Non-Linear Characterization of Memoryless SSP Amplifiers

This paper describes a testbed, which is able to generate all of the standard test signals used for characterising nonlinear amplifiers. The testbed is shown to be sufficiently linear to avoid any possible masking of the non-linear effects of the amplifier under test. All the standard tests: single-...

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Main Author: N. T. Ali
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2002-01-01
Series:Active and Passive Electronic Components
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08827510213498
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description This paper describes a testbed, which is able to generate all of the standard test signals used for characterising nonlinear amplifiers. The testbed is shown to be sufficiently linear to avoid any possible masking of the non-linear effects of the amplifier under test. All the standard tests: single-carrier, two-carrier, multi-carrier and NPR are applied to a laboratory amplifier and their results found to be in reasonably good agreement with the most popular prediction techniques. The merits of the individual test have been highlighted.
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spelling doaj-art-a0958fdc2b1d4eefa570403cf69a06212025-08-20T03:38:09ZengWileyActive and Passive Electronic Components0882-75161563-50312002-01-0125324926410.1080/08827510213498Non-Linear Characterization of Memoryless SSP AmplifiersN. T. Ali0Etisalat College of Engineering, Sharjah, United Arab EmiratesThis paper describes a testbed, which is able to generate all of the standard test signals used for characterising nonlinear amplifiers. The testbed is shown to be sufficiently linear to avoid any possible masking of the non-linear effects of the amplifier under test. All the standard tests: single-carrier, two-carrier, multi-carrier and NPR are applied to a laboratory amplifier and their results found to be in reasonably good agreement with the most popular prediction techniques. The merits of the individual test have been highlighted.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08827510213498
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title_full Non-Linear Characterization of Memoryless SSP Amplifiers
title_fullStr Non-Linear Characterization of Memoryless SSP Amplifiers
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