Advancements in Power Amplifier Design and Linearization Techniques for Wireless Communication Systems
A special issue of Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220). This special issue belongs to the section "Communications".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 April 2026 | Viewed by 820
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Interests: digital signal processing techniques for emerging wireless and efficient transmitter technologies
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Interests: high-efficiency power amplifier designs for emerging wireless transmitters
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Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue, ‘Advancements in Power Amplifier Design and Linearization Techniques for Wireless Communication Systems’, explores cutting-edge developments in power amplifier (PA) technology, focusing on efficiency, linearity, and performance optimization for modern wireless networks. As 5G, 6G, and beyond demand higher data rates, wider bandwidths, and greater energy efficiency, PAs must support these requirements while minimizing distortion and spectral regrowth. This Special Issue covers emerging PA architectures, including Doherty power amplifiers, load-modulated balanced amplifiers (LMBAs), outphasing PAs, and envelope tracking, which enhance their efficiency and bandwidth capabilities. Additionally, advanced linearization techniques such as digital predistortion (DPD) and machine learning-based methods are explored to mitigate nonlinearities. The rise in phased arrays, massive MIMO, and beamforming further emphasizes the need for high-efficiency low-distortion PA designs and fosters the development of dedicated multi-input PA architectures and linearization techniques. Moreover, the transition toward all-digital transmitters (TX) is gaining momentum, offering new possibilities for fully digital signal generation and amplification. By integrating innovative research, this Special Issue aims to advance the development of next-generation high-performance PAs for wireless communication systems.
Dr. Pere L. Gilabert
Dr. Anna Piacibello
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- power amplifier design
- load-modulated balanced amplifiers (LMBAs)
- outphasing power amplifiers
- Doherty power amplifiers
- all-digital transmitters (TX)
- linearization techniques
- efficiency enhancement
- Digital Pre-Distortion (DPD)
- envelope tracking
- radio frequency (RF) and microwave engineering
- nonlinear distortion compensation
- 5G and beyond wireless networks
- phased arrays and beamforming
- MIMO power amplifiers
- high-efficiency PA architectures
- machine learning for PA optimization
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