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Vol. 16 No. 2
julio-diciembre de 2016

ARTICULOS

Waveform measurement in mocrowave device characterization: impact on power amplifiers design

https://doi.org/10.19053/1900771X.v16.n2.2016.5442

Published 2016-07-08

  • Roberto Quaglia
    • ,
  • James Bell
    • ,
  • Steve Cripps
    • ,
  • Paul Tasker

Roberto Quaglia
Cardiff University

James Bell
Cardiff University

Steve Cripps
Cardiff University

Paul Tasker
Cardiff University

Abstract

This paper describes an example of a measurement setup enabling waveform measurements during the load-pull characterization of a microwave power device. The significance of this measurement feature is highlighted showing how waveform engineering can be exploited to design high efficiency microwave power amplifiers.

Keywords

high frequency electronics, microwave measurement systems, power amplifiers

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