Maximizing efficiency and linearity

IEEE Microwave Magazine

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 99-107

  Bousnina, Sami ^a  

^a POLY GRAMES RESEARCH CENTER   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOHERTY AMPLIFIERS; INPUT POWER; LIMITED BANDWIDTH; MAXIMUM OUTPUT POWER; OPTIMUM LOADS; OPTIMUM PERFORMANCE; OUTPUT POWER; PEAK EFFICIENCY; QUARTER WAVE TRANSFORMER; RESTRICTING FACTORS; TWO PARAMETER; WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM;

CELLULAR TELEPHONE SYSTEMS; GLOBAL SYSTEM FOR MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS; MOBILE COMPUTING;

TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 68849095082     PISSN: 15273342     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MMM.2009.932837     Document Type: Article

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