LINEAR AND SWITCH-MODE RF POWER AMPLIFIERS

Features •Includes implementation examples for RF power amplifiers. •Complements the modeling and simulation of RF amplifiers with real engineering applications included in every chapter. •Illustrates the interface and integration of components and sub-systems for RF amplifiers. •Details modeling and implementation, and measurement techniques of RF amplifiers. •Several MATLAB design files are provided to facilitate the design of RF amplifiers for engineers, scientists, and students. Summary RF power amplifiers are implemented in communication, semiconductor wafer processing, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and radar systems to produce RF signals with the desired characteristics to perform several critical tasks in the entire system. They can be designed to operate in linear or switch-mode, depending on the specific application. This book explores the design and implementation methods for both linear and switch-mode amplifiers with real-world engineering problems.