A novel active differential/common-mode load for true mixed-mode load-pull systems

IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 1456-1459

  Ferrero, Andrea ^a   Teppati, Valeria ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Differential amplifiers; Load pull; Microwave measurements; Multiport circuits; Scattering parameters

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC LOADS; MICROWAVE MEASUREMENT; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; SCATTERING PARAMETERS; TUNING;

LOAD PULL SYSTEM; LOAD TUNING; MULTIPORT CIRCUITS;

DIFFERENTIAL AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 34250363190     PISSN: 0149645X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/MWSYM.2006.249564     Document Type: Conference Paper

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