Efficient multi-stage load modulation radio frequency power amplifier for green radio frequency front end

IET Science, Measurement and Technology

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 117-124

  Hussaini, A S ^a,b   Elfergani, I T E ^a   Rodriguez, J ^b   Abd Alhameed, R A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTO DE TELECOMUNICAÇÕES   (Portugal)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AMPLIFIER DESIGNS; AMPLIFIER DEVICES; CO2 EMISSIONS; DOHERTY; ENERGY EFFICIENT; ENTIRE SYSTEM; HOLISTIC DESIGN; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES; LOAD MODULATION; MOBILE WIMAX; MODULATED SIGNAL; MULTI-STAGE; OUTPUT POWER; PERFORMANCE METRICS; POWER EFFICIENCY; POWER OUT PUT; POWER-ADDED EFFICIENCY; RADIO FREQUENCY FRONT END; RADIO FREQUENCY POWER; RADIO FREQUENCY POWER AMPLIFIERS; RF FRONT END; RF POWER AMPLIFIERS; STATE-OF-THE-ART SYSTEM; WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICES;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON FOOTPRINT; DESIGN; ELECTRIC POWER UTILIZATION; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; POWER AMPLIFIERS; RADIO WAVES; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

MODULATION;

EID: 84860856625     PISSN: 17518822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/iet-smt.2011.0127     Document Type: Article

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