Systematic and adaptive characterization approach for behavior modeling and correction of dynamic nonlinear transmitters

IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 2203-2211

  Boumaiza, Slim ^a,b   Helaoui, Mohamed ^a   Hammi, Oualid ^a   Liu, Taijun ^c   Ghannouchi, Fadhel M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^c NINGBO UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Behavioral modeling; Behavioral sciences; Memory effects; Modeling; Nonlinear characterization; Nonlinear systems; Power amplifiers; Power amplifiers (PAs); Transmitters; Wideband; Wideband transmitters (Txs)

Indexed keywords

CODE DIVISION MULTIPLE ACCESS; COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; MULTICARRIER MODULATION; POWER AMPLIFIERS; RADIO SYSTEMS;

WIDEBAND TRANSMITTER; WIRELESS TRANSMITTER;

TRANSMITTERS;

EID: 37249072757     PISSN: 00189456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TIM.2007.908600     Document Type: Article

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