Abstract
This letter presents a new antenna topology to implement the load modulation in the Doherty transmitter, which resulted in enhancing the bandwidth compared to previous works. The active load modulation is realized by using a monopole array antenna, which serves as both Doherty combiner and wave radiator. The load impedances of amplifiers can be dynamically tuned through the mutual coupling of the array elements. Detailed design equations and procedures are developed. For verification, a Doherty transmitter operating at 1.95–2.10 GHz has been designed and fabricated using GaN HEMT transistors. The prototype transmitter exhibited a power-added efficiency of 53% at peak power level and maintained an efficiency of 43% at 6.8-dB backoff, over the frequency band of 1.95–2.10 GHz.
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