Gain/phase imbalance-minimization techniques for LINC transmitters

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 49, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 2507-2516

  Zhang, Xuejun ^a,b   Larson, Lawrence E ^a,b   Asbeck, Peter M ^a,b   Nanawa, Peter ^b,c  

^a IEEE   (United States)

^b University of California at San Diego   (United States)

^c Single Chip Systems Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Amplifier linearization; LINC; Mobile communications; Outphasing power amplifiers; RF power amplifiers

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSORS (DSP); QUADRATURE MODULATORS;

ALGORITHMS; COCHANNEL INTERFERENCE; CODE DIVISION MULTIPLE ACCESS; COMMUNICATION CHANNELS (INFORMATION THEORY); DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING; GAIN CONTROL; LINEARIZATION; MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; MODULATORS; NONLINEAR NETWORKS; PHASE CONTROL; POWER AMPLIFIERS; SIGNAL DISTORTION;

TRANSMITTERS;

EID: 0035680121     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/22.971643     Document Type: Conference Paper

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