High-efficiency power amplifier design including input harmonic termination

IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 81-83

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

^a NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Class F; Harmonic tuning; High efficiency; Power amplifier (PA)

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRON MOBILITY; PRODUCT DESIGN; SECOND HARMONIC GENERATION; TRANSISTORS;

CLASS-F; HARMONIC TUNING; HIGH-EFFICIENCY;

POWER AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 33144468185     PISSN: 15311309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LMWC.2005.863171     Document Type: Article

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