Optimum design of very high-efficiency microwave power amplifiers based on time-domain harmonic load-pull measurements

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 49, Issue 6 I, 2001, Pages 1107-1112

  Barataud, D ^a   Campovecchio, M ^a   Nebus, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMOGES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LOAD-PULL MEASUREMENTS;

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; HETEROJUNCTION BIPOLAR TRANSISTORS; MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; POWER AMPLIFIERS; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS; WAVEFORM ANALYSIS;

MICROWAVE AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 0035368206     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/22.925498     Document Type: Article

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