A calculation method of large-signal characteristics of multi-stage power amplifier modules using source-pull and load-pull data

IEICE Transactions on Electronics

Volumn E81-C, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 904-910

  Mori, Kazutomi ^a   Itoh, Yasushi ^a   Komuro, Katsuya ^a   Takagi, Tadashi ^a  

^a MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Calculation method; Microwave; Multi stage power amplifier; Solid state power amplifier

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; MOSFET DEVICES;

MULTI STAGE AMPLIFIERS;

POWER AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 0032094238     PISSN: 09168524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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