Analysis of power recycling techniques for RF and microwave outphasing power amplifiers

IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II: Analog and Digital Signal Processing

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 312-320

  Zhang, Xuejun ^b,c   Larson, Lawrence E ^a,b   Asbeck, Peter M ^a,b   Langridge, Robert A ^a,b,d  

^a IEEE

^b University of California at San Diego   (United States)

^c QUALCOMM INC   (United States)

^d ROCKWELL COLLINS   (United States)

Author keywords

Linear amplification with nonlinear components (LINC); Outphasing power amplifiers; Radio frequency (RF) linear power amplifiers

Indexed keywords

MICROWAVE AMPLIFIERS; MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; MODULATION; RADIO FREQUENCY AMPLIFIERS; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

MICROWAVE OUTPHASING POWER AMPLIFIERS;

POWER AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 0036582072     PISSN: 10577130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TCSII.2002.801411     Document Type: Article

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