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- FREQ S21 S12
- in GHz MAG ANGLE MAG ANGLE
- 0.01 1.488 177.91 0.011 88.33
- 0.02 1.487 175.82 0.022 86.68
- 0.03 1.485 173.73 0.034 85.03
- 0.04 1.481 171.65 0.045 83.38
- 0.05 1.477 169.58 0.056 81.74
- 0.06 1.472 167.52 0.067 80.11
- 0.07 1.466 165.47 0.077 78.49
- 0.08 1.46 163.43 0.088 76.88
- 0.09 1.452 161.41 0.098 75.29
- 0.1 1.444 159.41 0.109 73.72
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- We may now save these S-parameters on disk, in a file
- that we shall call J309. This data set is to be used in the
- next two examples.
-
- d. FEEDBACK AMPLIFIER
-
- Looking at the stability analysis of our modelled device,
- we find that it is marginally stable:
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- FREQ INPUT STABILITY CIRCLES
- in GHz DIST ANGLE RADIUS I/O K
- 0.01 1.15 31.53 0.56 O 0.01
- 0.02 1.5 51.79 1.11 O 0.02
- 0.03 1.91 63.72 1.6 O 0.02
- 0.04 2.3 71.33 2.05 O 0.03
- 0.05 2.65 76.67 2.42 O 0.04
- 0.06 2.95 80.72 2.73 O 0.05
- 0.07 3.18 83.97 2.97 O 0.05
- 0.08 3.36 86.7 3.15 O 0.06
- 0.09 3.49 89.08 3.28 O 0.07
- 0.1 3.57 91.19 3.36 O 0.08
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- The three columns after the frequency describe the loca-
- tion and size of the stability circle. The fifth column, with
- the I's and O's, indicates whether the region of stability is
- inside (I) or outside (O) this circle. The last column is the
- Linville stability factor. If this last value is greater than
- or equal to 1.0, then the device is unconditionally stable.
- If it is between 1.0 and 0.0, then the device is conditionally
- stable. If it is between 0.0 and -1.0, then the device is
- conditionally unstable. If it is less than or equal to -1.0,
- then the device is unconditionally unstable. In our example,
- the stability factor is just slightly greater than 0.0, indi-
- cating a condition of marginal stability when the device is
- terminated with 50 ohms.
- To correct this, we need to minimize S12, the reverse
- transmission coefficient. This is commonly done through neu-
- tralization (or unilateralization), which can be accomplished
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