• DocumentCode
    2539461
  • Title

    A mixed-signal load-pull system for base-station applications

  • Author

    Marchetti, Mauro ; Heeres, Rob ; Squillante, Michele ; Pelk, Marco ; Spirito, Marco ; De Vreede, Leo C N

  • Author_Institution
    Delft Univ. of Technol., Delft, Netherlands
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    23-25 May 2010
  • Firstpage
    491
  • Lastpage
    494
  • Abstract
    The capabilities of active load-pull are extended to be compatible with the characterization requirements of high-power base-station applications. The proposed measurement setup provides ultra-fast high-power device characterization for both CW, as well as, pulsed, duty-cycle controlled, operation. The realized system has the unique feature that it can handle realistic complex modulated signals like W-CDMA with absolute control of their reflection coefficients vs. frequency.
  • Keywords
    code division multiple access; power stations; W-CDMA; high-power base-station applications; mixed-signal load-pull system; ultra-fast high-power device; Frequency; Impedance; Linearity; Multiaccess communication; Power amplifiers; Power generation; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse measurements; Reflection; Tuners; W-CDMA; base-station; high power; linearity; load-pull; modulated signals;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits Symposium (RFIC), 2010 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Anaheim, CA
  • ISSN
    1529-2517
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-6240-7
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/RFIC.2010.5477381
  • Filename
    5477381