Behavioral modeling and simulation of a parametric power amplifier

IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 1373-1376

  Gray, B ^a   Kenney, J S ^a   Melville, R ^b  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b National Science Foundation   (Antarctica)

Author keywords

Amplifier; Parametric amplifiers; Parametric devices

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFIER; BEHAVIORAL MODEL; BEHAVIORAL MODELING AND SIMULATION; CIRCUIT DESIGNS; LOSSLESS; NONLINEAR CAPACITANCE; PARAMETRIC AMPLIFICATION; POWER GAINS; PUMP SIGNAL;

CIRCUIT SIMULATION; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; INSULATING MATERIALS; INTEGRATED CIRCUIT MANUFACTURE; MICROWAVE AMPLIFIERS; MICROWAVES; PARAMETRIC AMPLIFIERS; POWER AMPLIFIERS; PUMPS;

AMPLIFICATION;

EID: 77949968105     PISSN: 0149645X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/MWSYM.2009.5165961     Document Type: Conference Paper

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