Behavioral modeling of RF power amplifiers using a time-domain characterization approach

Abstract In this article, we discuss the behavioral modeling of the power amplifier (PA) for system-level simulations through its most advanced approach, named TPM model, based on a simplification of the Volterra series following the method of separation of the low and high frequency memory effects present in PA. The model, relying on frequency domain CW characterization of the PA, shows a limitation when applied to high-power radar applications, for which this article investigates an alternate solution based on time-domain pulsed RF characterization.