High-efficiency power amplifiers

IEEE Microwave Magazine

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 22-32

  Caverly, Robert ^a   Raab, Frederick ^b   Staudinger, Joseph ^c  

^a VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Central Vermont Medical Center   (United States)

^c FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY; ENGINEERS;

DESIGN ENGINEERS; DOHERTY; HIGH EFFICIENCY POWER AMPLIFIERS; HIGH POWER; HIGH-EFFICIENCY AMPLIFIERS; OUTPUT POWER BACK OFFS; PEAK TO AVERAGE POWER RATIO; PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATIONS;

DOHERTY AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 84870284647     PISSN: 15273342     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MMM.2012.2216716     Document Type: Article

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