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IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques
Volume 48 Number 1, January 2000

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A Class-E Power Amplifier Based on an Extended Resonance Technique

Adam L. Martin and Amir Mortazawi Member, IEEE

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Abstract:

In this paper, a class-E power amplifier using four 1-W GaAs MESFET's at 935 MHz is demonstrated using a new extended resonance power-combining technique. A microstrip amplifier based on this technique was designed and fabricated which combines four 1-W Siemens CLY5 GaAs MESFET's with 67% power-added efficiency at 935 MHz.

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