Harmonic load-pull technique using volterra analysis

European Microwave Week 2009, EuMW 2009: Science, Progress and Quality at Radiofrequencies, Conference Proceedings - 4th European Microwave Integrated Circuits Conference, EuMIC 2009

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 343-346

  Aikio, Janne P ^a   Mäkitalo, Mikko ^a   Rahkonen, Timo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Distortion analysis; Harmonic balance; Load pull; Polynomial device model; RF power amplifier; Volterra analysis

Indexed keywords

DISTORTION ANALYSIS; HARMONIC BALANCE; LOAD PULL; POLYNOMIAL DEVICE MODEL; RF POWER AMPLIFIERS; VOLTERRA ANALYSIS;

HARMONIC ANALYSIS; INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; MICROWAVE INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; MICROWAVES; POLYNOMIALS; POWER AMPLIFIERS; SIMULATORS;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

EID: 72449210414     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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