High power active harmonic load-pull system for characterization of high power 100watt transistors

35th European Microwave Conference 2005 - Conference Proceedings

Volumn 1, Issue , 2005, Pages 609-612

  Aboush, Z ^a   Jones, C ^a   Knight, G ^a   Sheikh, A ^a   Lee, H ^a   Lees, J ^a   Benedikt, J ^a   Tasker, P J ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTRIC LOAD MANAGEMENT; ELECTRIC TRANSFORMERS; HARMONIC ANALYSIS; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS; TRANSISTORS;

BROADBAND IMPEDANCE TRANSFORMERS; HARMONIC LOAD-PULL SYSTEM; POWER LEVELS;

WAVEFORM ANALYSIS;

EID: 33847173440     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/EUMC.2005.1608930     Document Type: Conference Paper

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