Title :
Active load technique for load-pull characterisation at microwave frequencies
Author :
Bava, G.P. ; Pisani, U. ; Pozzolo, V.
Author_Institution :
Politecnico di Torino, Istituto di Elettronica e Telecomunicazioni, Torino, Italy
Abstract :
The letter describes a load-pulling method that allows an extension of the two-signal approach to applications where the output frequency spectrum is different from the input one, as in the case of power devices operating with multicarrier input signals.
Keywords :
active networks; solid-state microwave circuits; active load technique; load-pull characterisation; microwave frequencies; multicarrier input signals; power devices;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19820123
