A new power combining and outphasing modulation system for high-efficiency power amplification

IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I: Regular Papers

Volumn 58, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1713-1726

  Perreault, David J ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chireix; LINC; linear amplification with nonlinear components; outphasing; power combining; radio frequency power amplifier

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY; MODULATION; POWER AMPLIFIERS; RADIO FREQUENCY AMPLIFIERS;

CHIREIX; LINC; LINEAR AMPLIFICATION WITH NON LINEAR COMPONENTS; OUTPHASING; POWER COMBINING; RADIO FREQUENCY POWER AMPLIFIERS;

ELECTRIC LOAD LOSS;

EID: 79960983461     PISSN: 15498328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TCSI.2011.2106230     Document Type: Article

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