Wideband characterization of a doherty amplifier using behavioral modeling

2006 67th ARFTG Microwave Measurements Conference - Measurements and Design of High Power Devices and Systems

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 190-199

  Wisell, D ^a,b,c   Isaksson, M ^a,b   Keskitalo, N ^a,c   Ronnow D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÄVLE   (Sweden)

^b ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^c ERICSSON RESEARCH   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; BROADBAND AMPLIFIERS; ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEM MEASUREMENT; MICROWAVE MEASUREMENT;

AMPLIFIER MODELS; BEHAVIORAL MODEL; MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; MEMORY POLYNOMIAL MODELS; PARALLEL HAMMERSTEIN MODELS; POLYNOMIAL MODELING; PRE-DISTORTION; WIDE BANDWIDTH;

DOHERTY AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 60649113087     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ARFTG.2006.4734374     Document Type: Conference Paper

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