• DocumentCode
    2730468
  • Title

    Nonlinear amplification of CDMA waveforms: an analysis of power amplifier gain errors and spectral regrowth

  • Author

    Braithwaite, R. Neil

  • Author_Institution
    Hewlett-Packard Co., Palo Alto, CA, USA
  • Volume
    3
  • fYear
    1998
  • fDate
    18-21 May 1998
  • Firstpage
    2160
  • Abstract
    The effect of nonlinear amplification on CDMA waveforms is investigated. Variations in the gain of the power amplifier (PA) in response to changes in the input power are used as a measure of the nonlinearity. The relationship between Walsh code selection, data sequences, PN sequences, and the wave-shaping filter in the generation of PA gain errors is discussed. An approach for reducing spectral regrowth by introducing correlations between data sequences within different Walsh code channels is proposed
  • Keywords
    Walsh functions; code division multiple access; error analysis; power amplifiers; pseudonoise codes; sequences; CDMA waveforms; PN sequences; Walsh code channels; Walsh code selection; correlations; data sequences; input power; nonlinear amplification; power amplifier gain errors; spectral regrowth; wave-shaping filter; Baseband; Filters; Gain measurement; Interference; Modulation coding; Multiaccess communication; Nonlinear distortion; Power amplifiers; RF signals; Radio frequency;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Vehicular Technology Conference, 1998. VTC 98. 48th IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Ottawa, Ont.
  • ISSN
    1090-3038
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-4320-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/VETEC.1998.686140
  • Filename
    686140