A fully matched N-way Doherty amplifier with optimized linearity

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 986-993

  Yang, Youngoo ^a   Cha, Jeonghyeon ^a   Shin, Bumjae ^a   Kim, Bumman ^a  

^a Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Adjacent channel leakage ratio (ACLR); Efficiency; Linearity; Microwave Doherty amplifier; Power amplifiers; WCDMA

Indexed keywords

CODE DIVISION MULTIPLE ACCESS; EFFICIENCY; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; INTERMODULATION; LEAKAGE CURRENTS; MOSFET DEVICES; POWER AMPLIFIERS; SIGNAL DISTORTION;

ADJACENT CHANNEL LEAKAGE RATIO; LINEARITY; MICROWAVE DOHERTY AMPLIFIER; WIDEBAND CODE DIVISION MULTIPLE ACCESS;

MICROWAVE AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 0037358455     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2003.808713     Document Type: Article

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