毫米波线性化固态功放的研制

研制了工作于Ka频段的10 W线性化固态功放.采用预失真技术的线性化单元主要由一个肖特基二极管和一个电容并联构成,具有增益扩展和相位延迟的特性,并且其增益和相位特性具有可调性.将其应用于工作频率为30 GHz、输出功率为10 W的功放,双音激励信号频率间隔为5 MHz,三阶互调(IMD3)可以改善15 dBc.     

Ku波段模拟预失真线性化器

提出了一种基于模拟预失真方法的线性化器设计。利用预失真技术设计行波管配用线性化器的数学模型,得出了预失真电路的功率转移特性曲线和相位特性曲线。预失真电路采用上下支路对消结构,通过二极管产生失真信号,并利用2个可调衰减器和可调移相器来调节其幅度和相位,以此补偿功率放大器的AM-AM,AM-PM失真特性,改善输出信号的线性度。此外通过改变二极管的偏压,线性化器能够提供不同种幅度和相位特性的组合方式,用于不同特性的功放。基于该模拟预失真方法设计了行波管线性化器,在给定的动态范围内幅度扩张5 dB,相位扩张40°。     

基于毫米波GaN固态功放的预失真线性化器

研制了一款用于毫米波GaN 固态功放的预失真线性化器。采用预失真线性化技术,通过调整I、Q 两路正交电路(I 路由线性可调衰减器构成,Q 路由二极管非线性电路构成)的外加偏置电压,可以实现预失真线性化器的幅度和相位分别可调。将该线性化器与工作频率为30 GHz 的毫米波GaN 固态功放级联测试,双音激励信号频率间隔为5 MHz,三阶互调(IMD3)可以改善约10 dB。     

采用90°分支电桥的C波段预失真线性化器

为了改善功率放大器的三阶交调失真,提出了一种基于90°分支线电桥的C波段预失真线性化器,使用肖特基二极管产生非线性信号。通过改变线性化器的偏置电压及电容,可调整线性化器的增益扩张和相位延迟特性,与功放级联后对功放的三阶交调失真有改善作用。将该线性化器应用到工作频率为7 GHz,饱和功率为20 dBm的放大器上,在输出功率回退5 dBm处对放大器的三阶交调有10 dBc的改善。     

基于增益扩展现象的线性化技术在Doherty功放中的应用

在分析Doherty放大器特性基础上,研究了利用Doherty具有增益扩展特性的放大器线性化技术.深入分析了Doherty功放中辅助功放的栅压变化对增益扩展特性的影响,并讨论了据此将具有增益扩展特性的前级Doherty功放作为模拟射频预失真器与末级Doherty功放进行级联而构成的线性化功放.最后根据这一原理,采用一对MRF21010功放管所设计并优化的Doherty模拟预失真功率放大器与前级为平衡放大器、末级为相同Doherty功放的级联电路相对照,表明三阶互调可以改善15dB,效率提高2%.研究结果对高效率、高线性功放的设计具有实际意义.     

一种用于微波功放的新型预失真结构

预失真技术是一种能有效的改善宽带信号线性度的方法。在普通的反向并联二极管预失真技术基础上做出了一定改进,提出了一种新的预失真线性化器电路结构。这种预失器结构简单,可以直接与功放级联,不需要延时线,相移器和衰减器等额外器件。通过调节二极管的偏置电压,电阻值和可调增益放大器,同时控制载波信号和IMD的相位和幅度变化。采用这种预失真器能够有效地补偿微波功放的非线性失真,ADS双音测试表明,IMD3和IMD5分别改善了41 dB和2.4 dB。     

用于毫米波段行波管的可调预失真器

提出了满足行波管功率放大器(TWTA)要求的毫米波段的可调预失真线性化器,该预失真器基于90°定向耦合器、GaAs肖特基二极管、微带线和负载电阻,产生预失真信号。通过调节GaAs肖特基二极管的偏置电压、微带线电长度及负载电阻可以得到不同的增益扩展和相位扩张效应,在频率为29 GHz~31 GHz和额定输入功率范围内,增益扩展范围为5 dB~11.5 dB,相位扩张范围为35°~65°。仿真及实测结果表明:该预失真电路可调性强,满足通信工程TWTA的补偿需求。     

一种新型S波段微波功放预失真器

在微波功率放大器设计时,通常采用预失真技术来改善宽带信号的线性度.文章在普通的预失真技术基础上,对普通的反向并联肖特基二极管预失真线性化器电路进行了改进,使预失真器经过可调增益放大器后与微波功放直接级联.反向并联肖特基二极管对工作于相同偏置电压下,通过调节二极管的偏置电压, 同时控制IM3 和IM5的相位和幅度.采用这种预失真器的线性化技术能够有效的改善功率放大器的线性度,双音测试表明,在输出功率为41.4dBm时,IMD3 和IMD5 分别改善了19 dB 和14dB.     

采用二极管的模拟预失真毫米波功放线性化器

研制了一款用于毫米波频段的线性化器,采用模拟预失真技术,基于90°电桥和两个肖特基二极管,在外加直流偏置的情况下,产生预失真信号,通过矢量网络分析仪测试表明,当工作频率为30GHz时,其增益扩展了3～4dB,相位延迟了20°左右。将该线性化器与毫米波功率放大器级联,双音测试结果表明,当功放的输出功率为1dB压缩点回退3dB时,三阶交调指标在工作频率30GHz和31GHz时均改善了10dB左右。该线性化器结构简单、成本较低、实用性强。     

数字电视发射机功放的预失真技术研究

介绍了一种可识别HPA记忆效应的数字预失真器的结构、特点,以Hammerstein预失真器为例仿真了可识别功放记忆效应的基带数字预失真器,并在数字电视发射机功放线性化中加以应用,结果表明记忆效应预失真结构应用在数字电视发射机功放的线性化中可以取得令人满意的效果.     

Novel linearizer using balanced circulators and its application tomultilevel digital radio systems

A miniaturized RF predistortion linearizer for a GaAs field-effect transistor power amplifier applicable to 256 quadrature-amplitude modulation (QAM) digital microwave systems is presented. This linearizer, which is based upon the cuber linearizer technique, utilizes circulators and a pair of diodes in the distortion generator to obtain high signal component isolation, and in the variable phase shifter to compensate for temperature variations. This allows miniaturization and easy adjustment of the circuit. Results show that a distortion reduction of more than 10 dB is obtained over a 300 MHz bandwidth. It was verified that distortion reduction can be achieved over a temperature range from 0 to 50°C. The fundamental characteristics of the linearizer and its effect on the 256-QAM signal are shown. The results show an improvement of more than 6 dB in the output back-off of the amplifier     

A predistortion linearizer using envelope-feedback technique withsimplified carrier cancellation scheme for class-A and class-AB poweramplifiers

A predistortion linearization method using an envelope-feedback technique is proposed and implemented in this paper. This linearizer compensates the gain and phase nonlinearity of power amplifier (PA) simultaneously by controlling both variable attenuator and phase shifter with the feedback of only the difference signal between input and output envelopes. A new carrier cancellation scheme composed of a minimization circuit, log detector, and vector modulator is also presented. This circuit achieves adaptive control of the linearizer by enabling direct measurement of out-of-band power. It is well suited to a multichannel system where the allocated channels are time variant. The principle of the proposed linearizer is described and simple AM-AM distortion analysis is presented analytically and graphically based on the conceptual schematic diagram. A two-tone test for a class-A PA at 1.855 GHz with frequency spacing of 1 MHz showed intermodulation-distortion reduction of maximum 16 dB and stable operation over 5-dB output power variation up to 4-dB backoff from the saturation power level. The proposed linearizer is also applicable to class-AB PA's without further special adjustments. The adaptation circuit is fully implemented with analog integrated circuits, which can further extend its applicability with the integration technology     

射频预失真器与基带预失真算法结合对行波管功率放大器线性化改善的影响

为了保证自适应算法的效果,一般会将行波管输出功率进行一定回退,但是会降低行波管的工作效率。通过在行波管前端加入射频预失真器,在额定输入功率范围内,线性化后的行波管的非线性失真现象得到了一定程度改善,然后再进行基带自适应算法的实现。X波段行波管在输出功率回退较少的同时,达到较好的非线性失真改善效果。     

WCDMA功放预失真发生器的研究

针对宽带码分多址(WCDMA)功放的非线性失真问题,提出了一种简单有效的解决方案,即通过预失真发生器对幅度-幅度(AM-AM)及幅度-相位(AM-PM)曲线进行调整,以补偿功放的非线性失真.这种方案主要是通过利用二极管的非线性特性设计出的预失真发生器来实现的.实验证明,将预失真发生器与WCDMA功放配合使用,能将功放的邻道功率泄漏比(ACPR)改善5 dB.     

PCS/W-CDMA dual-band MMIC power amplifier with a newly proposed linearizing bias circuit

A personal communications service/wide-band code division multiple access (PCS/W-CDMA) dual-band monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) power amplifier with a single-chip MMIC and a single-path output matching network is demonstrated by adopting a newly proposed on-chip linearizer. The linearizer is composed of the base-emitter diode of an active bias transistor and a capacitor to provide an RF short at the base node of the active bias transistor. The linearizer enhances the linearity of the power amplifier effectively for both PCS and W-CDMA bands with no additional DC power consumption, and has negligible insertion power loss with almost no increase in die area. It improves the input 1-dB gain compression point by 18.5 (20) dB and phase distortion by 6.1/spl deg/ (12.42/spl deg/) at an output power of 28 (28) dBm for the PCS (W-CDMA) band while keeping the base bias voltage of the power amplifier as designed. A PCS and W-CDMA dual-band InGaP heterojunction bipolar transistor MMIC power amplifier with single input and output and no switch for band selection is embodied by implementing the linearizer and by designing the amplifier to have broad-band characteristics. The dual-band power amplifier exhibits an output power of 30 (28.5) dBm, power-added efficiency of 39.5 % (36 %), and adjacent channel power ratio of -46 (-50) dBc at the output power of 28 (28) dBm under 3.4-V operation voltage for PCS (W-CDMA) applications.     

Quantization analysis and design of a digital predistortionlinearizer for RF power amplifiers

Significant improvements in terms of reduced power consumption and increased bandwidth are obtained if a digital predistortion linearizer is implemented with an application specific digital signal processor. This paper investigates the quantization effects in different parts of a table based complex gain predistortion linearizer. The analysis can be used to optimize the predistortion linearizer with respect to word length based on the knowledge of the RF amplifier gain characteristic, the probability density function for the modulation scheme and the maximum allowable adjacent channel interference level. A predistorter chip is described that has been designed using the analysis. The chip has been fabricated and tested. Compared with a standard digital signal processing (DSP) solution it provides seven times higher bandwidth but consumes only 10% of the power