A Novel, Accurate Load-Pull Setup Allowing the Characterization of Highly Mismatched Power Transistors

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 1994, Pages 327-332

  Bouysse, Philippe ^a   Nebus, Jean Michel ^a   Coupat, Jean Marc ^a   Villotte, Jean Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMOGES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC LOADS; MICROWAVES; REFLECTION; TRANSISTORS;

HIGHLY MISMATCHED POWER TRANSISTORS; HIGHLY REFLECTIVE LOADS; LOAD CONTOUR MAPPINGS; LOAD PULL SETUP;

MICROWAVE DEVICES;

EID: 0028371378     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: 15579670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/22.275264     Document Type: Article

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