Even though there had been extensive research in Switching Mode Power Amplifier design their applications at industry level are quite limited. This is because a Fully-Integrated Switching Mode Power Amplifier using conventional active devices such as Bipolar Junction Transistors (BJT) or Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor (MOSFET) is challenging due to the inherent design challenges in the Switching Power Amplifier design. A Fully-Integrated Differential Class-F2,3 Power Amplifier design is explored for this Thesis research. This Power Amplifier has a maximum theoretical efficiency of 90.7% but this value is reduced because of the switching nature of the active device, parasitic effects associated with layout and the quality factor of the passive components used. Waveform shaping required for a Class-F Power Amplifier is done using the stray inductances within a non-ideal transformer instead of individual inductors. This techniques effective reduces the foot prints of two inductors for the tuning network design and make a Fully-Integrated solution more practical.

This thesis is based on a paper by V. Issakov, presented 2009, where a circuit of a merged power amplifier mixer solution was demonstrated. This work takes that solution and simplifies it for the use at a lower frequency. The implementation target is a Doppler radar application in CMOS that can detect humans in a range of 5 to 15 meters. This could be used as a burglar alarm or an automatic light switch. The report will present the background of Issakov’s work, basic theory used and the implementation of the final design. Simulations will show that the solution presented work, with a 15 dB conversion loss. This design performs well compared to reference mixers. With this report it will be shown that it is possible to make a simple and compact Doppler radar system in CMOS. / Denna avhandling bygger på en artikel av V. Issakov, presenterad 2009, där en lösning för att sammanslå en effektförstärkare med en mixer till en krets visades. Detta arbete tar denna lösning och förenklar det för användning vid en lägre frekvens. Målet är att implementera en dopplerradar i CMOS som kan detektera människor inom ett avstånd på 5 till 15 meter. Denna radar skulle kunna användas som ett inbrottslarm eller en automatisk strömbrytare. Rapporten kommer att presentera bakgrunden från Issakov’s arbete, grundläggande teori som används och genomförandet av det slutliga kretsschemat. Simuleringar visar att den presenterade lösningen fungerar, med en 15 dB konverteringsförlust. Denna konstruktion presterar väl jämfört med referens mixrar. Med denna rapport visas det att det är möjligt att göra ett enkelt och kompakt dopplerradarsystem i CMOS.

As systems/structures get smaller we need to take into account noise and quantum effects and so, we need to develop some quantum devices. Quantum devices work using quantum principles like qubits that have already been developed, i.e., superconducting qubits that are going to be discussed in chapter 1. Initially, scientists wanted to use qubits to do quantum computations, this is not easy so scientists developed methods to do something different, e.g. quantum metamaterials. Here in this thesis we describe two examples of quantum devices. Our first device is the parametric quantum amplifier. Used when we need to amplify very weak signals. Amplifying a weak signal on the nanoscale is a very big challenge, this is due to classical and quantum noise, and so, we need to employ quantum physics to resolve this issue. The proposed two-qubit system amplifies weak signals at very small scales. We have shown that we can construct a multitude of novel devices on the nano-scale with the use of qubits Our second device uses harmonic mixing. It can be used where rectification is needed, for example, when we need to rectify some fluctuations and in principle some quantum fluctuations in order to pump either an excited or ground state of the two qubit device. In this thesis we propose how to do this. Firstly, we propose that if we apply harmonic mixing of two signals for two qubits, using the structure of the equation and basically the structure of quantum mechanics we can pump a desirable quantum state. We can pump either the upper or ground state by changing the signal.

The lasers operating in the wavelength range of 900 - 1000 nm have caused intense attention because they are in great demands for: 1. Highpower blue and deep UV laser generation 2. High power single-mode pump laser source 3. Light detection and Lidar , etc. And now, there are actually many different types of lasers can generate laser in this wavelength range. For example, Nd and Yb doped fiber laser, Nd and Yb doped glass and crystal lasers, OPO and SHG laser, etc. Among all this options, we decided to study the Nd-doped fiber laser for their outstanding advantages: 1. As fiber laser, it possess all the advantages of any fiber lasers have, such as: high power scalability, excellent beam quality, high spectral and intensity stability, super compactness, robustness and reliability. 2. Comparing to other rare-earth-ion, the Nd^3+ ions have a more broad emission wavelength range from 900-950 nm. My goals for doing this thesis research are:1.Experimentally and theoretically investigate Nd-doped fiber lasers and amplifiers at 9xx nm. 2. Develop 9xx nm single frequency fiber lasers and amplifiers. 3.Obtain directions for developing high power single-frequency Nd-doped fiber laser sources at 9xx nm. To achieve these goals, 1. Nd-doped fiber lasers at 934 nm were investigated. 2. Core-pumped and cladding-pumped Nd-doped fiber amplifiers are also investigated. 3. The simulation of the Nd-doped fiber amplifiers have been done.

M. Tech. (Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology), Vaal University of Technology / Amplitude modulation is not commonly associated with effective amplifying. This work focuses on implementing amplitude modulation into a high efficiency Class E amplifier. Different types of amplifiers are compared with each other, to show the advantages of using a Class E amplifier. The theory of the Class E amplifier is dealt with in detail. A harmonic filter is designed for the amplifier to make it radio spectrum friendly. The modulation process is implemented with the aid of a transformer into the Class E amplifier. The advantage of this is that the transformer serves both as a radio frequency choke for the Class E circuit as well as a modulator. The implementation of the amplitude modulation into the high efficient Class E circuit was successful. The final Class E circuit had superb efficiency, the harmonic filter showed good harmonic attenuation and the modulation process had low distortion. All this resulted in a fine low power AM transmitter.

"Previous implementations of digital background calibration for cyclic ADCs have required linear amplifier behavior in the gain stage for accurate correction. Correction is digital decoding of ADC outputs to determine the original ADC input. Permitting nonlinearity in the gain stage of the ADC allows for less demanding amplifier design requirements, reducing power and size. However this requires a method of determining the value of this variable gain during digital correction. Look up tables (LUTs,) are an effective and efficient method of compensating for analog circuit imperfections. The LUT correction and calibration method discussed in this work has been simulated using Cadence integrated circuit simulation ADC specifications and MATLAB."

La thèse concerne les techniques de prédistorsion appliquées aux communications par satellite de type DVB-S2X dans la perspective de la montée en débit de ces systèmes. Pour atteindre cet objectif, de faibles facteurs de retombée (inférieurs à 5%) et desordres de modulation plus élevés sont préconisés, augmentant la vulnérabilitévis-à-vis des non-linéarités introduites lors du passage par le satellite. Dans la littérature, deux classes de méthodes se distinguent par leur performance de linéarisation. La première est constituée des architectures d’apprentissage direct (Direct Learning Architecture) et indirect(Indirect Learning Architecture) et la seconde regroupe les méthodes itératives basées sur le théorème du point fixe. Le principal défaut de la première classe est la nécessité de choisir une structure de prédistortion a priori tandis que pour la deuxième classe, les conditions d'application du théorème du point fixe sont difficiles à vérifier dans la majorité des cas et nécessitent l'addition d'un gain empirique. Nous avons donc proposé 1) un schéma de prédistorsion itérative basé sur le théorème du point fixe, appliqué sur le signal mais optimisé en minimisant une erreur quadratique entre les symboles de modulation et la sortie de l'échantillonneur, 2) un schéma de prédistorsion itérative incluant une adaptation automatique des paramètres et adapté à tout type de canal. / The thesis focuses on predistortion techniques applied to DVB-S2X satellite communications in order to increasing the throughput of these systems. To achieve this objective, sharp roll-off factors (less than 5%) and higher modulation orders are recommended, increasing sensibility with regard to the non-linearities introduced during the passage by the satellite. In the literature, two classes of methods are distinguished by their linearization performance. The first consists of direct (Direct Learning Architecture) and indirect (Indirect Learning Architecture) learning architectures and the latter includes iterative methods based on the fixed point theorem. The main defect of the first class is the need to choose a predistortion structure a priori, while for the second class, the conditions for applying the fixed point theorem are difficult to verify in most cases and require the addition of an empirical gain. We therefore proposed 1) an iterative predistortion scheme based on the fixed point theorem, applied to the signal but optimized by minimizing a quadratic error between the modulation symbols and the sampler output, 2) an iterative predistortion scheme including an automatic adaptation of the parameters and suitable for all types of channels.

<p>This thesis presents the design of a broadband and high speed dc-coupled AGC amplifier for multi-level (4-PAM) signaling with a symbol rate of 1-GS/s ( 2-Gb/s ) . It is a high frequency analog design with several design challenges such as high -3 dB bandwidth ( greater than 500 MHz ) and highly linear gain while accommodating a large input swing range ( 120 mVp-p to 1800 mVp-p diff.) and delivering constant</p><p>differential output swing of 1700 mVp-p to 50-ohm off-chip loads at high speed. Moreover, the gain control circuit has been designed in analog domain. The amplifier incorporates both active and passive feedback in shunt-shunt topology in order to achieve wide bandwidth. This standalone chip has been implemented in AMS 0.35 micron CMOS process. The post layout eye-diagrams seem to be quite satisfactory.</p>

Application of neural prostheses in today's medicine successfully helps patients to increase their activities of daily life and participate in social activities again. These implantable microsystems provide an interface to the nervous system, giving cellular resolution to physiological processes unattainable today with non-invasive methods. The latest developments in genetic engineering, nanotechnologies and materials science have paved the way for these complex systems to interface the human nervous system. The ideal system for neural signal recording would be a fully implantable device which is capable of amplifying the neural signals and transmitting them to the outside world while sustaining a long-term and accurate performance, therefore different sciences from neurosciences, biology, electrical engineering and computer science have to interact and discuss the synergies to develop a practical system which can be used in daily medicine practice. This work investigates the main building blocks necessary to improve the quality of acquired signal from the micro-electronics and MEMS perspectives. While all of these components will be ultimately embedded in a fully implantable recording probe, each of them addresses and deals with a specific obstacle in the neural signal recording path. Specifically we present a low-voltage low-noise low-power CMOS amplifier particularly designed for neural recording applications. This is done by surveying a number of designs and evaluating each design against the requirements for a neural recording system such as power dissipation and noise, and then choosing the most suitable topology for design and implementation of a fully implantable system. In addition a surface modification method is investigated to improve the sacrificial properties and biocompatibility of probe in order to extend the implant life and enhance the signal quality.

The rapid evolution of wireless communication technologies increased the need for handheld devices that can support dissimilar standards or better user mobility and more battery life. Traditional radio architectures fail to satisfy these challenging features. Software Defined Radio (SDR) is recently introduced to implement a new generation of wireless radios capable of coping with these stringent requirements through software reprogramming. Although the term SDR is widely used, it is still an idealized method and is not implementable using available technologies. Hence, the term “SDR”, has been so far, referring to only partially upgradeable radios. Two current practical solutions substituting SDR are broadband and multiband transceivers. Radio Frequency (RF) front ends and especially the power amplifier is the main challenge in implementation of software defined radios. Power Amplifiers (PA) dominate the sources of distortions and power consumption in the RF-front end. They are typically operated in linear classes in order to minimize the linearity degradation. However, they lead to poor average power efficiency especially when fed with signals with high Peak to average power ratio (PAPR) such as Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (W-CDMA) and Long Term Evolution (LTE) signals. This is the main cause of short battery life in transceivers. To remedy this issue, some advanced methods like Doherty amplifier and drain modulation based architectures are introduced. This thesis expounds on the implementation of high efficiency radio transmitters, capable of multi standard operation. The RF amplifier is still one of the main challenges in the realization of these transmitters. In this work, two RF PAs, having multiband and broad band characteristics, were implemented using 0.13µm CMOS technology. The first PA operates at two frequency bands, 2.4GHz and 3.5GHz. The other PA has center frequency equal to 2.4GHz and 600MHz bandwidth, respectively. These PAs are expected to lay the foundation for the realization of high efficiency drain modulation based multiband and broadband transmitters.