A high efficiency class-f power amplifier design technique

Microwave Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 110-122

  Ooi, S F ^a   Gao, S ^a   Sambell, A ^a   Smith, D ^a   Butterworth, P ^a  

^a NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE DEVICES; CIRCUIT CONSTRUCTION; DRAIN BIAS VOLTAGE; FREQUENCY RANGES;

ELECTRIC BATTERIES; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ENERGY DISSIPATION; HIGH ELECTRON MOBILITY TRANSISTORS; MICROWAVE AMPLIFIERS;

POWER AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 12744253039     PISSN: 01926225     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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