Obtaining accurate IMD variation and imbalance measurements for identifying memory effects in high-power amplifiers

62nd ARFTG Microwave Measurements Conference: Differential Measurements, ARFTG 2003

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 77-80

  McKinley, Michael D ^a   Park, Youngchcol ^a   Kenney, J Stevenson ^a   Ku, Hyunchul ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DESIGN FOR TESTABILITY; MICROWAVE MEASUREMENT;

DEVICE UNDER TEST; HIGH OUTPUT; HIGH POWER AMPLIFIER; MEMORY EFFECTS; THIRD ORDER INTERMODULATION;

POWER AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 41849150754     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ARFTGF.2003.01459756     Document Type: Conference Paper

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