten zweiten Signalkomponente aus dem Ausgabeport des zweiten Verstärkers (64, 65) an einen ersten Eingabeport des zweiten Hybridkopplers (67; 73),
    Kombinieren der Signale im zweiten Hybridkoppler (67; 73), die an dessen Eingabeports angelegt sind, mit einem Ausgabesignal am Ausgabeport des zweiten Hybridkopplers, und
    Koppeln des Ausgabesignals an eine Ausgabelastimpedanz,
    wobei die gesamten elektrischen Längen der Pfade der zwei Signalkomponenten aus dem Eingabeport des ersten Hybridkopplers zum Ausgabeport des zweiten Hybridkopplers im Wesentlichen identisch sind, und die elektrische Länge vom Eingabeport des ersten Hybridkopplers zu jedem der Eingabeports des ersten und zweiten Verstärkers sich um ein Viertel einer Wellenlänge für die Funkfrequenzsignale unterscheidet,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Funkfrequenzsignale vom Eingabeport des ersten Hybridkopplers (66,72) zum Ausgabeport des zweiten Hybridkopplers (67; 73), die als Differentialkoppler implementiert sind, als Differentialsignale angelegt, gekoppelt und verstärkt werden.
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