Very high efficiency microwave amplifier. The harmonic manipulation approach

13th International Conference on Microwaves, Radar and Wireless Communications, MIKON 2000

Volumn 3, Issue , 2000, Pages 33-46

  Colantonio, P ^a   Giannini, F ^a   Leuzzi, G ^b   Limiti, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFIERS (ELECTRONIC); ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; EFFICIENCY; HARMONIC ANALYSIS; MICROWAVES; MILLIMETER WAVES; POWER AMPLIFIERS; RADAR; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

ACHIEVABLE PERFORMANCE; CIRCUIT COMPLEXITY; HIGH EFFICIENCY MICROWAVE; MILLIMETRE WAVES; OUTPUT POWER; POWER GAINS; POWER-ADDED EFFICIENCY; TRADE OFF;

MICROWAVE AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 84962850038     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/MIKON.2000.914042     Document Type: Conference Paper

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