A hybrid cartesian loop and envelope modulated PA linear transmitter architecture

IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications, PIMRC

Volumn 3, Issue , 2003, Pages 2721-2725

  Mann, Stephen ^a   Beach, Mark ^b  

^a Group Research   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cartesian loop; EER; Hybrid; Linearization

Indexed keywords

AMPLITUDE MODULATORS; CARTESIAN FEEDBACK LOOP; CARTESIANS; DIGITAL GENERATION; EER; ENVELOPE ELIMINATION AND RESTORATIONS; HIGH EFFICIENCY; HIGH LINEARITY; HYBRID; LINEAR TRANSMITTERS; LINEARISATION; SWITCHING AMPLIFIERS;

LINEARIZATION;

RADIO COMMUNICATION;

EID: 68349085056     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/PIMRC.2003.1259235     Document Type: Conference Paper

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