INDEX-3
P
Peaking, high-frequency compensation for
video amplifiers, 2-12 to 2-15
combination, 2-14
series, 2-13
shunt, 2-12
Phase splitters, 1-27, 1-28
Power amplifiers and voltage amplifiers, 1-3,
1-4
Push-pull amplifiers, 1-28, 1-29
R
Radio-frequency amplifiers, 2-17 to 2-27
amplifier input/output impedance and gain,
2-18, 2-19
compensation, 2-23 to 2-25
frequency-determining network, 2-19
rf amplifier coupling, 2-21 to 2-23
typical circuits, 2-25 to 2-27
RC coupling, 1-11, 1-12
Reading amplifier frequency-response curve,
2-9
S
Saturable-core reactor, magnetic amplifiers,
3-46 to 3-52
Series peaking, 2-12, 2-13
Shunt peaking, 2-13, 2-14
Single-stage audio amplifiers, 1-25, 1-26
T
Transformer coupling, 1-13
Transistor amplifiers, 1-5 to 1-24
classes of operation, 1-6 to 1-9
coupling, 1-9 to 1-13
feedback, 1-17 to 1-24
Transistor amplifiers—Continued
impedance considerations for amplifiers,
1-14 to 1-17
V
Video and rf amplifiers, 2-1 to 2-27
amplifier frequency response, 2-5 to 2-7
bandwidth of an amplifier, 2-3 to 2-5
factors affecting frequency response
of an amplifier, 2-9 to 2-11
reading amplifier frequency-response
curve, 2-5 to 2-7
introduction, 2-1
learning objectives, 2-1
radio-frequency amplifiers, 2-17 to 2-27
amplifier input/output impedance and
gain, 2-18, 2-19
compensation, 2-23 to 2-25
frequency-determining network, 2-19
rf amplifier coupling, 2-21 to 2-23
typical circuits, 2-25 to 2-27
summary, 2-28 to 2-33
video amplifiers, 2-12 to 2-15
high-frequency compensation, 2-12,
2-13
low-frequency, 2-15 to 2-16
typical video-amplifier circuit, 2-16
Voltage amplifiers and power amplifiers, 1-3,
1-4
