Temperature compensated radio frequency detector circuit
US5659253A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 5, 1995 |
| Grant date | Aug 19, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 5, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03G3/3042
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An RF detector circuit (28), which may be utilized in an output power control loop (10) for an RF transmitter, includes a bridge circuit (50) including a first arm (52) containing a first diode (D2) which rectifies the RF signal and a second arm (54) which contains a second diode (D3) series-coupled to the first diode (D2), and having an RF bypass capacitor (C4). The second diode (D3) serves as a temperature compensator for the first diode (D2). The outputs of the bridge circuit (50) are connected to the inputs of a differential amplifier circuit (32) which provides a signal for use in the power control loop (10). The detector input signal is derived from the sense output of a directional coupler (22). In a second embodiment the compensating diode (D13) has its cathode coupled to the cathode of the rectifying diode (D12), and the full voltage across the rectifying diode (D12) is applied to the differential amplifier circuit (32).
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