A methodology for realizing high efficiency class-J in a Linear and Broadband PA

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 57, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 3196-3204

  Wright, Peter ^a   Lees, Jonathan ^a   Benedikt, Johannes ^a   Tasker, Paul J ^a   Cripps, Steve C ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Broadband; Class J; High efficiency; Power amplifiers

Indexed keywords

CLASS-AB; DESIGN ITERATION; DRAIN EFFICIENCY; HARMONIC LOAD-PULL; HIGH EFFICIENCY; HIGH EFFICIENCY POWER AMPLIFIERS; HIGH-POWER; NOVEL DESIGN METHODOLOGY; OUTPUT POWER; RF BANDWIDTHS; RF POWER AMPLIFIERS; WAVEFORM MEASUREMENT;

BANDWIDTH; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRON MOBILITY; GALLIUM ALLOYS; GALLIUM NITRIDE; HIGH ELECTRON MOBILITY TRANSISTORS; LINEARIZATION; MOS DEVICES; POWER AMPLIFIERS; WAVEFORM ANALYSIS;

BROADBAND AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 73049100560     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2009.2033295     Document Type: Article

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