Concurrent planar multiharmonic dual-band load coupling network for switching-mode power amplifiers

IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages

  Kalim, Danish ^a   Negra, Renato ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Class E; dual band; GaN HEMT; optimum impedances; output power; power added efficiency (PAE)

Indexed keywords

CLASS E; DUAL-BAND; GAN HEMTS; OPTIMUM IMPEDANCE; OUTPUT POWER; POWER-ADDED EFFICIENCY;

ELECTRON MOBILITY; GALLIUM NITRIDE; HIGH ELECTRON MOBILITY TRANSISTORS; POWER AMPLIFIERS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

EID: 80052311101     PISSN: 0149645X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/MWSYM.2011.5972891     Document Type: Conference Paper

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