Adaptive second harmonic active load for pulsed-IV/RF class-B operation

2007 70th ARFTG Microwave Measurement Conference: High Power RF Measurement Techniques, ARFTG 2007

Volumn , Issue , 2017, Pages 1-5

  Doo, Seok Joo ^a   Roblin, Patrick ^a   Balasubramanian, Venkatesh ^a   Taylor, Richard ^b   Dandu, Krishnanshu ^b   Jessen, Gregg H ^c   Rojas, Roberto ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS INSTRUMENTS   (United States)

^c AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Class B; Large signal network analyzer (LSNA); Memory effects; Pulsed IV; Pulsed RF

Indexed keywords

GALLIUM NITRIDE; HARMONIC ANALYSIS; HIGH ELECTRON MOBILITY TRANSISTORS; POWER AMPLIFIERS; TIME DIVISION MULTIPLE ACCESS;

ACTIVE LOAD; CLASS B; LARGE SIGNAL NETWORK ANALYZER; LARGE-SIGNALS; LOAD IMPEDANCE; MEMORY EFFECTS; PULSED-IV; PULSED-RF; RF-EXCITATION; SECOND HARMONICS;

III-V SEMICONDUCTORS;

EID: 85049976889     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ARFTG.2007.8376172     Document Type: Conference Paper

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