Frequency-offset cartesian feedback based on polyphase difference amplifiers

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 58, Issue 5 PART 1, 2010, Pages 1297-1308

  Zanchi, Marta G ^a   Pauly, John M ^a   Scott, Greig C ^a  

^a Stanford University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARRAY SYSTEMS; CARTESIAN FEEDBACK; CARTESIAN FEEDBACK TRANSMITTER; CLOSED-LOOP; COMPLEX CONTROL; COMPLEX SIGNAL; CONTROL BANDWIDTH; DC OFFSETS; DIFFERENCE AMPLIFIERS; FEEDBACK SIGNAL; FREQUENCY OFFSETS; LOCAL OSCILLATORS; LOOP GAINS; MISMATCH ERRORS; MODULATION BANDWIDTH; PHASE RELATIONSHIPS; POSITIVE FREQUENCIES; QUADRATURE ERROR; REFERENCE INPUTS; SINGLE SIDEBAND MODULATION; VOLTAGE OFFSETS;

BANDWIDTH; ERRORS; POWER AMPLIFIERS; PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS; PRINTED CIRCUIT MANUFACTURE;

DIFFERENTIAL AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 77952421652     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2010.2045579     Document Type: Article

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