Title :
Envelope domain analysis of measured time domain voltage and current waveforms provide for improved understanding of factors effecting linearity
Author :
Williams, D.J. ; Leckey, J. ; Tasker, P.J.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Eng., Cardiff Univ., UK
Abstract :
A detailed understanding of the factors affecting amplifier linearity can be obtained by performing envelope domain analysis on measured time domain voltage and current waveforms. Analysis of the input and output time varying envelopes provides for a direct observation of amplifier linearization through IF (baseband) source pull.
Keywords :
linearisation techniques; power amplifiers; radiofrequency amplifiers; time-domain analysis; IF source pull; RF power amplifier; current waveform measurement; envelope domain analysis; linearization technique; time domain voltage waveform measurement; Baseband; Current measurement; Impedance; Knee; Linearity; Power amplifiers; Power generation; Time domain analysis; Time measurement; Voltage measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Symposium Digest, 2003 IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location :
Philadelphia, PA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7695-1
DOI :
10.1109/MWSYM.2003.1212636
