Simulation-based analysis of nonlinearities in multi-carrier OFDM signals

IEEE Workshop on Signal Processing Advances in Wireless Communications, SPAWC

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 611-615

  O'Droma, Máirtín ^a   Mgebrishvili, Nana ^a   Goacher, Anthony ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

EVM; Gaussian processes; Multi carrier; Nonlinear distortion; OFDM

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HIGH ELECTRON MOBILITY TRANSISTORS; LINEARIZATION; LOCAL AREA NETWORKS; MULTICARRIER MODULATION; NONLINEAR DISTORTION; POWER AMPLIFIERS; SIGNAL PROCESSING; STATISTICAL METHODS; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

EVM; GAUSSIAN PROCESSES; MULTI-CARRIER SIGNALS; SOLID-STATE POWER AMPLIFIERS (SSPA);

ORTHOGONAL FREQUENCY DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

EID: 21644448467     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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