一个使用InP技术的110-170 GHz宽带LNA设计,用于特拉赫兹通信应用
Lian Hu1,2, Ziqiang Yang1,2, Yuan Fang3
1School of Electronic Science and Engineering (National Exemplary School of Microelectronics), University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, China.
Micromachines
|October 28, 2023
概括
这项研究介绍了一种用于太赫兹通信的新型五级低噪声放大器 (LNA). 利用InP HEMT技术和分阶段调,它实现了高级无线系统的高收益和宽带宽.
科学领域:
- 电气工程 电气工程
- 电信工程 电信工程 电信工程
- 固态电子 固态电子
背景情况:
- 太赫兹 (THz) 通信系统需要高性能放大器来进行信号放大.
- 现有的低噪声放大器 (LNA) 面临着在THz频率上实现高增益和宽带宽的挑战.
- 半导体技术的进步,如化高电子移动性晶体管 (InP HEMT),为改进的THz组件提供了潜力.
研究的目的:
- 设计和验证一种针对太赫兹通信系统优化的新型低噪声放大器 (LNA).
- 使用先进的电路设计技术,实现高增益,宽带宽和低噪声.
- 通过电磁模拟来证明拟议的LNA设计的可行性.
主要方法:
- 使用五级放大结构来增强整体增益.
- 实现了分阶调技术,以实现广泛的运行带宽.
- 电容器用于分阶段隔离,部门线用于射频绕道,微条线用于匹配电路.
- 为了验证LNA电路性能,进行了精确的电磁模拟.
主要成果:
- 模拟的LNA在140 GHz实现了25dB的小信号增益.
- 获得的噪声值为4.4dB,表明噪声放大率低.
- 输入的1dB压缩点 (P1dB) 测定为19dBm.
- 实现了60GHz的显著3dB带宽,覆盖了110-170GHz的频率范围.
结论:
- 拟议的五阶段LNA设计有效地满足了太赫兹通信系统的苛刻要求.
- 结合InP HEMT技术,分阶调和优化的电路元件,可以获得高增益和宽带宽.
- 模拟结果验证了设计的有效性及其在未来THz系统中实际实施的潜力.
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