Optimization Design of Irregular Broadband Doherty Power Amplifier Based on 3-Port Output Combining Network

Heng Zhang, Jing Xia, Xinyu Zhou, Zhongpeng Ni, Wa Kong, Xiaoshuai Ge, Xiaowei Zhu

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Abstract

To meet the design requirements of the broadband high-efficiency Doherty power amplifier (DPA), a broadband DPA with an irregular matching structure was designed. By using the 3-port combining network design method to conduct an overall analysis and design of the output matching network, the complex steps of designing the main and auxiliary output matching networks of the traditional DPA are simplified. Additionally, a method combining irregular structures and optimization algorithms is used to optimize the output combining network and input matching network, respectively, providing more flexible and efficient impedance matching in the design. Measurement results indicate that within the 1.2-2.8 GHz operating frequency band, the designed DPA achieves a saturated output power greater than 43 dBm, with a saturation efficiency of approximately 50.1-73.4%, and an efficiency exceeding 50% at 6 dB back-off power.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2024 IEEE MTT-S International Wireless Symposium (IWS)
Publication statusPublished - 24 Oct 2024

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