Multisine signals for wireless system test and design

IEEE Microwave Magazine

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 122-138

  Carvalho, Nuno ^a   Remley, Kate ^b   Schreurs, Dominique ^c   Gard, Kevin ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^d NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASE STATIONS; FREQUENCY MODULATION; TIME VARYING SYSTEMS; WAVEFORM ANALYSIS; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

BASEBAND COMPONENTS; MULTISINE SIGNALS; PERIODIC WAVEFORMS; WIRELESS SYSTEM TEST;

RADIO WAVES;

EID: 44049099849     PISSN: 15273342     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MMM.2008.919938     Document Type: Article

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