In this thesis, a high frequency electronic ballast that consists of a single-stage asymmetrical half-bridge inverter, a load resonant tank and a switched-capacitor dimming control circuit is proposed for driving multiple fluorescent lamps. High efficiency and unity power factor are achieved by the proposed single-stage topology with zero-voltage-switching property. A switched-capacitor dimming control technique is also studied to provide wide dimming range, luminance balance, independent dimming and better EMI features. The steady-state operating principle and design procedure for the proposed single-stage dimmable electronic ballast are analyzed and discussed in detail. A ballast prototype was implemented at the laboratory. The simulation and experimental results verify the feasibility of the proposed method.