A design method for highly efficient power amplifiers: Application to class F amplifiers

International Journal of Microwave and Millimeter-Wave Computer-Aided Engineering

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 288-293

  Duvanaud, C ^a   Bouysse, P ^b   Dietsche, S ^c   Nebus, J M ^b   Paillot, J M ^a   Roques, D ^d  

^a IRCOM SIC SP2MI   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c THALES   (France)

^d THALES ALENIA SPACE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; OPTIMIZATION; POWER AMPLIFIERS; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MODELS; WAVEFORM ANALYSIS;

FUNDAMENTAL FREQUENCIES; HARMONIC FREQUENCIES; HIGH POWER ADDED EFFICIENCY AMPLIFIERS; VOLTAGE DRAIN WAVEFORMS;

MICROWAVE AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 0030192572     PISSN: 10501827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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