• DocumentCode
    375728
  • Title

    A quasi-optical linearizer

  • Author

    Sung, K.Y. ; Elamaran, B. ; Shiroma, W.A.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. Eng., Hawaii Univ., Honolulu, HI, USA
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    2001
  • fDate
    20-24 May 2001
  • Firstpage
    1399
  • Abstract
    A quasi-optical linearizer array with bias controllable AM-AM and AM-PM predistortion characteristics is presented. The 4/spl times/4 array of Schottky diodes demonstrates 2.5 dB of gain expansion and 25/spl deg/ of phase compensation at L band.
  • Keywords
    Schottky diodes; UHF power amplifiers; linearisation techniques; AM-AM predistortion; AM-PM predistortion; L-band; Schottky diode array; bias control; gain expansion; phase compensation; power amplifier; quasi-optical linearizer; Distortion; Equivalent circuits; Linearity; MESFETs; Phased arrays; Power amplifiers; Predistortion; Resistors; Schottky diodes; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Microwave Symposium Digest, 2001 IEEE MTT-S International
  • Conference_Location
    Phoenix, AZ, USA
  • ISSN
    0149-645X
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-6538-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/MWSYM.2001.967158
  • Filename
    967158