A Comparative analysis of the complexity/accuracy tradeoff in power amplifier behavioral models

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1510-1520

  Tehrani, Ali Soltani ^a   Cao, Haiying ^a   Afsardoost, Sepideh ^a   Eriksson, Thomas ^a   Isaksson, Magnus ^b   Fager, Christian ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b Center for RF Measurement Technology   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Behavioral modeling; Nonlinear distortion; Nonlinear filters; Power amplifiers (PAs); Radio communication; Volterra series

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL MODEL; BEHAVIORAL MODELING; COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDIES; MICROWAVE POWER AMPLIFIER; MODELING ACCURACY; NONLINEAR FILTER; NONLINEAR FILTERS; VOLTERRA SERIES;

COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; MICROWAVE AMPLIFIERS; NONLINEAR DISTORTION; NONLINEAR FILTERING; RADIO COMMUNICATION;

POWER AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 77953617874     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2010.2047920     Document Type: Article

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