A Highly Efficient Linearized Wide-Band CDMA Handset Power Amplifier Based on Predistortion Under Various Bias Conditions

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1194-1201

  Hau, Gary ^a   Nishimura, Takeshi B ^b   Iwata, Naotaka ^b  

^a RAYTHEON COMPANY   (United States)

^b NEC CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

FET; linear power amplifier; linearization; microwave amplifier; predistortion

Indexed keywords

EID: 85008056152     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: 15579670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/22.925522     Document Type: Article

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