Testing CDMA Base Station AmpliferAgilent AN 1307 Testing CDMA Base Station Amplifiers Application Note Measurement fundamentals of characterizing the linear and non-linear behavior of CDMA power amplifiers Table of Contents 4 5 5 6 7 8 8 8 9 10 13 14 15 16 16 17 18 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 25 26 26 28 29 29 30 32 34 35 Introduction 1. Overview 1.1 Amplifier measurements 1.2 Power amplifier characteristics 1.3 Common CDMA base station amplifier requirements 2. Test System Requirements 2.1 Stimulus response measurements 2.2 Network analyzer requirements 2.3 High-power considerations 2.4 Typical test setups 2.5 Digital signal generator requirements 2.6 Signal analyzer requirements 2.7 Power meter requirements 3. Measurements and Test Instruments 3.1 Pulsed RF and pulsed bias 3.2 Load-pull analysis 3.3 Network analysis 3.3.……