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400 W broadband power amplifier using transmission-line transformers with 1:8 impedance transformation ratio

H. LeeSchool of Electronic and Electrical Eng., Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, S. Korea
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I. JungSchool of Electronic and Electrical Eng., Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, S. Korea
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M. SeoSchool of Electronic and Electrical Eng., Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, S. Korea
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H. KimSchool of Electronic and Electrical Eng., Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, S. Korea
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J. HamSchool of Electronic and Electrical Eng., Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, S. Korea
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J. GuSchool of Electronic and Electrical Eng., Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, S. Korea
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Y. Yang
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Pages 1429-1438 | Received 28 Mar 2013, Accepted 26 May 2013, Published online: 21 Jun 2013

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