A generalized memory polynomial model for digital predistortion of RF power amplifiers

IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing

Volumn 54, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 3852-3860

  Morgan, Dennis R ^a   Ma, Zhengxiang ^a   Kim, Jaehyeong ^b,c   Zierdt, Michael G ^a   Pastalan, John ^a  

^a LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

^b NOKIA RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c POSDATA Co Ltd   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Memory polynomial; Power amplifiers; Predistortion; Spectral regrowth; Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS); Wideband code division multiple access (WCDMA)

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; CODE DIVISION MULTIPLE ACCESS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; POLYNOMIALS; SIGNAL DISTORTION;

MEMORY POLYNOMIAL; PREDISTORTION; SPECTRAL REGROWTH; UNIVERSAL MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEM (UMTS); WIDEBAND CODE-DIVISION MULTIPLE ACCESS (WCDMA);

POWER AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 33749397820     PISSN: 1053587X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TSP.2006.879264     Document Type: Article

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