PA/FEM Measurement Guide: Testing PAs under High-Power Conditions

The steps you take to validate high-power power amplifiers (PAs) can differ for PAs operating at lower power levels. This application note covers best practices and considerations unique to high-power PA test and features NI solutions that help optimize validation of these components.

 

 

 

What You’ll Learn:

  • Using and accounting for proper components

  • Isolating impact and understanding the full RF chain

  • Transient versus steady-state characterization

  • High-bandwidth characterization

  • Optimizing efficiency with time domain synchronization

  • NI tools for high-power PA test

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