Novel two-tone intermodulation phase measurement for evaluating amplifier memory effects

Conference Proceedings - 33rd European Microwave Conference, EuMC 2003

Volumn 1, Issue , 2003, Pages 235-238

  Dunsmore, Joel ^a   Goldberg, David ^b  

^a AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

^b BOEING COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POWER AMPLIFIERS; SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

MEASUREMENTS OF; MEMORY EFFECTS; NARROW BANDWIDTH; NEW MEASUREMENT METHOD; PHASE RESPONSE; TWO-TONE INTERMODULATION; WIDE BAND AMPLIFIERS;

BROADBAND AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 84897517629     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/EUMC.2003.1262261     Document Type: Conference Paper

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