WMR: The Load Modulated Balanced Amplifier (LMBA): Design, Operation, and Performance

Presentation Abstract
The load modulated balanced amplifier (LMBA) architecture has received considerable attention due to its great potential for efficiency and bandwidth enhancement. Many variations on the architecture have been proposed: LMBA vs. SLMBA vs OLMBA, single-input vs. dual input, frequency-reconfigurable vs. broadband, hybrid vs. MMIC, and so on. The aim of this workshop is to describe this broad design space and help provide guidance on how to find the right LMBA solution for a particular application. After a general introduction to the technique, individual presenters will focus on a specific variant and how its design, operation, and performance compares to the baseline architecture.