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Continuous-Mode Power Amplifiers

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Power Amplifiers for the S-, C-, X- and Ku-bands

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In this chapter, continuous-mode power amplifiers, or Class-A, B, AB and C amplifiers, are analyzed.

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  1. Engineering and Built Environment, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa

    Mladen Božanić & Saurabh Sinha

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Božanić, M., Sinha, S. (2016). Continuous-Mode Power Amplifiers. In: Power Amplifiers for the S-, C-, X- and Ku-bands. Signals and Communication Technology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-28376-0_3

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