Distributed CMOS Bidirectional Amplifiers, 2012 Broadbanding and Linearization Techniques Analog Circuits and Signal Processing Series

This book describes methods to design distributed amplifiers useful for performing circuit functions such as duplexing, paraphrase amplification, phase shifting power splitting and power combiner applications.  A CMOS bidirectional distributed amplifier is presented that combines for the first time device-level with circuit-level linearization, suppressing the third-order intermodulation distortion. It is implemented in 0.13um RF CMOS technology for use in highly-linear, low-cost UWB Radio-over-Fiber communication systems.

Introduction.- Modulation Schemes Effect on RF Power Amplifier Nonlinearity and RFPA Linearization Techniques.- Distributed Amplification Principles and Transconductor Nonlinearity Compensation.- Distributed RF Linearization Circuit Applications.- Linearized CMOS Distributed Bidirectional Amplifier with Cross-Coupled Compensator.- Linearized CMOS Distributed Bidirectional Amplifier Silicon Chip Implementation.- Linearized CMOS Distributed Bidirectional Amplifier Experimental Setups and Chip Measurement Results.- Conclusion.