Claims
- 1. An exciter matching circuit for an input to a power amplifier of a dual band constant envelope modulation communication device selectively operable in a first frequency band and a second frequency band comprising:a first transmission line, coupled between an input node and a voltage source; a first capacitor, coupled between the voltage source and a second transmission line; a second capacitor, coupled between the second transmission line and ground; and a third transmission line coupled between the second transmission line and the power amplifier, wherein the first transmission line and the first capacitor transform frequencies in the first frequency band and pass frequencies in the second frequency band, and the second transmission line, the second capacitor, and the third transmission line transform frequencies in the second frequency band and pass frequencies in the first frequency band.
- 2. An exciter matching circuit according to claim 1 further comprising:a transistor, having a transistor output coupled to the input node.
- 3. An exciter matching circuit according to claim 2 wherein the transistor is a bipolar junction transistor and the transistor output is a collector of the bipolar junction transistor.
- 4. An exciter matching circuit according to claim 1 further comprising:a resistor, coupled between the input node and the voltage source; and a third capacitor, coupled between the voltage source and ground.
- 5. A dual band transmitter, having a power amplifier with power amplifier input impedances and power amplifier output impedances for power efficient operation in a saturated mode at either a first frequency band or a second frequency band, comprising:an exciter matching circuit, coupled to an input of the power amplifier, for selectively matching an output impedance of the exciter matching circuit in either the first frequency band or the second frequency band to the power amplifier input impedances.
- 6. A dual band transmitter according to claim 5 wherein the exciter matching circuit comprises:a first transmission line, coupled between an input node and a voltage source; a first capacitor, coupled between the voltage source and a second transmission line; a second capacitor, coupled between the second transmission line and ground; and a third transmission line coupled between the second transmission line and the power amplifier, wherein the first transmission line and the first capacitor transform frequencies in the first frequency band and pass frequencies in the second frequency band, and the second transmission line, the second capacitor, and the third transmission line transform frequencies in the second frequency band and pass frequencies in the first frequency band.
- 7. A dual band transmitter according to claim 6 wherein the exciter matching circuit further comprises:a transistor, having a transistor output coupled to the input node.
- 8. A dual band transmitter according to claim 7 wherein the transistor is a bipolar junction transistor and the transistor output is a collector of the bipolar junction transistor.
- 9. A dual band transmitter according to claim 6 wherein the exciter matching circuit further comprises:a resistor, coupled between the input node and the voltage source; and a third capacitor, coupled between the voltage source and ground.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This patent application is a division of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/802,831 filed Feb. 19, 1997 now U.S. Pat. No. 6,078,794 by David S. Peckham et al. and entitled “Impedance Matching for a Dual-Band Power Amplifier.” This related application is hereby incorporated by reference herein in its entirety, and priority thereto for common subject matter is hereby claimed.
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