Power amplifiers' model assessment and memory effects intensity quantification using memoryless post-compensation technique

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 56, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 3170-3179

  Hammi, Oualid ^a   Carichner, Scott ^b   Vassilakis, Bill ^b   Ghannouchi, Fadhel M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b Powerwave Technologies Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral modeling; Digital predistortion; Linearization; Memory effects; Post compensation; Power amplifier (PA); Static nonlinearity; Third generation (3G); Wideband code division multiple access (WCDMA)

Indexed keywords

CODE DIVISION MULTIPLE ACCESS; LINEARIZATION; POWER AMPLIFIERS;

BEHAVIORAL MODELING; DIGITAL PREDISTORTION; MEMORY EFFECTS; POST-COMPENSATION; STATIC NONLINEARITY; THIRD GENERATION (3G); WIDEBAND CODE DIVISION MULTIPLE ACCESS (WCDMA);

BROADBAND AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 57849138932     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2008.2006809     Document Type: Conference Paper

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