Highly linear and efficient asymmetrical doherty power amplifiers with adaptively bias-controlled predistortion drivers

IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 1393-1396

  Lee, Yong Sub ^a   Lee, Mun Woo ^a   Kam, Sang Ho ^a   Jeong, Yoon Ha ^a  

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

Author keywords

Bias; Doherty power amplifier (DPA); Drain efficiency; Linearity; Predistortion

Indexed keywords

ADJACENT CHANNEL LEAKAGE RATIOS; CLASS-F; DOHERTY POWER AMPLIFIER; DRAIN EFFICIENCY; GAN HEMTS; GATE BIAS; PRE-DISTORTION; WCDMA SIGNALS; WIDEBAND CODE DIVISION MULTIPLE ACCESS;

BROADBAND AMPLIFIERS; GALLIUM ALLOYS; GALLIUM NITRIDE; HIGH ELECTRON MOBILITY TRANSISTORS; INSULATING MATERIALS; LINEARIZATION; MICROWAVES;

DOHERTY AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 77949987739     PISSN: 0149645X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/MWSYM.2009.5165966     Document Type: Conference Paper

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