Amplitude-modulation characteristics of power-combining Class-E amplifier with finite choke

IET Microwaves, Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 5, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1195-1202

  Thian, M ^a   Fusco, V ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACK-OFF; CLASS E; CLASS-E AMPLIFIER; CLASS-E POWER AMPLIFIERS; CONTINUOUS WAVES; CW EXCITATION; DESIGN SPECIFICATION; DRAIN EFFICIENCY; ENVELOPE ELIMINATION AND RESTORATIONS; ENVELOPE TRACKING; FREQUENCY DOMAINS; INPUT SIGNAL; MODULATION BANDWIDTH; MULTI CARRIER; OUTPHASING; OUTPUT LOAD; OUTPUT STAGES; PEAK TO AVERAGE POWER RATIO; SIMULATION AND MEASUREMENT; SINGLE-ENDED;

AMPLITUDE MODULATION; BANDWIDTH; ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYSIS; FREQUENCY DOMAIN ANALYSIS; POWER AMPLIFIERS; TRANSMITTERS;

DC POWER TRANSMISSION;

EID: 79960498950     PISSN: 17518725     EISSN: 17518733     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/iet-map.2010.0474     Document Type: Article

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