An Introduction to High Frequency Oscillator and Power Amplifier Design

This text presents a logical and practical approach to the RF oscillator and power amplifier design problem, demonstrating how to create high performance oscillators using a variety of resonators and active devices. A thorough presentation of oscillator design is given, with a minimum use of mathematics. A brief introduction to class A RF power amplifier design is given, by introducing some of the more important performance criteria and measurements, before presenting an example of a typical class A design. The text has evolved over a number of years from course notes used at the undergraduate level in the departments of electronic engineering at both the Durban University of Technology and the Cape Peninsula University of Technology. It should prove useful to practising engineers and technicians in the field of high frequency design.