Wideband, high-efficiency GaN power amplifiers utilizing a non-uniform distributed topology

IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 615-618

  Gassmann, J ^a   Watson, P ^a   Kehias, L ^a   Henry, G ^b  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Broadband amplifiers; Distributed amplifiers; MMICs; Phased arrays; Power amplifiers

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA PHASED ARRAYS; BANDWIDTH; BROADBAND AMPLIFIERS; ELECTRIC NETWORK TOPOLOGY; GALLIUM NITRIDE; MONOLITHIC MICROWAVE INTEGRATED CIRCUITS;

DISTRIBUTED AMPLIFIERS; DISTRIBUTED TOPOLOGY; MAXIMUM OUTPUT POWER;

POWER AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 34748901317     PISSN: 0149645X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/MWSYM.2007.379976     Document Type: Conference Paper

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