Low-distortion MMIC power amplifier using a new form of derivative superposition

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 328-332

  Webster, Danny R ^a   Ataei, Gholamreza ^a   Haigh, David G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER TO INTERFERENCE RATIO; DERIVATIVE SUPERPOSITION; INTERCHANNEL INTERFERENCE; INTERMODULATION DISTORTION; LOW DISTORTION POWER AMPLIFIER;

CARRIER COMMUNICATION; COMMUNICATION CHANNELS (INFORMATION THEORY); COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS; GAIN MEASUREMENT; INTERFERENCE SUPPRESSION; MONOLITHIC MICROWAVE INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; SIGNAL DISTORTION; SIGNAL INTERFERENCE; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

POWER AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 0035250437     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/22.903093     Document Type: Article

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