A high-frequency and high-power quasi-class-E amplifier design using a finite bias feed inductor

Microwave and Optical Technology Letters

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1114-1118

  Van, Ju Ho ^a   Kim, Min Su ^a   Jung, Sung Chan ^a   Park, Hyun Chul ^a   Ahn, Gunhyun ^a   Park, Cheon Seok ^a   Kim, Byung Sung ^a   Yang, Youngoo ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Class E amplifier; High efficiency amplifier; Parasitic component; Power amplifier; Power added efficiency; Switching mode amplifier

Indexed keywords

INDUCTANCE; MOSFET DEVICES; POWER INDUCTORS; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS; TRANSISTORS; WAVEFORM ANALYSIS;

CLASS-E AMPLIFIERS; HIGH-EFFICIENCY AMPLIFIERS; PARASITIC COMPONENTS; POWER-ADDED EFFICIENCY; SWITCHING MODE AMPLIFIERS;

POWER AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 34248546458     PISSN: 08952477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mop.22368     Document Type: Article

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