Measurement of two-tone transfer characteristics of high-power amplifiers

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 568-571

  Yang, Youngoo ^a   Yi, Jeahyok ^a   Nam, Joongjin ^a   Kim, Bumman ^a   Park, Myungkyu ^b  

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

^b LG   (South Korea)

Author keywords

AM AM; AM PM; High power amplifier; Memory effect; Two tone transfer characteristics

Indexed keywords

HIGH-POWER AMPLIFIERS; PREDISTORTION LINEARIZER; TWO-TONE TRANSFER CHARACTERISTICS;

INTERMODULATION MEASUREMENT; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; PHASE MEASUREMENT;

POWER AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 0035274987     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/22.910567     Document Type: Article

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