High-efficiency GaN class-E power amplifier with compact harmonic-suppression network

Proceedings of the 37th European Microwave Conference, EUMC

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 1093-1096

  Bae, Han Gil ^a   Negra, Renato ^a   Boumaiza, Slim ^a   Ghannouchi, Fadhel M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROADBAND AMPLIFIERS; GALLIUM ALLOYS; GALLIUM COMPOUNDS; GALLIUM NITRIDE; HETEROJUNCTION BIPOLAR TRANSISTORS; MICROWAVES; NITRIDES; POLARIZATION; POWDERS; POWER AMPLIFIERS; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM;

CIRCUIT TUNING; CLASS-E POWER AMPLIFIER; EUROPEAN; GALLIUM NITRIDE (GAN); HARMONIC IMPEDANCE CONTROL; HARMONIC-SUPPRESSION; HIGH POWERS; HIGH-EFFICIENCY; IMPEDANCE TRANSFORMATIONS; MEASUREMENT RESULTS; MICRO STRIPS; OUTPUT POWERS; POWER GAINS; POWER-ADDED-EFFICIENCY; THIRD HARMONICS; WIRELESS TRANSMITTERS;

HARMONIC ANALYSIS;

EID: 48349144214     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/EUMC.2007.4405388     Document Type: Conference Paper

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