Analog predistortion linearizer for high-power rf amplifiers

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 48, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 2709-2713

  Yi, Jaehyok ^a   Yang, Youngoo ^a   Park, Myungkyu ^b   Kang, Wonwoo ^b   Kim, Bumman ^a  

^a Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

^b LG   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Intermodulation distortion; Linearization; Predistortion; Rf power amplifier

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; CODE DIVISION MULTIPLE ACCESS; COMMUNICATION CHANNELS (INFORMATION THEORY); INTERMODULATION; LINEARIZATION; SIGNAL DISTORTION;

ANALOG PREDISTORTION LINEARIZER; INTERMODULATION DISTORTIONS (IMD);

POWER AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 0034427434     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/22.899034     Document Type: Article

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