Conjugate-Image Impedances

1 April 1946

journal article
Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in Proceedings of the IRE

Vol. 34 (4) , 198p-204p
https://doi.org/10.1109/jrproc.1946.234242

Abstract

A load having the conjugate impedance of the signal generator to which it is connected receives the maximum amount of power and is said to be matched on the conjugate-image basis. This method of impedance matching, when applied to active and passive four-terminal networks, is shown to be especially suitable for determining the limits of power amplification or loss. In contrast, an analysis on the usual image basis gives these results only if the image impedances happen to be pure resistances. The maximum power gain of a given network and the impedance terminations for achieving it are derived and are expressed in-concise form. The effects of impedance mismatching are likewise treated.

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