JP4995735B2 - カップラベース増幅器における負荷不整合の適合 - Google Patents
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- カップラベース増幅器であって、
入力信号から第1の分岐出力信号を生じる第1の分岐増幅器デバイスと、
前記入力信号から第2の分岐出力信号を生じる第2の分岐増幅器デバイスと、
前記第1および第2の分岐増幅器デバイスに接続し、前記第1および第2の分岐出力信号を結合して、負荷に伝達するカップラと、
前記第1の分岐出力信号に基づいて第1の包絡信号を生じる第1の包絡検出器と、
前記第2の分岐出力信号に基づいて第2の包絡信号を生じる第2の包絡検出器と、
前記第1の包絡信号と前記第2の包絡信号との間の差分に対応する制御信号を形成する差動デバイスであって、前記制御信号が前記負荷の反射係数に関係する差動デバイスと、
前記カップラと前記負荷との間に接続され、前記負荷と前記分岐出力との間のインピーダンス変換が制御されるように、前記制御信号により制御される、可変整合ネットワークとを備えることを特徴とする増幅器。 - 前記第1および第2の包絡信号が前記それぞれの分岐出力信号の前記包絡の単調関数に従うことを特徴とする請求項1に記載の増幅器。
- 前記第1および第2の包絡検出器の少なくとも1つがダイオードを含むことを特徴とする請求項2に記載の増幅器。
- 前記ダイオードがショットキーダイオードであることを特徴とする請求項3に記載の増幅器。
- 前記第1および第2の包絡検出器が電力検出器であることを特徴とする請求項2に記載の増幅器。
- 前記制御信号が前記差分の符号であることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の増幅器。
- 前記カップラは前記可変整合ネットワークの部分を構成し、前記カップラは、前記負荷と前記増幅器の出力信号の各々との間のインピーダンス変換が制御されるように、前記制御信号により制御されることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の増幅器。
- 少なくとも2台の分岐増幅器デバイスと、可変整合ネットワークと、負荷に信号を伝達するカップラとを有するカップラベース増幅器の制御方法であって、
入力信号から2台の分岐増幅器デバイスにより生成されたそれぞれの出力信号間の差分に基づき制御信号を生成する工程であって、該制御信号が前記負荷の反射係数に関係する、制御信号を生成する工程と、
前記負荷と前記分岐増幅器の出力の各々との間のインピーダンス変換が制御されるように、前記制御信号によって、前記可変整合ネットワークのインピーダンスを変更する工程とを備えることを特徴とする方法。 - 前記生成する工程が、
前記出力信号の包絡を検出する工程と、
1つの検出された包絡を他の検出された包絡から減算することにより差分信号を形成する工程と、
前記差分信号を参照と比較することにより前記制御信号を形成する工程とを備えることを特徴とする請求項8に記載の方法。 - 前記制御信号が前記差分信号の符号であることを特徴とする請求項9に記載の方法。
- 前記出力信号の包絡を検出する工程が、該出力信号の電力を検出する工程を含むことを特徴とする請求項9に記載の方法。
- 前記整合ネットワークの前記インピーダンスを変化させる工程がキャパシタンスおよびインダクタンスの少なくとも1つを変化させることを含むことを特徴とする請求項8に記載の方法。
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