RF and Microwave Power Amplifier Design, Second Edition

The latest power amp design methods

Fully updated to address cutting-edge technologies, the new edition of this practical guide provides comprehensive, state-of-the-art coverage of RF and microwave power amplifier design. The book describes both existing and new schematic configurations, theoretical approaches, circuit simulation results, and implementation techniques.

New chapters discuss linearization and efficiency enhancement and high-efficiency Doherty power amplifiers. Featuring a systematic approach, this comprehensive resource bridges the theory and practice of RF and microwave engineering.

RF and Microwave Power Amplifier Design, Second Edition, covers:

Two-port network parameters and passive elements

Nonlinear circuit design methods

Nonlinear active device modeling

Impedance matching

Power transformers, combiners, and couplers

Power amplifier design fundamentals

High-efficiency power amplifier design

Broadband power amplifiers

Linearization and efficiency enhancement techniques

High-efficiency Doherty power amplifiers