A sub 1 ω load-pull quarter-wave pre-matching network based on a two-tier TRL calibration

52nd ARFTG Conference Digest - Automatic RF Techniques Group: Computer-Aided Design and Test for High-Speed Electronics

Volumn 1998-December, Issue , 1998, Pages 73-81

  Sevic, J F ^a  

^a Speclrian Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; ERROR CORRECTION; POWER TRANSISTORS; TUNERS;

ANALYTICAL CHARACTERIZATION; AUTOMATED LOAD-PULL SYSTEM; ERROR RESPONSE; INFRASTRUCTURE APPLICATIONS; LOAD RESISTANCES; MECHANICAL TUNERS; TIME VARYING ENVELOPE; TRL CALIBRATION;

ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYZERS;

EID: 85051793964     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ARFTG.1998.768627     Document Type: Conference Paper

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