A simple and effective load-pull system for RF power transistor large-signal measurements for wireless communication power amplifier design

IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1150-1155

  Chiang, Cheng Yung ^a   Chuang, Huey Ru ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; ELECTRIC POWER MEASUREMENT; RADIO COMMUNICATION;

LOAD PULL MEASUREMENT;

POWER AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 0031248501     PISSN: 00189456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/19.676729     Document Type: Article

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