Spatial power amplifier using a passive and active TEM waveguide concept

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 684-689

  Belaid, Mekki ^a   Wu, Ke ^a  

^a POLY GRAMES RESEARCH CENTER   (Canada)

Author keywords

Electromagnetic bandgap (EBG) structure; Finline; Power amplifier (PA); Spatial power combiner; TEM waveguide; Tunable device; Varactor

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CONDUCTORS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE POLARIZATION; ENERGY GAP; INSERTION LOSSES; MAGNETIC DEVICES; MICROSTRIP LINES; MONOLITHIC MICROWAVE INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; TUNING; VARACTORS; WAVEGUIDES;

MONOLITHIC MICROWAVE INTEGRATED CIRCUIT AMPLIFIER CHIP; PERFECT MAGNETIC CONDUCTOR; POWER COMBINER; TUNABLE DEVICE; UNIPLANAR COMPACT ELECTROMAGNETIC BANDGAP;

POWER AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 0037361279     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2003.808698     Document Type: Article

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