Maximum Efficiency and Output of Class-F Power Amplifiers

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1162-1166

  Raab, Frederick H ^a  

^a Central Vermont Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Amplifier; class F; power

Indexed keywords

EID: 85008016685     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: 15579670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/22.925511     Document Type: Article

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