ON THE HARMONIC DISTORTION COEFFICIENTS OF ACTIVE-LOADED AMPLIFIERS

KUNTMAN H.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ELECTRONICS, vol.72, no.3, pp.459-465, 1992 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 72 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 1992
  • Doi Number: 10.1080/00207219208925587
  • Journal Name: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ELECTRONICS
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.459-465
  • Istanbul Technical University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Starting from the modified Ebers-Moll model which represents the Early effect more accurately than conventional models with the Early voltage, new expressions to calculate the harmonic distortion coefficients of active-loaded BJT amplifiers are derived and applied to the determination of the optimum operating point, where the total harmonic distortion is at a minimum. The results are not obtainable with SPICE, therefore derived expressions provide the possibility of completing the simulation with manual calculations.