Characterization of SNDR degradation in nonlinear wireless transmitters

International Journal of RF and Microwave Computer-Aided Engineering

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 470-480

  Santos, Rui Estanqueiro ^a   Carvalho, Nuno Borges ^a   Gard, Kevin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Long term memory; Nonlinear systems; Power amplifiers

Indexed keywords

CDMA COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; COMPLEX MODULATED SIGNALS; DESIGN ENGINEERS; LONG TERM MEMORY; MEASUREMENT STRATEGIES; MEMORY EFFECTS; MEMORY MECHANISM; NONLINEAR MECHANISMS; SIGNAL TO NOISE AND DISTORTION RATIO; WIRELESS SYSTEMS; WIRELESS TRANSMITTER;

DEGRADATION; MACHINE DESIGN; NONLINEAR SYSTEMS; POWER AMPLIFIERS;

COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 68049118364     PISSN: 10964290     EISSN: 1099047X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mmce.20370     Document Type: Article

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