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RF Power Amplifier and Linearization Techniques

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RF Transceiver Design for MIMO Wireless Communications

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering ((LNEE,volume 145))

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The radio frequency (RF) power amplifier (PA) is one of the most critical components in designing transmitters in wireless communication systems, and its efficiency dominates the overall efficiency of the transmitter. On one hand, the PA is most power consuming ; for example, in a cellular phone, the battery life is largely determined by the power efficiency of the PA. On the other hand, it is desirable to have the ability to transmit data at the highest possible rate for a given channel bandwidth, i.e., to have high spectral efficiency [1].

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  1. Electrical Engineering Department, Amirkabir University, 15914, Tehran, Iran

    Abbas Mohammadi

  2. Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Calgary, University Drive 2500, T2N 1N4, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

    Fadhel M. Ghannouchi

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Mohammadi, A., Ghannouchi, F.M. (2012). RF Power Amplifier and Linearization Techniques. In: RF Transceiver Design for MIMO Wireless Communications. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, vol 145. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-27635-4_5

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