射频CMOS平面螺旋电感2-π等效电路模型参数的提取

从有理分式拟合方法出发,提出了用于射频CMOS平面螺旋电感2-π等效电路模型参数提取的新方法.通过比较提参后等效电路给出的S参数和实验测量的S参数,证明该方法的精度很高.此外,提参的策略非常直接,因此容易在CAD里面编程实现.提参得到的等效电路模型对于射频电路设计者来说也是非常有用的.     

一种UHF频段无线数据传输系统接入点的射频前端

介绍了UHF(特高频)频段无线数据传输系统中接入点的一种射频前端。该前端包括调制器、上变频器、功率放大器、低噪声放大器、下变频器、解调器、频率合成器、增益控制和收发切换开关等电路。介绍了射频前端的实现方案以及关键部件的设计与测试。制作完成的射频前端集成在一块1 5 0mm×1 0 0mm的4层印制电路版上。该前端最大输出功率可达2W,接收灵敏度优于-100 dBm,收发切换时延小于1.5μs,满足系统指标要求。     

An Ultra-Low-Power Embedded EEPROM for Passive RFID Tags

采用Chartered 0.35μm EEPROM工艺设计并实现了一个适用于无源射频电子标签的256位超低功耗EEPROM存储器.芯片实现了块编程和擦写功能,并通过优化敏感放大器和控制逻辑的结构,实现了读存储器时间和功耗的最优化.最后给出了芯片在编程/擦写/读操作情况下的功耗测试结果.在电源电压为1.8V,数据率为640kHz时,EEPROM编程/擦写的平均功耗约为68μA,读操作平均功耗约为0.6μA.     

回旋速调管群聚腔研究

本文采用场匹配法对回旋速调管群聚腔进行了理论分析和数值模拟,讨论了两端开孔对腔谐振特性的影响及引入损耗介质层降低Q值方法,给出了一种工作频率为34GHz,工作模式为TE 01的回旋速调管低Q群聚腔的计算结果,结果表明,开孔大小明显影响腔内的谐振特性及驻波分布,损耗介质层的厚度增加将使群聚腔Q值迅速降低,选择适当的腔体结构,损耗介质及其厚度能有效地降低Q值,满足设计要求.     

1.3μm高增益偏振无关应变量子阱半导体光放大器

采用低压金属有机化学气相外延法 (LP MOVPE)生长并制作了 1 3μm脊型波导结构偏振无关半导体光放大器 (SOA) ,有源区为基于四个压应变量子阱和三个张应变量子阱交替生长的混合应变量子阱 (4C3T)结构 ,压应变阱宽为 6nm ,应变量 1 0 % ,张应变阱宽为 11nm ,应变量 - 0 95 % ;器件制作成 7°斜腔结构以有效抑制腔面反射。半导体光放大器腔面蒸镀Ti3 O5/Al2 O3 减反 (AR)膜以进一步降低腔面剩余反射率至 3× 10 -4以下 ;在 2 0 0mA驱动电流下 ,光放大器放大的自发辐射 (ASE)谱的 3dB带宽大于 5 0nm ,光谱波动小于 0 4dB ,半导体光放大器管芯的小信号增益近 30dB ,在 12 80～ 1340nm波长范围内偏振灵敏度小于 0 6dB ,饱和输出功率大于 10dBm ,噪声指数 (NF)为 7 5dB。     

FPGA-based test bed for measurement of AM/AM and AM/PM distortion and modeling memory effects in RF PAs

Using a field-programmable gate array (FPGA) development board, a digital signal processor (DSP) builder, and the phase-to-amplitude conversion principle, a low-cost system for measuring the amplitude-to-amplitude (AM/AM) and amplitude-to-phase (AM/PM) distortion curves of radio frequency (RF) power amplifiers (PAs) is presented. The state of the art based on the measurements and preliminary studies of AM/AM and AM/PM distortion curves is discussed. A full digital control of the test bed simulated/emulated in Matlab/Simulink is introduced to recalculate the known AM/AM and AM/PM measurements stored as look-up table (LUT). Finally, the low-cost system comprises the memory polynomial model (MPM) that involves the nonlinearity order and memory effects of real PAs.     

Distributed NGD active circuit for RF-microwave communication

This paper is aimed to the investigation on innovative distributed negative group delay (DNGD) circuits for RF communication. Thanks to the analogy between the lumped and distributed circuits, NGD circuit topologies were identified. By using the S-parameter theory, analysis and synthesis methods of these topologies are proposed. The DNGD circuits developed are mainly comprised of a transistor combined with a series resistance ended by a stub. Then, synthesis relations enabling to determine the NGD circuit parameters from the desired NGD and gain values are established. As application, an active phase shifter (PS) operating independently with the frequency based on the cascade of PGD and NGD devices was synthesized. First, an NGD PS with transmission phase of (135 ± 5)° around 2.56 GHz over the bandwidth of about 1.02 GHz was obtained. Then, a two-stage DNGD PS exhibiting 90° with ±10° flatness from 4.1 GHz to 6.8 GHz was designed. The DNGD circuit presented can be used in various telecommunication areas notably for correcting RF/numerical signal delays in the RF-microwave analogue-digital devices.     

Evaluation of the pole expressions of nano-scale multistage amplifiers based on equivalent output impedance

Several frequency compensation schemes have been proposed to stabilize multistage amplifiers with negative feedback. The performance of these amplifiers can be analyzed by inspecting their input-output transfer function as representation of their frequency response. With many circuit elements affecting the output response, it is relatively difficult to obtain the real transfer function of multistage amplifiers based on only the original small-signal expressions. Instead, certain techniques such as Miller’s theorem are used to approximate important parameters such as DC gain and dominant pole. These methods are not generally helpful for approximating the nondominant poles which have a critical role on the loop stability of nano-scale amplifiers. With this issue in mind, this work proposes a systematic methodology to achieve the pole expressions of multistage amplifiers with frequency compensation. The key in the proposed technique is to model the equivalent impedance of the compensation loop at the output. The effectiveness of the proposed approach has been verified through comparison between the transfer functions obtained from theory and those transfer functions found in the literature.     

Versatile wideband balanced detector for quantum optical homodyne tomography

We present a comprehensive theory and an easy to follow method for the design and construction of a wideband homodyne detector for time-domain quantum measurements. We show how one can evaluate the performance of a detector in a specific time-domain experiment based on the electronic spectral characteristic of that detector. We then present and characterize a high-performance detector constructed using inexpensive, commercially available components such as low-noise high-speed operational amplifiers and high-bandwidth photodiodes. Our detector shows linear behavior up to a level of over 13 dB clearance between shot noise and electronic noise, in the range from DC to 100 MHz. The detector can be used for measuring quantum optical field quadratures both in the continuous-wave and pulsed regimes with standard commercial mode-locked lasers.