A tunable matching network for power amplifier efficiency enhancement and distortion reduction

IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 1151-1154

  Fu, Jia Shiang ^a   Mortazawi, Amir ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

AM PM conversion; Distortion; Efficiency; Power amplifiers; Tunable circuits and devices

Indexed keywords

AMPLITUDE MODULATION; LINEARIZATION; MICROWAVES; PERMANENT MAGNETS; VARACTORS;

AM-PM CONVERSION; DISTORTION; DISTORTION REDUCTIONS; MEDIUM POWER AMPLIFIERS; NO PHASE; POWER AMPLIFIER EFFICIENCIES; POWER LEVELS; TUNABLE CIRCUITS AND DEVICES; TUNABLE MATCHING NETWORKS; VARACTOR DIODES; VARIABLE LOADS; VARIOUS CONFIGURATIONS;

POWER AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 57349119910     PISSN: 0149645X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/MWSYM.2008.4633261     Document Type: Conference Paper

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