This paper reviews the major contributions proposed in literature for implementing multi-band low noise amplifiers in CMOS technology. Concurrent, switched and switched concurrent low noise amplifiers are investigated. Advantages and drawbacks are also discussed. The article tries to offer good insights on the implementation of multi-band low noise amplifiers. Keywords-CMOS; low noise amplifier...

We report on the spurious suppression effect in lowmicrowave power transmitters by high temperature superconducting (HTS) bandpass filters (BPFs) which are promising for devices requiring BPFs with high-frequency selectivity. Some of the major issues on the power BPFs with HTS planar circuits for wireless communication applications are reviewed. As a case study for the HTS filter and its spurio...

We propose and experimentally demonstrate a triple-mode single-transistor graphene amplifier utilizing a three-terminal back-gated single-layer graphene transistor. The ambipolar nature of electronic transport in graphene transistors leads to increased amplifier functionality as compared to amplifiers built with unipolar semiconductor devices. The ambipolar graphene transistors can be configure...

Amplifiers employing positive or negative feedback are fundamental building blocks in electronic circuits. Negative feedback is employed to linearize amplifiers in order to reduce distortion of the input signal and improve amplifier bandwidth. Conversely, applying sufficient positive feedback to an amplifier results in an oscillator because an output signal occurs when no input signal is presen...

Quasi-optical power combining techniques have been developed to address fundamental limitations in solid-state devices and circuits. These techniques have been applied to oscillators, amplifiers, frequencyconversion components, and control circuits. This paper surveys progress in the development of quasi-optical array systems operating in the microwave and millimeterwave regime, focusing primar...

A first-order delayed chaotic model with n-double scroll attractors is investigated. The associated piecewise-linear activation function requires only a few operational amplifiers, which can easily be realized by an electronic circuit. The typical waveforms and phase portraits are plotted to illustrate n-double scroll chaotic oscillations. Keywords—delay; chaotic attractor; n-double scroll; cir...

Traveling Wave Tubes (TWTs) are microwave and millimeter wave amplifiers used in radar, satellite communications, and electronic countermeasure applications. On a satellite, the TWT provides the final communications signal boost before transmitting the signal back to earth. In electronic countermeasures, TWTs boost signals that are sent out to deny detection by an enemy radar. The TWT, as with ...

A semi-analytic theory for similariton lasers and amplifiers is presented. The key is a shape-adaptive model pulse which can be continuously tuned to represent pulse shapes ranging from parabolic to Gaussian to sech-squared intensity profiles. © 2011 Optical Society of America OCIS codes: 060.5530, 060.7140.

Polarization-resolved four-wave mixing spectroscopy is used to study interwell carrier dynamics in an alternating-strain multiquantum-well optical amplifier. The experimental data are found to be in good agreement with a simple model based on quantum capture/escape and diffusion processes. The results suggest that the interwell transport in this structure is mainly limited by carrier escape, an...