Effects of Circuit Variations on the Class E Tuned Power Amplifier

IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits

Volumn SC-13, Issue 2, 1978, Pages 239-247

  Raab, Frederick H ^a  

^a Polhemus Navigation Sciences Inc ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC NETWORKS, ACTIVE - ANALYSIS;

CLASS E TUNED POWER AMPLIFIERS;

AMPLIFIERS, POWER TYPE;

EID: 0017958764     PISSN: 00189200     EISSN: 1558173X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSSC.1978.1051026     Document Type: Article

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