Design and Simulation of an X-BAND Balanced Power Amplifier for Linear Applications

Subject Areas : Majlesi Journal of Telecommunication Devices

Majid Lorestani ¹ , Ali Mir ²

1 - Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, Iran
2 - Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Lorestan University, Khorramabad, Iran

Received: 2014-12-05 Accepted : 2014-12-12 Published : 2014-12-01

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