This work describes a generalized multitone multiharmonic scattering parameters (M2S -parameters) measurement approach suitable for multiport nonlinear network characterization in the wave-variable domain. Based on the incommensurate (or offset) frequency concept, the M2S-parameters are directly measurable quantities independent of the incident wave phases and display a mild nonlinear dependence on the incident wave amplitudes. They feature a well-defined relationship with the frequency-domain nonlinear transfer functions derived from the Volterra theory, representing a generalization to the multiinput multiharmonic case of the widely used single-input single-frequency describing function approach. The proposed framework allows to capture the nonlinear steady-state behavior from a reduced set of measurements and can be effectively exploited for performance prediction in application-like scenarios. The approach is here applied to RF transistor and power amplifier load-pull measurements, as well as to the case of broadband modulation, showing that the performance assessment of the device can be obtained in a straightforward way from the M2S -parameters description.
Multitone Multiharmonic Scattering Parameters for the Characterization of Nonlinear Networks / Gibiino G.P.; Angelotti A.M.; Santarelli A.; Filicori F.; Traverso P.A.. - In: IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON INSTRUMENTATION AND MEASUREMENT. - ISSN 0018-9456. - ELETTRONICO. - 70:(2021), pp. 9224673.1-9224673.12. [10.1109/TIM.2020.3031165]
Multitone Multiharmonic Scattering Parameters for the Characterization of Nonlinear Networks
Gibiino G. P.
;Angelotti A. M.;Santarelli A.;Filicori F.;Traverso P. A.
2021
Abstract
This work describes a generalized multitone multiharmonic scattering parameters (M2S -parameters) measurement approach suitable for multiport nonlinear network characterization in the wave-variable domain. Based on the incommensurate (or offset) frequency concept, the M2S-parameters are directly measurable quantities independent of the incident wave phases and display a mild nonlinear dependence on the incident wave amplitudes. They feature a well-defined relationship with the frequency-domain nonlinear transfer functions derived from the Volterra theory, representing a generalization to the multiinput multiharmonic case of the widely used single-input single-frequency describing function approach. The proposed framework allows to capture the nonlinear steady-state behavior from a reduced set of measurements and can be effectively exploited for performance prediction in application-like scenarios. The approach is here applied to RF transistor and power amplifier load-pull measurements, as well as to the case of broadband modulation, showing that the performance assessment of the device can be obtained in a straightforward way from the M2S -parameters description.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.