Class-F power amplifier using a multi-frequency composite right/ left-handed transmission line harmonic tuner

IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest

Volumn 2005, Issue , 2005, Pages 2023-2026

  Dupuy, Alexandre ^a   Leong, Kevin M K H ^a   Itoh, Tatsuo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Class F; CRLH TL; High efficiency; Metamaterial; Power amplifier

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTRIC LINES; HARMONIC GENERATION; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; OPTIMIZATION; TUNERS;

CLASS F; CRLH-TL; HARMONIC TUNERS; METAMATERIALS;

POWER AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 33749245682     PISSN: 0149645X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/MWSYM.2005.1517142     Document Type: Conference Paper

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