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| Preface | |
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| About the Author | |
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| List of Symbols | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Block Diagram of RF Power Amplifiers | |
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| Classes of Operation of RF Power Amplifiers | |
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| Parameters of RF Power Amplifiers | |
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| Conditions for 100% Efficiency of Power Amplifiers | |
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| Conditions for Nonzero Output Power at 100% Efficiency of Power Amplifiers | |
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| Output Power of Class E ZVS Amplifier | |
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| Class E ZCS Amplifier | |
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| Propagation of Electromagnetic Waves | |
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| Frequency Spectrum | |
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| Duplexing | |
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| Multiple-access Techniques | |
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| Nonlinear Distortion in Transmitters | |
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| Harmonics of Carrier Frequency | |
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| Intermodulation | |
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| Dynamic Range of Power Amplifiers | |
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| Analog Modulation | |
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| Amplitude Modulation | |
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| Digital Modulation | |
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| Radars | |
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| Radio-frequency Identification | |
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| Summary | |
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| References | |
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| Review Questions | |
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| Problems2 Class A RF Power Amplifier | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Circuit of Class A RF Power Amplifier | |
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| Power MOSFET Characteristics | |
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| Waveforms of Class A RF Amplifier | |
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| Parameters of Class A RF Power Amplifier | |
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| Parallel-resonant Circuit | |
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| Power Losses and Efficiency of Parallel Resonant Circuit | |
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| Impedance Matching Circuits | |
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| Class A RF Linear Amplifier | |
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| Summary | |
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| References | |
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| Review Questions | |
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| Problems3 Class AB, B, and C RF Power Amplifiers | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Class B RF Power Amplifier | |
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| Class AB and C RF Power Amplifiers | |
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| Push-pull Complementary Class AB, B, and C RF PowerAmplifiers | |
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| Transformer-coupled Class B Push-pull Amplifier | |
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| Class AB, B, and C Amplifiers of Variable-envelope Signals | |
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| Summary | |
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| References | |
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| Review Questions | |
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| Problems4 Class D RF Power Amplifier | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Circuit Description | |
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| Principle of Operation | |
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| Topologies of Class D Voltage-source RF Power Amplifiers | |
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| Analysis | |
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| Voltage Transfer Function | |
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| Bandwidth of Class D Amplifier | |
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| Efficiency of Half-bridge Class D Power Amplifier | |
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| Design Example | |
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| Class D RF Power Amplifier with Amplitude Modulation | |
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| Transformer-coupled Push-pull Class D Voltage-switching RFPower Amplifier | |
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| Class D Full-bridge RF Power Amplifier | |
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| Phase Control of Full-bridge Class D Power Amplifier | |
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| Class D Current-switching RF Power Amplifier | |
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| Transformer-coupled Push-pull Class D Current-switching RFPower Amplifier | |
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| Bridge Class D Current-switching RF Power Amplifier | |
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| Summary | |
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| References | |
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| Review Questions | |
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| Problems5 Class E RF Zero-voltage-switching RF PowerAmplifier | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Circuit Description | |
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| Circuit Operation | |
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| ZVS and ZDS Operation of Class E Amplifier | |
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| Suboptimum Operation | |
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| Analysis | |
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| Maximum Operating Frequency | |
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| Choke Inductance | |
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| Summary of Parameters at D = | |
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| Efficiency | |
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| Design of Basic Class E Amplifier | |
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| Impedance Matching Resonant Circuits | |
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| Push-pull Class E ZVS RF Amplifier | |
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| Class E ZVS RF Power Amplifier with Finite DC-feed Inductance | |
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| Class E ZVS Amplifier with Parallel-series Resonant Circuit | |
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| Class E ZVS Amplifier with Nonsinusoidal Output Voltage | |
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| Class E ZVS Power Amplifier with Parallel Resonant Circuit | |
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| Amplitude Modulation of Class E ZVS RF Power Amplifier | |
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| Summary | |
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| References | |
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| Review Questions | |
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| Problems6 Class E Zero-current-switching RF Power Amplifier | |
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| Introductio | |