Design of A 0.5~50GHz Differential Distributed Amplifier Based on 0.7μm InP HBT Technology

This paper presents a 0.5∽50GHz differential distributed amplifier implemented in a 0.7μm InP HBT technology. The amplifier uses a common-source common-gate structure with a source follower as the gain unit, and the transmission line selects the grounded coplanar waveguide. At the same time, a transmission is introduced to peak the high-frequency gain and expand the bandwidth. The simulation results show that the differential-mode gain of the amplifier is typically 12 dB in the frequency range of 0.5 to 50 GHz, with a flatness of ±1.5 dB. The input and output return losses are both less than -10 dB, and the output 1dB compression point > 10dBm.