New ultra-fast real-time active load-pull measurements for high speed RF power amplifier design

IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 1493-1496

  Roblin, Patrick ^a   Doo, Seok Joo ^a   Cui, Xian ^a   Jessen, Gregg H ^b   Chaillot, Dominique ^c   Strahler, Jeffrey ^d  

^a The Ohio State University

^b AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c DIF   (France)

^d Andrew Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Active load pull; Dynamic load line; Large signal network analyzer (LSNA); Power amplifier

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; HARMONIC ANALYSIS; PHASE MODULATION; REAL TIME CONTROL; TRANSISTORS;

ACTIVE LOAD-PULL; DYNAMIC LOAD-LINE; LARGE SIGNAL NETWORK ANALYZER (LSNA); OPTIMAL LOAD TERMINATION; SINGLE-TONE EXCITATION;

POWER AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 34748826202     PISSN: 0149645X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/MWSYM.2007.380536     Document Type: Conference Paper

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