WO2015037034A1 - ドハティアンプ及び送信装置 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a Doherty amplifier and transmission device, and more particularly to a Doherty amplifier and transmission device that amplifies signals in a plurality of frequency bands.
- a Doherty amplifier In a transmission apparatus such as a base station that transmits a signal to a mobile phone terminal, a Doherty amplifier is used as an amplifier that efficiently performs signal amplification.
- a main amplifier having characteristics such as an AB class operates.
- a peak amplifier having characteristics such as a C class is combined with the main amplifier. Operate. In this way, highly efficient signal amplification is realized by controlling the amplifier that operates in accordance with the level of the input signal.
- a configuration example of a general Doherty amplifier will be described with reference to FIG.
- a general Doherty amplifier an input signal is distributed, and the distributed signal is output to the main amplifier 110 and the peak amplifier 112.
- a signal input to the main amplifier 110 is amplified by the main amplifier 110 and transmitted via the adjustment line 111.
- the signal input to the peak amplifier 112 is amplified by the peak amplifier 112 and transmitted via the adjustment line 113.
- Signals transmitted through the adjustment line 111 and the adjustment line 113 are combined, and the combined signal is transmitted through the adjustment line 114.
- the adjustment line 115 and the adjustment line 116 are arranged in front of the main amplifiers 110 and 112, respectively, in order to match the phase in the signal combining portion.
- the Doherty amplifier can amplify a signal having a predetermined frequency with high efficiency by adjusting the electrical length of the adjustment lines 111, 113, and 114.
- the electrical length is indicated by using a phase, and may be expressed as 90 degrees, for example.
- the phase may be indicated using the wavelength ⁇ , for example, ⁇ / 4 phase shift indicates a 90 degree phase shift.
- the adjustment line 114 having a characteristic impedance of 35.5 ⁇ and an electrical length of 90 degrees at 666 MHz is used.
- the effective band when the adjustment line 114 is used is approximately 630 MHz to 700 MHz.
- each of the adjustment line 111 and the adjustment line 113 is adjusted so that a signal having a frequency of 630 MHz to 700 MHz can be transmitted with high efficiency.
- the Doherty amplifier of FIG. 10 when the Doherty amplifier of FIG. 10 is used, there is a problem that it can be applied only to a so-called narrow band signal.
- a Doherty amplifier In general, a Doherty amplifier is used in a base station or the like that communicates with a mobile phone terminal, and the frequency band used when communicating between the mobile phone terminal and the base station is predetermined. . Therefore, a Doherty amplifier that is applied to a so-called narrow-band signal is used in the base station.
- Doherty amplifiers that can be used in a wide frequency range.
- Patent Document 1 discloses a configuration of an impedance matching circuit having a high-pass filter and a low-pass filter.
- the impedance control circuit disclosed in Patent Document 1 is used in a Doherty amplifier used for performing narrowband communication, and an impedance matching circuit that simply operates in a wideband. It only discloses the configuration.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a Doherty amplifier that can be used in a wide frequency range, which is the above-described problem.
- a Doherty amplifier includes a distribution unit that distributes an input signal, a main amplifier that amplifies a first distribution signal output from the distribution unit, and the first amplifier that is amplified by the main amplifier.
- a first transmission line section that transmits one distribution signal; a peak amplifier that amplifies a second distribution signal output from the distribution section; and a second distribution signal that is amplified by the peak amplifier.
- a synthesized signal obtained by synthesizing the second transmission line section, the first distribution signal output from the first transmission line section, and the second distribution signal output from the second transmission line section.
- an impedance converter that performs impedance conversion of the combined signal output from the combiner, and the impedance converter includes a plurality of ⁇ / 4 transmission lines connected in series. It is characterized in that it was.
- a transmission device includes a signal generation unit capable of generating an input signal at an arbitrary frequency, a distribution unit that distributes the input signal, and a first output from the distribution unit.
- a main amplifier for amplifying the distribution signal, a first transmission line section for transmitting the first distribution signal amplified by the main amplifier, and a peak for amplifying the second distribution signal output from the distribution section.
- An amplifier a second transmission line section that transmits the second distribution signal amplified in the peak amplifier, and has substantially the same impedance as the first transmission line section; and the first transmission line A combining unit that combines the first distribution signal output from the unit and the second distribution signal output from the second transmission line unit and outputs a combined signal; and outputs from the combining unit
- the composite signal An impedance conversion unit that performs impedance conversion of the signal, and a signal transmission unit that transmits a signal output from the impedance conversion unit to an opposing device, wherein the frequency of the input signal is changed in the impedance conversion unit Accordingly, when it is necessary to adjust the transmission line length of the first and second transmission line sections, the bandwidth is increased to such an extent that adjustment of the transmission line length is unnecessary.
- FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a Doherty amplifier according to a first exemplary embodiment
- FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of a transmission device according to a second exemplary embodiment
- FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of a Doherty amplifier according to a second exemplary embodiment
- FIG. 6 is a configuration diagram of an impedance converter according to a second embodiment. It is a figure explaining the frequency band which can be used at the time of using the impedance conversion part concerning Embodiment 2.
- FIG. It is a figure explaining the frequency band which can be used at the time of using the impedance conversion part concerning Embodiment 2.
- FIG. FIG. 6 is a configuration diagram of an impedance converter according to a third embodiment.
- FIG. It is a figure explaining the frequency band which can be used at the time of using the impedance conversion part concerning Embodiment 3.
- FIG. It is a figure explaining the frequency band which can be used at the time of using the impedance conversion part concerning Embodiment 3.
- FIG. It is a block diagram of a general Doherty amplifier. It is a figure explaining the frequency band which can be used at the time of using a general Doherty amplifier.
- the Doherty amplifier 10 in FIG. 1 includes a distribution unit 11, a main amplifier 12, a transmission line unit 13, a peak amplifier 14, a transmission line unit 15, a combining unit 16, and an impedance conversion unit 17.
- the distributing unit 11 distributes the signal input to the Doherty amplifier 10, and outputs the distributed signal to the main amplifier 12 and the peak amplifier 14, respectively.
- the signal input to the Doherty amplifier 10 may be a so-called high frequency signal such as several hundred MHz or several GHz.
- the main amplifier 12 amplifies the distribution signal output from the distribution unit 11.
- the main amplifier 12 for example, an amplifier of A class, B class, or AB class may be used.
- the main amplifier 12 transmits the amplified distribution signal via the transmission line unit 13.
- the transmission line unit 13 is used to transmit a signal output from the main amplifier 12.
- the transmission line unit 13 shifts the phase of the signal while the characteristic impedance remains 50 ⁇ .
- a copper plate may be used for the transmission line unit 13.
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- the transmission line length may be paraphrased as an electrical length, for example.
- the transmission line unit 13 is set to the frequency of the input signal in advance. Accordingly, the transmission line portion 13 having an appropriate electrical length is adjusted. Alternatively, the transmission line unit 13 is replaced in advance with a transmission line unit having an appropriate electrical length according to the frequency of the input signal.
- the peak amplifier 14 amplifies the distribution signal output from the distribution unit 11.
- the peak amplifier 14 for example, a C-class amplifier having high efficiency characteristics may be used.
- the peak amplifier 14 transmits the amplified distribution signal via the transmission line unit 15.
- the transmission line unit 15 is used to transmit a signal output from the peak amplifier 14.
- the transmission line unit 15 shifts the phase of the signal while the characteristic impedance remains 50 ⁇ .
- a copper plate may be used similarly to the transmission line unit 13. Based on the electrical length of the transmission line unit 15, when the peak amplifier 14 is turned OFF and only the main amplifier 12 is operated when a small electric power is input, the transmission line unit 15 becomes OPEN when viewed from the main amplifier 12 (no effect). Is determined.
- the transmission line unit 15 when a signal having a frequency other than the frequency of a signal that appears to be OPEN when viewed from the main amplifier 12 side is input to the Doherty amplifier 10 when the peak amplifier 14 is OFF in the transmission line unit 15, the transmission line unit 15 The transmission line unit 15 having an appropriate electrical length is adjusted according to the frequency of the input signal. Alternatively, the transmission line unit 15 is replaced in advance with a transmission line unit 15 having an appropriate electrical length according to the frequency of the input signal.
- the amplified signal from the main amplifier 12 transmitted through the transmission line unit 13 and the amplified signal from the peak amplifier 14 transmitted through the transmission line unit 15 are input to the combining unit 16.
- the synthesizer 16 synthesizes the amplified signals from the respective amplifiers input via the transmission line units 13 and 15.
- the synthesizer 16 outputs the synthesized signal synthesized to the impedance converter 17.
- the impedance conversion unit 17 converts the characteristic impedance of the synthesis unit 16 to the characteristic impedance at the output of the Doherty amplifier 10. For example, the impedance conversion unit 17 performs impedance conversion from the characteristic impedance 25 ⁇ of the combining unit 16 to the characteristic impedance of the output unit of the Doherty amplifier 10 from 50 ⁇ .
- the frequency of a signal that can be subjected to impedance conversion or the frequency of a signal that can be transmitted is determined in advance as in the transmission line unit 13 and the transmission line unit 15.
- the frequency of the signal that can be processed by the impedance conversion unit 17 is sufficiently widened as compared with the transmission line unit 13 and the transmission line unit 15.
- the impedance converter 17 is widened to the extent that adjustment of the length is unnecessary.
- the impedance converter 17 By making the impedance converter 17 wider, it is possible to reduce the transmission line length, that is, the place where the electrical length is adjusted. For example, in the Doherty amplifier of FIG. 10, when signals having different frequencies are input, it is necessary to adjust the electrical length of the adjustment lines 111, 113, and 114. On the other hand, in the Doherty amplifier 10 of FIG. 1, the impedance converter 17 can transmit signals of various frequencies because the impedance converter 17 has a wide band. Therefore, in the Doherty amplifier 10, only the electrical lengths of the transmission line unit 13 and the transmission line unit 15 need be adjusted even when signals having different frequencies are input. That is, compared to the Doherty amplifier of FIG. 10, the Doherty amplifier 10 of FIG. 1 has the effect that one element that needs to be adjusted is reduced when signals having different frequencies are input.
- the transmission device 40 may be, for example, a broadcast communication device that supports multi-channel communication, or may be a base station device or the like.
- the communication device is not limited to a broadcast communication device or a base station device, and may be a communication device having a wider use frequency.
- the transmission device 40 includes a signal generation unit 20, a Doherty amplifier 10, and a transmission unit 30.
- the Doherty amplifier 10 is the same as the Doherty amplifier 10 described in FIG. Therefore, detailed description regarding the Doherty amplifier 10 is omitted.
- the signal generation unit 20 generates an RF (Radio Frequency) signal.
- the signal generation unit 20 outputs the generated RF signal to the Doherty amplifier 10.
- the signal generation unit 20 may generate an RF signal at an arbitrary frequency.
- the signal generation unit 20 may change the frequency band of the generated RF signal when channels having different usage frequency bands are set.
- the frequency band that can be generated by the signal generation unit 20 may be determined according to the frequency band of a signal that can be amplified by the Doherty amplifier 10. For example, in the Doherty amplifier 10, when the usable frequency band is changed by exchanging the transmission line unit, the signal generation unit 20 may generate an RF signal having the changed frequency band. .
- the signal generation unit 20 may generate RF signals of a plurality of frequency bands, or when the transmission device 40 includes a plurality of signal generation units 20, the signal generation unit 20 generates a signal to be used as the frequency band of the RF signal is changed.
- the unit 20 may be switched.
- the Doherty amplifier 10 amplifies the RF signal output from the signal generation unit 20.
- the Doherty amplifier 10 outputs the amplified RF signal to the transmission unit 30.
- the transmission unit 30 transmits the RF signal output from the Doherty amplifier 10 to another communication device different from the transmission device 40.
- the Doherty amplifier 10 is disposed in the transmission device 40, for example, and is used to amplify the RF signal processed by the transmission device 40. At this time, the transmitter 40 can transmit RF signals of various frequency bands by adjusting or exchanging the transmission line section in the Doherty amplifier 10.
- the Doherty amplifier 10 includes a distribution unit 11, a main amplifier 12, an adjustment line 51, a peak amplifier 14, an adjustment line 52, an adjustment line 53, an adjustment line 54, and a synthesis unit 16.
- the distribution unit 11 is a connection point between the input terminal, the main amplifier 12 and the peak amplifier 14. Since the main amplifier 12 and the peak amplifier 14 are the same as those in FIG.
- the combining unit 16 is a connection point between the adjustment line 51, the adjustment line 52, and the impedance conversion unit 17.
- the adjustment line 51 and the adjustment line 52 correspond to the transmission line unit 13 and the transmission line unit 15 in FIG.
- a copper plate is used for the adjustment line 51 and the adjustment line 52, and the length of the copper plate is adjusted according to the frequency band of the signal to be transmitted.
- the characteristic impedance of the line is changed by adjusting the width of the adjustment line 51 and the adjustment line 52.
- the adjustment line 51 and the adjustment line 52 are copper plates having a characteristic impedance of 50 ⁇ .
- the length of the adjustment line 51 and the adjustment line 52 is the length in the same direction as the direction in which the signal is transmitted, and the width is the length in the direction orthogonal to the direction in which the signal is transmitted.
- the adjustment line 51 may be a copper plate having an electrical length 90 degrees longer than that of the adjustment line 52. That is, the adjustment line 51 makes the electrical length 90 degrees longer than the adjustment line 52, and delays the phase of the signal to be transmitted by 90 degrees.
- the reason why the adjustment line 51 is 90 degrees longer than the electrical length of the adjustment line 52 is as follows.
- the peak amplifier 14 is turned on or off depending on the level of the input signal. For example, when the level of the input signal is lower than a predetermined level, the operation of the peak amplifier 14 is stopped and is turned off. Thus, when the peak amplifier 14 is in the OFF state, it is necessary to prevent a signal output from the main amplifier 12 from passing through the adjustment line 51 to the adjustment line 52 and the peak amplifier 14. That is, when the peak amplifier 14 is in the OFF state, all signals output from the main amplifier 12 need to be transmitted to the impedance converter 17. At this time, when the adjustment line 52 is 90 degrees shorter than the electrical length of the adjustment line 51, it is possible to prevent the signal output from the main amplifier 12 from entering the adjustment line 52 and the peak amplifier 14. Therefore, the electrical length of the adjustment line 51 is formed to be 90 degrees longer than the adjustment line 52.
- the signals transmitted through the adjustment line 51 and the adjustment line 52 are combined in the combining unit 16 and output to the impedance conversion unit 17. Further, the adjustment lines 53 and 54 are arranged between the distribution unit 11 and the main amplifier 12 and between the distribution unit 11 and the peak amplifier 14 in order to match the phase in the synthesis unit 16.
- the impedance converter 17 includes impedance converters 61 to 63.
- the impedance converters 61 to 63 are connected in series between the combining unit 16 and the output terminal.
- the impedance converters 61 to 63 are transmission lines having an electrical length of ⁇ / 4 (90 degrees). Further, the impedance converters 61 to 63 determine the characteristic impedance based on the width of the length in the direction orthogonal to the direction of the electrical length.
- the change in the usable frequency band when the impedance converter 17 of FIG. 4 is used will be described with reference to FIG.
- the characteristic impedance of the impedance converters 61 to 63 when the impedance at the output terminal of the Doherty amplifier 10 is 50 ⁇ and the impedance at the combining unit 16 is 25 ⁇ will be described.
- the characteristic impedance at the output terminal is generally set to 50 ⁇ , which is used as the characteristic impedance of a signal output to another circuit.
- the impedance at the branch point is 25 ⁇ because lines having a characteristic impedance of 50 ⁇ are connected in parallel.
- the characteristic impedance in the impedance converter 62 disposed in the center is calculated as a square root of 50 ( ⁇ ) ⁇ 25 ( ⁇ ).
- the characteristic impedance of the impedance converter 62 is set to 35.4 ⁇ .
- the characteristic impedance of the impedance converter 61 is calculated as a square root of 25 ⁇ 35.4.
- the characteristic impedance of the impedance converter 61 is set to 29.7 ⁇ .
- the characteristic impedance of the impedance converter 63 is calculated as a square root of 50 ⁇ 35.4.
- the characteristic impedance of the impedance converter 63 is set to 42 ⁇ .
- the characteristic impedance in the impedance converters 61 to 63 is set to a value that increases from the impedance converter 61 toward the impedance converter 63.
- FIG. 5 shows the relationship between the frequency and the return loss characteristic when the characteristic impedance calculated in this way is set in the impedance converters 61-63.
- FIG. 5 shows an overall improvement in the return loss characteristic compared to FIG. 11 showing the relationship between the frequency and the return loss characteristic when only one impedance converter having a characteristic impedance of 35.5 ⁇ is used. It is shown that. However, assuming that the region of ⁇ 30 dB or less is an effective band, the effective band is approximately 630 MHz to 700 MHz, which is not significantly different from FIG.
- FIG. 6 shows the case where the characteristic impedance of the impedance converter 61 is set to 28.2 ⁇ , the characteristic impedance of the impedance converter 62 is set to 35.9 ⁇ , and the characteristic impedance of the impedance converter 63 is set to 45.5 ⁇ .
- the relationship between frequency and return loss characteristics is shown.
- the characteristic impedance in each impedance converter may be adjusted using, for example, a simulation device.
- the effective band is approximately 420 MHz to 900 MHz.
- the effective bandwidth has been expanded and widened.
- the impedance converter 17 By making the impedance converter 17 wider, for example, when the frequency of the signal input to the Doherty amplifier 10 changes in the range of 420 MHz to 900 MHz, the electrical lengths of the adjustment line 51 and the adjustment line 52. It is not necessary to adjust the electrical length or the like of the impedance converters 61 to 63 constituting the impedance conversion unit 17 even if it is adjusted to an appropriate length or replaced with an adjustment line having an appropriate electrical length.
- the number of connections may be changed according to the expansion width of the effective frequency band.
- a frequency band used for terrestrial digital broadcasting or the like in the UHF band can be covered.
- the impedance converter 17 can be made wider and changing the electrical length or the like within a predetermined frequency band.
- the impedance conversion unit 17 is disposed inside the device that is difficult to access in maintenance work or the like, and an adjustment line 51 and an adjustment line that require adjustment or replacement work or the like. 52 may be arranged at a position close to the surface of the apparatus that can be easily accessed during maintenance work.
- the impedance conversion unit 17 is disposed at a position that is substantially inoperable inside the apparatus, and the adjustment line 51 and the adjustment line 52 are at positions that can be easily operated when the cover on the surface of the apparatus is removed. You may arrange.
- the degree of freedom regarding the position where the impedance conversion unit 17 is arranged increases, and the design of the apparatus having the Doherty amplifier 10 becomes easy.
- the impedance conversion unit 17 includes distributed constant circuit elements 71 to 76.
- distributed constant circuit elements 71 to 75 are connected in series.
- each circuit element is, for example, a transmission line having a different electrical length and width, and distributed constant circuit elements.
- a plurality of transmission lines may be connected to 71 to 76 to form one transmission line. Since one transmission line configured in this manner has transmission lines with different widths, it may be a transmission line having an uneven width. Further, one transmission line to which a plurality of distributed constant circuit elements are connected may be formed using a copper plate.
- the change of the usable frequency band when the impedance conversion unit 17 of FIG. 7 is used will be described with reference to FIG.
- the characteristic impedances of the impedance converters 61 to 63 when the characteristic impedance at the output terminal of the Doherty amplifier 10 is 50 ⁇ and the impedance at the combining unit 16 is 25 ⁇ will be described.
- the length and width of the distributed constant circuit element 71 are set so that the electrical length is 8 degrees at 666 MHz and the characteristic impedance is 100 ⁇ .
- the distributed constant circuit element 72 has an electric length of 43 degrees and a characteristic impedance of 20 ⁇ at 666 MHz
- the distributed constant circuit element 73 has an electric length of 19 degrees and a characteristic impedance of 100 ⁇ at 666 MHz.
- the element 74 has an electrical length of 33 degrees and a characteristic impedance of 20 ⁇ at 666 MHz
- the distributed constant circuit element 75 has an electrical length of 23 degrees and a characteristic impedance of 100 ⁇
- the distributed constant circuit element 76 has an electrical length at 666 MHz. Is set to 13 degrees and the characteristic impedance is set to 20 ⁇ .
- FIG. 8 shows the relationship between the return loss characteristic and the frequency when the electrical length and the transmission line width are set as described above.
- FIG. 8 shows that the effective band is about 450 MHz to 900 MHz when the region of ⁇ 30 dB or less is defined as the effective band. Therefore, the impedance converter 17 can also be widened by configuring the impedance converter 17 using a distributed constant circuit as shown in FIG. Further, when the electrical length is set as described above, the electrical length of the impedance converter 17 in FIG. 7 is 139 degrees at the frequency of 666 MHz, and the electrical length is 270 degrees at 666 MHz. Compared with, it can be a short electrical length. Therefore, the downsizing of the Doherty amplifier 10 can be realized.
- FIG. 9 shows the relationship between the return loss characteristic and the insertion loss characteristic when the frequency band is expanded to GHz.
- the impedance converter 17 configured using a distributed constant circuit also operates as an LPF (Low Pass Filter) having a pass band of about 500 MHz to 900 MHz. That is, even when the impedance conversion unit 17 is an LPF, the bandwidth can be increased so as to pass a signal of a predetermined frequency band.
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- the configuration of the LPF using the distributed constant circuit has been described as the impedance conversion unit 17, but an LPF having a different circuit configuration may be used. Further, the impedance conversion unit 17 operates as an LPF, so that harmonic components generated in the main amplifier 12 and the peak amplifier 14 can be removed.
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以下、図面を参照して本発明の実施の形態について説明する。はじめに、図1を用いて本発明の実施の形態1にかかるドハティアンプの構成例について説明する。図1のドハティアンプ10は、分配部11、メインアンプ12、伝送線路部13、ピークアンプ14、伝送線路部15、合成部16及びインピーダンス変換部17を有している。
続いて、図2を用いて本発明の実施の形態2にかかる送信装置40の構成例について説明する。送信装置40は、例えば、複数チャンネルの通信に対応した放送用通信装置であってもよく、もしくは、基地局装置等であってもよい。または、放送用通信装置もしくは基地局装置等に制限されず、使用周波数が広帯域化された通信装置であってもよい。
続いて、図7を用いて、インピーダンス変換部17に分布定数回路を用いた場合のインピーダンス変換部17の構成例について説明する。インピーダンス変換部17は、分布定数回路素子71~76を有している。ここでは、説明の便宜上、分布定数回路素子71~75が直列に接続していることを示しているが、それぞれの回路素子は、例えば電気長及び幅が異なる伝送線路であり、分布定数回路素子71~76は、複数の伝送線路が接続し、一つの伝送線路を構成していてもよい。このように構成された一つの伝送線路は、幅の異なる伝送線路を有するため、凹凸の幅を有する伝送線路であってもよい。また、複数の分布定数回路素子が接続されている1つの伝送線路は、銅板を用いて形成されてもよい。
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- 入力信号を分配する分配部と、
前記分配部から出力された第1の分配信号を増幅するメインアンプと、
前記メインアンプにおいて増幅された前記第1の分配信号を伝送する第1の伝送線路部と、
前記分配部から出力された第2の分配信号を増幅するピークアンプと、
前記ピークアンプにおいて増幅された前記第2の分配信号を伝送する第2の伝送線路部と、
前記第1の伝送線路部から出力される前記第1の分配信号と前記第2の伝送線路部から出力される前記第2の分配信号とを合成して合成信号を出力する合成部と、
前記合成部から出力される前記合成信号のインピーダンス変換を行うインピーダンス変換部と、を備え、
前記インピーダンス変換部は、
複数のλ/4伝送線路が直列に接続されたことを特徴とする、ドハティアンプ。 - 前記インピーダンス変換部は、
ローパスフィルタ回路である、請求項1に記載のドハティアンプ。 - 前記ローパスフィルタ回路は、
分布定数回路である、請求項2に記載のドハティアンプ。 - 前記分布定数回路は、
異なる伝送線路長及び伝送線路幅を有する複数の分布定数回路素子が直列に接続される、請求項3に記載のドハティアンプ。 - 前記第1及び第2の伝送線路部は、銅板を用いて構成され、前記入力信号の周波数が変更される場合、前記銅板の長さを調整する、請求項1乃至4のいずれか1項に記載のドハティアンプ。
- 任意の周波数における入力信号を生成する信号生成部と、
前記入力信号を分配する分配部と、
前記分配部から出力された第1の分配信号を増幅するメインアンプと、
前記メインアンプにおいて増幅された前記第1の分配信号を伝送する第1の伝送線路部と、
前記分配部から出力された第2の分配信号を増幅するピークアンプと、
前記ピークアンプにおいて増幅された前記第2の分配信号を伝送し、前記第1の伝送線路部と実質的に同一のインピーダンスを有する第2の伝送線路部と、
前記第1の伝送線路部から出力される前記第1の分配信号と前記第2の伝送線路部から出力される前記第2の分配信号とを合成して合成信号を出力する合成部と、
前記合成部から出力される前記合成信号のインピーダンス変換を行うインピーダンス変換部と、
前記インピーダンス変換部から出力された信号を対向する装置へ送信する信号送信部と、を備え、
前記インピーダンス変換部は、
前記入力信号の周波数が変更されることに伴い前記第1及び第2の伝送線路部の伝送線路長の調整が必要となる場合に、伝送線路長の調整が不要な程度に広帯域化された、送信装置。 - 前記第1及び第2の伝送線路を、前記送信装置の外部から操作可能な位置に配置し、前記インピーダンス変換部を、前記送信装置の外部から実質的に操作不可能な位置に配置する、請求項6に記載の送信装置。
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