Linear GaN MMIC combined power amplifiers for 7-GHz microwave backhaul

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 62, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 2700-2710

  Quaglia, Roberto ^a   Camarchia, Vittorio ^a   Pirola, Marco ^a   Rubio, Jorge Julian Moreno ^a   Ghione, Giovanni ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Gallium nitride; monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMICs); power amplifiers (PAs); predistortion; radio link

Indexed keywords

RADIO LINKS;

GAN MMIC; MICROWAVE BACKHAULS; MONOLITHIC MICROWAVE INTEGRATED CIRCUITS (MMICS); POWER AMPLIFIERS (PAS); PRE-DISTORTION;

GALLIUM NITRIDE;

EID: 84909974451     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2014.2359856     Document Type: Article

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