Class-AB/F Doherty power amplifiers

Proceedings of the 38th European Microwave Conference, EuMC 2008

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 230-233

  Kang, Daehyun ^a   Yu, Daekyu ^b   Min, Kyoungjoon ^b   Choi, Jinsung ^a   Jun, Myoungsu ^a   Kim, Dongsu ^a   Kim, Bumman ^a  

^a Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

^b Wireless Power Amplifier Module Inc   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICROWAVES; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; POWER AMPLIFIERS;

DOHERTY; DOHERTY POWER AMPLIFIERS; INGAP/GAAS HBT; OFDM SIGNALS; OUTPUT POWER; THIRD HARMONICS; WAVELENGTH TRANSFORMERS;

LINEARIZATION;

EID: 62349125553     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/EUMC.2008.4751430     Document Type: Conference Paper

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