Dr. Allen Katz, Professor of Electrical Engineering co-authored a paper entitled “Vacuum tube amplifiers,” which appeared in the December 2009 issue of IEEE Microwave Magazine. Dr. Katz was one was one of several authors (J. Qiu, B. Levush, J. Pasour, A. Katz, C. Armstrong, D. Whaley, J. Tucek, K. Kreischer and D. Gallagher) invited to contribute to this issue of the magazine. Dr. Katz wrote about his specialty, linearization, and discussed how distortion correction techniques are being used to greatly enhance the performance of vacuum technology power amplifiers, which are used in specialized applications such as high power radio frequency transmitters and audio equipment.
The paper earned the first annual IEEE Microwave Magazine Best Paper Award which was awarded at the IEEE Microwave Techniques and Technology (MTT) Society’s International Microwave Symposium in Anaheim, CA, at the Reviewers’ Reception. It included a certificate and a $2,000 prize He also served as a reviewer for several IEEE/MTT publications in addition to the IEEE Microwave Magazine and, as a consequence, already had an invitation to the Reviewers’ Reception/dinner.
Dr. Katz stated “It was quite a pleasant surprise to discover that I had won this award.”
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