Enhanced Hammerstein behavioral model for broadband wireless transmitters

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 59, Issue 4 PART 1, 2011, Pages 924-933

  Moon, Junghwan ^a   Kim, Bumman ^a  

^a Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Behavior modeling; Hammerstein; memory effect; PA nonlinearity; power amplifier (PA); two box model; Volterra series; wideband behavioral model

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR MODELING; HAMMERSTEIN; MEMORY EFFECTS; NON-LINEARITY; TWO-BOX MODEL; VOLTERRA SERIES; WIDE-BAND;

COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; GALLIUM NITRIDE; POWER AMPLIFIERS;

BROADBAND AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 79954608644     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2011.2110659     Document Type: Article

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