Broadband Class-J GaN Doherty Power Amplifier
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Theoretical Analysis
2.1. Doherty PA
2.2. Class-J PA
3. Class-J DPA Design Strategy
4. Simulation Results
5. Measurement Results
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Value | 0.75 nH | 0.7 nH | 0.6 nH | 0.2 pF | 0.22 pF | 0.25 pF |
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Nasri, A.; Estebsari, M.; Toofan, S.; Piacibello, A.; Pirola, M.; Camarchia, V.; Ramella, C. Broadband Class-J GaN Doherty Power Amplifier. Electronics 2022, 11, 552. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11040552
Nasri A, Estebsari M, Toofan S, Piacibello A, Pirola M, Camarchia V, Ramella C. Broadband Class-J GaN Doherty Power Amplifier. Electronics. 2022; 11(4):552. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11040552
Chicago/Turabian StyleNasri, Abbas, Motahhareh Estebsari, Siroos Toofan, Anna Piacibello, Marco Pirola, Vittorio Camarchia, and Chiara Ramella. 2022. "Broadband Class-J GaN Doherty Power Amplifier" Electronics 11, no. 4: 552. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11040552