Predistortion Power Amplifier for Base-Station using a Feedforward Loop Linearizer

Proceedings of the 36th European Microwave Conference, EuMC 2006

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 141-144

  Kim, Ildu ^a   Cha, Jeonghyeon ^a   Hong, Sungchul ^a   Woo, Young Yun ^a   Kim, Jangheon ^a   Kim, Bumman ^a  

^a Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASE STATIONS; CODE DIVISION MULTIPLE ACCESS; FEEDFORWARD CONTROL; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

DOHERTY AMPLIFIERS; FEEDFORWARD LOOP LINEARIZER;

POWER AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 41649113933     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/EUMC.2006.281220     Document Type: Conference Paper

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