An automatic phase adjustment scheme for RF and cartesian feedback linearizers

IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 956-964

  Faulkner, Michael ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cartesian feedback; Linearization; Microwave amplifiers; Phase correction; RF amplifiers; Stability

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATIC PHASE ADJUSTMENT; CARTESIAN FEEDBACK LINEARIZERS; MODULATION FEEDBACK; PHASE CORRECTION CIRCUIT;

ALGORITHMS; DEMODULATORS; FEEDBACK AMPLIFIERS; HYSTERESIS; LINEARIZATION; MICROWAVE AMPLIFIERS; PHASE MODULATION; PHASE SHIFTERS; SYSTEM STABILITY;

POWER AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 0033718980     PISSN: 00189545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/25.845112     Document Type: Article

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