An efficient X-band 16-element spatial combiner of switched-mode power amplifiers

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 51, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1863-1870

  Pajić, Srdjan ^a   Popović, Zoya B ^a  

^a UCB 450   (United States)

Author keywords

Active antenna arrays; High efficiency; Power amplifiers (PAs); Spatial power combining

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE NETWORKS; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ANTENNA ARRAYS; ELECTRIC LOSSES; LOGIC DESIGN; MESFET DEVICES; PHASE MODULATION; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE; SPATIAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; SWITCHING CIRCUITS;

POWER-COMBINING EFFECTS;

POWER AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 0041307164     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2003.814308     Document Type: Article

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