Intermodulation distortion in kahn-technique transmitters

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 44, Issue 12 PART 1, 1996, Pages 2273-2278

  Raab, Frederick H ^a  

^a Central Vermont Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; INTERMODULATION; LINEARIZATION; MODULATORS; PHASE MEASUREMENT; POWER AMPLIFIERS; RADIO FREQUENCY AMPLIFIERS; SIGNAL DISTORTION; SWITCHING CIRCUITS;

KAHN TECHNIQUE TRANSMITTERS;

RADIO TRANSMITTERS;

EID: 0030408839     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/22.556466     Document Type: Article

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