Effects of Intermodulation, AM-PM Conversion, and Additive Noise in Multicarrier TWT Systems

Proceedings of the IEEE

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 1971, Pages 230-238

  Shimbo, Osamu ^a  

^a Image Processing Department   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFIERS, NOISE; COMMUNICATION SATELLITES; ELECTRON TUBES, TRAVELING WAVE; IEEPA; RADIO EQUIPMENT; SATELLITES;

EID: 0014971999     PISSN: 00189219     EISSN: 15582256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/PROC.1971.8128     Document Type: Article

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