High-efficiency class-F power amplifier with broadband performance

Microwave and Optical Technology Letters

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 243-247

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

^a NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Class F; Design methodologies; High efficiency; Power amplifier

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; BROADBAND AMPLIFIERS; FOURIER TRANSFORMS; HARMONIC ANALYSIS; MICROWAVE ACOUSTIC DEVICES; NETWORKS (CIRCUITS); TRANSCONDUCTANCE; TRANSISTORS;

CLASS-F; DESIGN METHODOLOGIES; HIGH EFFICIENCY; POWER-ADDED EFFICIENCY;

POWER AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 13144279351     PISSN: 08952477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mop.20599     Document Type: Article

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