High efficiency amplifier and method of designing same
First Claim
1. An amplifier comprising:
- a main amplifier circuit;
at least one auxiliary amplifier circuit, the auxiliary amplifier circuit being selectively operable to operate in combination with the main amplifier circuit;
at least one hybrid coupler circuit having an output port and an isolation port and coupled to combine output signals of the amplifiers at the coupler output port;
the amplifier circuits having associated reflection coefficients at their outputs;
a termination coupled at the isolation port of the coupler circuit, the termination configured to have a reflection coefficient based upon the reflection coefficient at the output of the amplifier circuits.
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Abstract
An amplifier includes a main amplifier circuit and at least one auxiliary amplifier circuit. Portions of an RF signal to be amplified are delivered to the main and auxiliary amplifiers. The auxiliary amplifier circuit is selectively operable to operate in combination with the main amplifier circuit, such as based on the level of the RF signal. At least one hybrid coupler circuit has input ports coupled with outputs of the main amplifier circuit and auxiliary amplifier circuit. The hybrid coupler circuit is operable to combine amplifier circuit output signals at a coupler first output port. A coupler second output port is terminated with one of an electrical short and an electrical open circuit.
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30 Claims
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1. An amplifier comprising:
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a main amplifier circuit;
at least one auxiliary amplifier circuit, the auxiliary amplifier circuit being selectively operable to operate in combination with the main amplifier circuit;
at least one hybrid coupler circuit having an output port and an isolation port and coupled to combine output signals of the amplifiers at the coupler output port;
the amplifier circuits having associated reflection coefficients at their outputs;
a termination coupled at the isolation port of the coupler circuit, the termination configured to have a reflection coefficient based upon the reflection coefficient at the output of the amplifier circuits. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 17, 18, 19)
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11. An amplifier comprising:
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a plurality of amplifier circuits having associated reflection coefficients at their outputs;
at least one hybrid coupler circuit having an output port and an isolation port and coupled to combine output signals of the amplifier circuits at the coupler output port;
a termination coupled at the isolation port of the coupler circuit, the termination configured to have a reflection coefficient based upon the reflection coefficient at the output of the amplifier circuits. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 15, 16, 20)
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21. A method of configuring an amplifier comprising:
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combining output signals of a main amplifier circuit and at least one auxiliary amplifier circuit with at least one hybrid coupler circuit having an output port and an isolation port, and providing an output at an output port of the coupler circuit;
the main and auxiliary amplifier circuits having associated reflection coefficients at their outputs;
coupling a termination at the isolation port of the coupler circuit;
configuring the termination to have a reflection coefficient based upon the reflection coefficient at the output of the amplifier circuits. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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