Wide-band two-stage GaAs LNA for radio astronomy

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This paper presents the design, simulation and measurements of wideband two-stage LNAs using commercially available discrete components and targeting Square Kilometre Array (SKA) focalplane-array verification studies. The design optimization was implemented through simulations based on theoretical work that shows that low wide-band noise figures and power match are achievable by inner-stage component selection and device bias. In contrast to the conventional practice of having each stage of a discrete LNA matched to 50Ω, the inner stage was designed with a mismatching capacitor between the two stages. The measured results are presented for 0.7-1.4GHz and achieve noise figures below 0.4 dB, gain of at least 28 dB, mid-band input return loss of 7 dB, output P1 dB of 18.3 dBm, input-referred IP3 of −15.47 dBm, and power consumption of 500mW with a supply voltage of 5V.

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Kulyk, J., Wu, G., Belostotski, L., & Haslett, J. W. (2015). Wide-band two-stage GaAs LNA for radio astronomy. Progress In Electromagnetics Research C, 56, 119–124. https://doi.org/10.2528/PIERC15011504

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