A high-efficiency class-E power amplifier using SiC mesfet

Microwave and Optical Technology Letters

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1447-1449

  Lee, Yong Sub ^a   Jeong, Yoon Ha ^a  

^a Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Class E; Harmonic termination; PAE; Power amplifier; SiC MESFET

Indexed keywords

GAIN MEASUREMENT; HARMONIC DISTORTION; HARMONIC GENERATION; MESFET DEVICES; PATTERN MATCHING; SILICON CARBIDE;

HARMONIC TERMINATION; OUTPUT MATCHING CIRCUITS; POWER GAIN;

POWER AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 34248149980     PISSN: 08952477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mop.22455     Document Type: Article

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