A 2.14-GHz Chireix outphasing transmitter

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 53, Issue 6 II, 2005, Pages 2129-2137

  Hakala, Ilkka ^a   Choi, David K ^b   Gharavi, Leila ^a   Kajakine, Nikolai ^a   Koskela, Julius ^a   Kaunisto, Risto ^a  

^a NOKIA RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b NOKIA RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

High efficiency; Outphasing; RF power amplifiers (PAs); Transmitters

Indexed keywords

CODE DIVISION MULTIPLE ACCESS; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; HIGH ELECTRON MOBILITY TRANSISTORS; PHASE MODULATION; POWER AMPLIFIERS; QUADRATURE PHASE SHIFT KEYING; SIGNAL PROCESSING; WAVEFORM ANALYSIS;

HIGH EFFICIENCY; INTERMODULATION DISTORTION; OUTPHASING; RF POWER AMPLIFIERS;

TRANSMITTERS;

EID: 23144433617     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2005.848770     Document Type: Conference Paper

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