Title :
High efficiency harmonic control amplifier
Author :
Ingruber, B. ; Pritzl, W. ; Magerl, G.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Commun. & Radio-Frequency Eng., Tech. Univ. Wien, Austria
Abstract :
A new high efficiency amplifier concept which ideally delivers 100% drain efficiency and class A gain is described. The power amplifier realized with a commercially available GaAs FET has demonstrated 74% power-added efficiency, 27.9 dBm output power, and 14.4 dB gain at 1.62 GHz.
Keywords :
UHF power amplifiers; circuit tuning; harmonics; 1.62 GHz; 14.4 dB; 74 percent; GaAs; GaAs FET; class A gain; harmonic control amplifier; high efficiency amplifier; power amplifier; Driver circuits; High power amplifiers; Microwave amplifiers; Microwave devices; Power amplifiers; Power generation; Power harmonic filters; Power system harmonics; Radiofrequency amplifiers; Voltage control;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Symposium Digest, 1996., IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3246-6
DOI :
10.1109/MWSYM.1996.511073
