Sandoval Galiana David Guillermo

Microwave Circuits

Single-Stage Amplifier Design with QUCS

SINGLE-STAGE AMPLIFIER DESIGN WITH QUCS

Transistor ATF36163

=
.
[
.

.
]
.

1) Stability Study
|| = |11 22 12 21 | = |(0.6350)(0.419) (0.14 106)(2.34 74)|
|| = |0.511081936825.67151116| = 0.5110819 < 1
=

1 |11 |2 |22 |2 + ||2

2|12 21 |

1 0.632 0.412 + 0.51108192 0.6962047085

=
= 1.062583499 > 1
2|(0.14 106)(2.34 74)|
0.6552

2) Transistor is unconditionally stable.

3) Transistor is unconditionally stable.

4) Maximum unilateral gain

=

1
1
=
= 1.65809
1 |11 |2 1 0.632

1
1
=
= 1.20206
2
1 |22 |
1 0.412

Sandoval Galiana David Guillermo

Microwave Circuits

Single-Stage Amplifier Design with QUCS

0 = |21 |2 = 2.342 = 5.4756

= 0 = 1.65809 5.4756 1.20206 = 10.9135

5) Expected error in the gain

= 11 = 0.63 50

= 22 = 0.41 9

(1 | |2 )|21 |2 (1 | |2 )
2.747211954
=
= 9.078267972
2
|(1 11 )(1 22 ) 12 21 |
|0.5501037237|2

(1 | |2 )|21 |2 (1 | |2 ) 2.747211954
=
= 10.91368116
|(1 11 )|2 |(1 22 )|2 0.251718446

|11 12 21 22 |
0.08461908
=
= 0.1686583497
2
2
|
|
|
|
(1 11 )(1 22 ) 0.50171889

1
<
<
2
(1 + )
(1 )2

1
9.078267972
1
<
<
2
(1 + 0.1686583497)
10.91368116 (1 0.1686583497)2

0.7321918111 < 0.8318245548 < 1.446908012

Sandoval Galiana David Guillermo

Microwave Circuits

Single-Stage Amplifier Design with QUCS

INPUT NETWORK
Transmission Line + /4 inverter
11 = 0.6350

= 11 = 0.63 50

1 +
= 1.027 1.64
1

Using the Smith Chart, we obtained two lengths and two possible impedances:
= 0.181

= 0.432

= 0.23

= 4.4

= 0 = 0.23 50 = 11.5

= 0 = 4.4 50 = 220

= = 11.5 50 = 23.97

= = 220 50 = 104.88

The first solution (A) has less transmission line length, but the bandwidth will be bigger, so
we choose this solution.

Sandoval Galiana David Guillermo

Microwave Circuits

Single-Stage Amplifier Design with QUCS

OUTPUT NETWORK
Transmission Line + Short Circuited Stub
22 = 0.419

= 22 = 0.41 9

1 +
= 1.027 1.64
1

Using the Smith Chart, we obtained two lengths of the transmission lines and the stubs:
= 0.17

= 0.432

= 0.133

= 0.383

Option A is the one that in total uses the less amount of transmission line, so we will choose this
one for the output network.

Sandoval Galiana David Guillermo

Microwave Circuits

Single-Stage Amplifier Design with QUCS

FULL CIRCUIT
By joining the two circuits previously designed, and putting them along with the amplifier, we
can simulate the full circuit and thus obtain the gain of the amplifier.

Sandoval Galiana David Guillermo

Microwave Circuits

Single-Stage Amplifier Design with QUCS