BJT class-F power amplifier near transition frequency

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 53, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 3045-3050

  Rudiakova, Anna N ^a,b  

^a IEEE   (Ukraine)

^b DONETSK NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Ukraine)

Author keywords

Amplifiers; Bipolar transistors; Class F; Power

Indexed keywords

CLASS F; COLLECTOR CURRENT; OPERATION FREQUENCY; POWER;

HETEROJUNCTION BIPOLAR TRANSISTORS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; PHASE TRANSITIONS;

POWER AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 27744515133     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2005.854217     Document Type: Conference Paper

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