RF Power Amplifiers for Wireless Communications by Steve C. Cripps (1999, Hardcover)

Artech House

0890069891

9780890069899

527448

RF Power Amplifiers for Wireless Communications

376 Pages

English

Mobile & Wireless Communications, Electronics / General, Microwaves

1999

Yes

Technology & Engineering

Steve C. Cripps

Microwave Library

Hardcover

6 in

23.1 Oz

9 in

6 in

Trade

99-017792

21

621.384/12

Introduction. Linear Power Amplifier Design. Conventional High-Efficiency Amplifier Modes. Matching Network Design for Reduced Conduction Angle High-Efficiency Amplifiers. Overdrive and Limiting Effects in RF Power Amplifiers. Switching Mode Amplifiers for RF Applications. Nonlinear Effects in RF Power Amplifiers. Efficiency Enhancement Techniques. Power Amplifier Linearization Techniques. Power Amplifier Architecture.

This guide to the theory and practice of RF power amplifier (PA) design for modern communications systems aims to help readers tackle PA design with confidence and save time in determining the cause of malfunctioning hardware. The book explores a unified approach to the classification of higher amplifier modes based on overdrive considerations.

TK7871.58.P6C75 1999