A high-power solid-state RF source driven by a doubly-differential signal

This letter presents a new solid-state RF source generating kW-level output power at HF band.Four power transistors are driven in a doubly-differential way, operated in a switching mode, and combined together to produce high output power. A multilayered input feed network is carefully designed, such that an accurate doubly-differential signal is provided to the transistors. The output matching and combining circuitry is optimized toward a high...