Detailed distortion analysis technique based on simulated large-signal voltage and current spectra

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 53, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 3057-3066

  Aikio, Janne P ^a,b   Rahkonen, Timo ^a,b  

^a IEEE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Distortion analysis; Memory effects; Polynomial device model; Volterra analysis

Indexed keywords

DISTORTION ANALYSIS; MEMORY EFFECTS; POLYNOMIAL DEVICE MODEL; VOLTERRA ANALYSIS;

BANDWIDTH; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; MICROWAVES; OPTIMIZATION;

ELECTRIC DISTORTION;

EID: 27644578014     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2005.855132     Document Type: Article

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