1.5-W CW S-BAND GAINP/GAAS/GAINP DOUBLE-HETEROJUNCTION BIPOLAR-TRANSISTOR

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LIU, W
BEAM, E
KHATIBZADEH, A
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10.1109/55.286696
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
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We report the first large-signal power result from a double heterojunction bipolar transistor (DHBT) based on the CaInP/GaAs/GaInP material system. A CW output power of 1.51 W and a power added efficiency of 52% were achieved at 3 GHz. Because the GaInP collector has a relatively high bandgap of 1.89 eV, high dc bias voltage operation with collector bias extending to 20 V (for a 40-V swing) is possible in this GaInP/GaAs/GaInP DHBT. This high dc bias voltage operation represents a unique advantage over the more conventional AlGaAs/GaAs HBT.
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