Wide dynamic range rectifier circuit with sequential power delivery technique

This paper proposes and demonstrates a novel wide dynamic range rectifier. The proposed rectifier consists of two rectifying circuits in parallel, an asymmetrical output impedance power divider for RF input signal, and a DC combiner. The asymmetric power divider sequentially distributes the RF signal to the rectifier for high input power from the rectifier for low input power without switch devices, according as the input signal power level increases. The fabricated 2.45 GHz rectifier verified the proposed technique and expanded the operating input power range. The fabricated rectifier demonstrated more than 25dB dynamic range with an efficiency of higher than 30%. The maximum efficiency of the rectifier achieved 47.5% at 15dBm input power.