Clustering-based method for detecting and evaluating I/Q impairments in radio-frequency digital transmitters

IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 2139-2146

  Angrisani, Leopoldo ^a   D'Arco, Mauro ^a   Vadursi, Michele ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES PARTHENOPE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Clustering; Fault diagnosis; I Q impairments; Modulation; Modulation analysis; Radio frequency communication; Radio frequency (RF) measurements; Transmitter measurements; Transmitter troubleshooting; Transmitters

Indexed keywords

FAILURE ANALYSIS; FREQUENCY MODULATION; JITTER; QUADRATURE AMPLITUDE MODULATION; RADIO TRANSMITTERS; SIGNAL INTERFERENCE;

RADIO FREQUENCY COMMUNICATION; RADIO-FREQUENCY MEASUREMENT; TRANSMITTER MEASUREMENT;

DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING;

EID: 37249048790     PISSN: 00189456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TIM.2007.908127     Document Type: Article

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