Time-domain measurement and modeling techniques for wideband communication components and systems

International Journal of RF and Microwave Computer-Aided Engineering

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 5-31

  Silva, Christopher P ^a  

^a AEROSPACE CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication components and systems CAD; Distortion and noise characterization; Low pass equivalent and modulated signals; Nonlinear wideband modeling; Time domain baseband measurements

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FREQUENCY DOMAIN ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SIGNAL DISTORTION; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

MICROWAVE COMPONENTS; NONLINEAR WIDEBAND MODEL; TIME DOMAIN BASEBAND MEASUREMENTS;

MICROWAVE MEASUREMENT;

EID: 0037232139     PISSN: 10964290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mmce.10059     Document Type: Article

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