Grebennikov-PA-Design-Fundamentals-Lecture-3.pptVIP

3.5. Linearity Output current amplitude of fundamental, second and third harmonic or intermodulation components depends on first, second and third degree of input voltage, respectively Consequently, output powers of linear, second- or third-order component show straight-line behavior and vary by 1 dB, 2 dB and 3 dB, respectively, with 1-dB variation of input power These straight lines intersect at some points which are called intercept points IPn - 1-dB gain compression point Third-order intermodulation component Second harmonic component 3.5. Linearity For MOSFET device, there is optimum