A class-e power amplifier based on an extended resonance technique

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 93-97

  Martin, Adam L ^a   Mortazawi, Amir ^b  

^a ITT Night Vision   (United States)

^b North Carolina State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLASS-E POWER AMPLIFIER; EXTENDED RESONANCE POWER COMBINING TECHNIQUE; MICROSTRIP AMPLIFIERS;

CIRCUIT RESONANCE; ELECTRIC NETWORK TOPOLOGY; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURE; INTEGRATED CIRCUIT LAYOUT; MESFET DEVICES; MICROSTRIP DEVICES; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE;

POWER AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 0033874034     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/22.817476     Document Type: Article

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