Active load pull with fourth harmonic tuning based on an IQ modulator concept

Conference Proceedings - 33rd European Microwave Conference, EuMC 2003

Volumn 1, Issue , 2003, Pages 359-362

  Bunz, Bernd ^a   Kompa, Günter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KASSEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE LOAD; FOURTH HARMONICS; HARMONIC LOAD PULL; IQ MODULATOR; LINEAR AMPLIFIERS;

HARMONIC ANALYSIS;

EID: 18744383261     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/EUMC.2003.1262293     Document Type: Conference Paper

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