Generic load-pull-based design methodology for performance optimisation of Doherty amplifiers

IET Science, Measurement and Technology

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 132-138

  Darraji, R ^a   Ghannouchi, F M ^a   Hammi, O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DESIGN METHODOLOGY; DOHERTY; DOHERTY POWER AMPLIFIER; EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT; EXPERIMENTAL VALIDATIONS; GAIN IMPROVEMENT; HIGH-POWER; INTER MODULATIONS; LOAD-PULL; OUTPUT POWER; PERFORMANCE OPTIMISATION; POWER EFFICIENCY; POWER LEVELS; POWER-ADDED EFFICIENCY; SYSTEMATIC DESIGNS;

DOHERTY AMPLIFIERS; GALLIUM NITRIDE;

EFFICIENCY;

EID: 84860852060     PISSN: 17518822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/iet-smt.2011.0023     Document Type: Article

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