Title :
A new method for measuring am compression and AM-to-PM conversion of microwave amplifiers
Author_Institution :
Budapest Univ. of Technol. & Econ., Budapest
Abstract :
The measurement of the nonlinearity characteristics is usually cumbersome. In this paper a simple method is presented for the measurement of some nonlinearity characteristics, i.e. for the AM compression and AM-to-PM conversion. These methods offer easy measurement processes that are widely applicable and do not need special instrumentation. They have another important advantage: the dynamic behavior of the AM compression and AM-to-PM conversion characteristics can also be obtained in a simple way. Using these measurement methods the AM compression and AM-to-PM conversion characteristics of a microwave amplifier have been tested.
Keywords :
amplitude modulation; microwave amplifiers; phase modulation; AM compression measurement; AM-to-PM conversion; cumbersome; microwave amplifiers; Amplitude modulation; Distortion measurement; Gain; Instruments; Microwave amplifiers; Microwave measurements; Microwave technology; Microwave theory and techniques; Power measurement; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Microwaves, Radar and Wireless Communications, 2008. MIKON 2008. 17th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Wroclaw
Print_ISBN :
978-83-906662-8-0
