Large-signal behavioral modeling of nonlinear amplifiers based on load-pull AM-AM and AM-PM measurements

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 54, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 3191-3195

  Liu, Jiang ^b   Dunleavy, Lawrence P ^a,b   Arslan, Huseyin ^a,b  

^a IEEE

^b University of South Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

Large signal; Microwave measurements; Modeling; Network analysis; Nonlinear systems; Scattering parameters

Indexed keywords

DATABASE SYSTEMS; ELECTRIC LOADS; ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYSIS; NONLINEAR SYSTEMS; SCATTERING PARAMETERS; SIGNAL NOISE MEASUREMENT; WAVEFORM ANALYSIS;

LARGE SIGNAL; LOAD-PULL MEASUREMENTS; MICROWAVE MEASUREMENTS; MODELING;

AMPLIFIERS (ELECTRONIC);

EID: 33747206162     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2006.879137     Document Type: Article

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