A highly efficient broadband (7-14 GHz) monolithic class e power amplifier for space based radar

Digest of Papers - IEEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits Symposium

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 721-724

  Tayrani, R ^a  

^a RAYTHEON COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Broadband class E amplifiers; High efficiency amplifiers; Monolithic power amplifiers; Space based radar technology

Indexed keywords

AMPLITUDE MODULATION; BANDWIDTH; BROADBAND AMPLIFIERS; ELECTRIC NETWORK TOPOLOGY; MONOLITHIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; RADAR SYSTEMS;

HIGH EFFICIENCY AMPLIFIERS; MONOLITHIC POWER AMPLIFIERS; SPACE BASED RADAR TECHNOLOGY;

POWER AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 34748895947     PISSN: 15292517     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/RFIC.2007.380984     Document Type: Conference Paper

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