Efficiency improvement in Doherty power amplifier by using class F approach

European Microwave Week 2009, EuMW 2009: Science, Progress and Quality at Radiofrequencies, Conference Proceedings - 4th European Microwave Integrated Circuits Conference, EuMIC 2009

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 17-20

  Colantonio, Paolo ^a   Giannini, Franco ^a   Giofrè, Rocco ^a   Piazzon, Luca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACK-OFF; CLASS-F; DESIGN PARAMETERS; DOHERTY POWER AMPLIFIER; DRAIN EFFICIENCY; EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT; GAN TECHNOLOGY; OUTPUT PERFORMANCE; SATURATED OUTPUT POWER; TUNED LOAD;

GALLIUM NITRIDE; INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; MICROWAVE INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; POWER AMPLIFIERS; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM;

MICROWAVES;

EID: 72449139144     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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