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     

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。     

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.     

毫米波功率放大器线性化技术

针对毫米波功放的线性化要求,采用反向并联肖特基二极管设计了一种毫米波线性化器,分析了其基本结构和工作原理。利用软件建立模型进行仿真优化,依据仿真数据制作实物并应用于某毫米波频段功放,使得三阶交调指标改善了8 dB以上。结果表明,该线性化器结构简单、易于集成,具有较强的应用价值。     

FPGA Implementation of a Power Amplifier Linearizer for an ETSI-SDR OFDM Transmitter

Most satellite digital radio （SDR） systems use orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing （OFDM） transmission, which means that variable envelope signals are distorted by the RF power amplifier （PA）. It is customary to back off the input power to the PA to avoid the PA nonlinear region of operation. In this way, linearity can be achieved at the cost of power efficiency. Another attractive option is to use a linearizer, which compensates for the nonlinear effects of the PA. In this paper, an OFDM transmitter conforming to European Telecommunications Standard Institute SDR Technical Specifications 2007-2008 was designed and implemented on a low-cost field-programmable gate array （FPGA） platform. A weakly nonlinear PA, operating in the L-band SDR frequency, was used for signal transmission. An adaptive linearizer was designed and implemented on the same FPGA device using digital predistortion to correct the undesired effects of the PA on the transmitted signal. Test results show that spectral distortion can be suppressed between 6-9 dB using the designed linearizer when the PA is driven close to its saturation region.     

An active-set approach for OFDM PAR reduction via tone reservation

Common to all orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) systems is a large peak-to-average-power ratio (PAR), which can lead to low power efficiency and nonlinear distortion at the transmit power amplifier. Tone reservation uses other unused or reserved tones to design a peak-cancelling signal that lowers the PAR of a transmit OFDM block. In contrast to previous methods, the new active-set method proposed here converges very quickly toward a minimum-PAR solution at a lower computational cost. An efficient real-baseband algorithm is well suited for discrete multitone (DMT) modulation over twisted-pair copper wiring, where some subchannels may have an insufficient SNR to reliably send data. The real PAR problem occurs in the analog signal before the power amplifier, and results focus on this figure of merit. The performance of oversampling before applying PAR reduction is analyzed, and results show that this is necessary to sufficiently handle the analog PAR problem. An extension of the real-baseband technique can be applied to complex-baseband signals to help reduce PAR in wireless and broadcast systems. By sacrificing 11 out of 256 OFDM tones (4.3%) for tone reservation, over 3 dB of analog PAR reduction can be obtained for a wireless system.     

前馈系统中辅助放大器非线性分析

前馈系统中由于信号对消环路失配,导致在辅助功放输入端载波信号无法完全对消,辅助放大器的再次非线性失真会影响整个系统的失真。本文研究了残余载波信号再次产生的互调失真对整个系统线性化指标的影响,并给出了系统性能与电路参数和幅度、相位失配的关系式,通过这个关系式可以计算出要达到特定载波互调比时所需器件的最低指标要求。     

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。     

Reduced intermodulation distortion in 1300 nm gain-clamped MQWlaser amplifiers

A 1300 nm gain-clamped DFB multiple quantum well laser amplifier with negligible pass band ripple, 20 dB fiber to fiber gain, and 10 dB reduction in gain saturation is demonstrated. The remaining gain saturation is attributed to longitudinal hole burning. After some modifications the reduction in gain saturation is improved to more than 30 dB for an input signal having the same polarization state as the lasing mode. From these experiments and a theoretical analysis it is concluded that there is a potential for realizing highly linear 1300 nm CATV semiconductor laser amplifiers using gain-clamping with less intermodulation distortion than today's directly modulated linear semiconductor lasers     

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.     

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。     

CMOS low-distortion high-frequency variable-gain amplifier

The overall system performance of mixed-signal CMOS IC's is largely determined by the dynamic performance of the analog front-ends. System features are, in contrast, mainly set by the digital architecture. In order to optimize the dynamic range of the system and to minimize the sensitivity to substrate noise, the analog-to-digital converter (ADC) has to be preceded by a variable-gain amplifier (VGA) and a differential circuit topology for the complete front-end to be adopted. Since most of present-day applications are based on single-sided signal source definitions, the differential-input VGA must be able to perform a single-to-differential signal conversion. This paper describes the principle and design of a differential CMOS low-distortion variable-gain amplifier for high-frequency (video) applications. Experimental results of the circuit show total harmonic distortion figures better than -60 dB and a gain accuracy of 0.05 dB over the -2 to +12 dB gain range for single-sided input signals     

欠采样在基带预失真功率放大器线性化的应用

从理论证实了欠采样在基带预失真中的可行性,将欠采样用在基带预失真系统上,降低了功率放大器失真信号的采样率而完整地保留了信号中的非线性信息.最后,利用欠采样理论构建了基带预失真功率放大器系统,得到了19 dB三阶交调失真的改善,与正常采样下(5倍输入信号Nyquist采样率)的三阶交调失真的改善度相比相当,从而降低了系统的复杂度及成本.     

一种基带预失真RF功率放大器线性化技术的模型仿真与实验

提出了一种基于相关函数计算的自适应环延迟补偿法,用于功率放大器的的数字式基带预失真线性化技术。对采用这种软件延时补偿方法的预失真系统特性进行了仿真,并采用通用的数字信号处理器在硬件上实现了一个功放预失真系统性化模型进行了仿真,并采用通用的数字信号处理器在硬件上实现了一个功放预失真线性化模型。仿真和实验结果表明,在功率放大器的基带预失真中采用方法可以获得至少２０ｄＢ的线性度改善。     

微波功率放大器非线性特性分析

为判断微波功率放大器非线性失真的主要影响因素,首先,在传统幂级数模型的基础上对功率放大器的非线性幅度失真和相位失真进行拟合,基于包络分析法给出了功率放大器非线性失真与幅度和相位失真间的解析关系;其次,对幅度失真和相位失真引起的非线性失真进行了分析,给出了两者之间的等效失真关系式,据此可对任意给定的功率放大器进行分析,以确定非线性失真的主要影响因素,并用于指导模拟预失真线性化器的设计与调试;最后,通过对一Ka频段行波管放大器的非线性测试及模拟预失真线性化,验证了所提出的功率放大器非线性分析的正确性及幅相等效失真关系式的有效性。     

采用二极管的射频预失真毫米波功放线性化器

文章提出了一种Ka波段的射频预失真线性化器.它由一个GaAs肖特基二极管和一个电容并联构成,通过一个偏置电阻加入直流馈电,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,尤其其相位特性可调性更强.将其应用于工作频率为30GHz饱和输出功率为10W的功放,输出三阶交调失真(IMD3)可以改善15dBc以上,此时功放输入的双音激励信号频率间隔为5MHz.该线性化器可调性强、结构简单、成本低廉、易于实现,有着非常大的工程应用价值.     

An Integrated IF Amplifier and Detector for an A.M. Upconversion Radio

This paper presents a monolithically integrated IF amplifier and envelope detector for an AM upconversion car-radio receiver. This receiver is intended for the reception of the long-wave and medium-wave frequency bands and uses an intermediate frequency of 10.7 MHz. Specific requirements resulting from the upconversion concept will be illustrated and the basic considerations for maximization of the signal-to-noise ratio as a function of the input signal level will be given. Furthermore, a new method will be presented for fixing the signal levels and the AGC speed in the amplifier. The amplifier uses two emitter-driven variable-gain pairs alternated by negative-feedback current amplifiers. It has an AGC range of 90 dB and a gain of 66 dB. The audio output level is constant within 0.2 dB over the full controll range. A cross-quad compensated envelope detector is driven at a level as low as 30 mV and shows less than 3-percent distortion at a modulation depth of 80 percent.     

Linearity Improvement of a Power Amplifier Using a Series LC Resonant Circuit

A radio frequency power amplifier microwave monolithic integrated circuit with a series LC resonant circuit as well as a bias control circuit for wide-band code division multiple access application is presented. The linearizer that consists of a series LC resonant circuit and base-emitter junction of a bias transistor operates as a diode rectifier circuit. A comparison between the circuits with and without the linearizer has been demonstrated. The power amplifier (PA) with the series LC resonant linearizer exhibits adjacent channel leakage ratio-1 (ACLR1) of -37.2 dBc at output power of 27 dBm, a 5.6 dB improvement compared to the circuit without the linearizer. The bias control circuit reduces consumed average dc current from 83 mA to 57 mA for efficiency improvement. The linearized PA exhibits 1-dB compression point (P₁dB) of 29.3 dBm, power-added efficiency of 45.7%, and power gain of 20.6 dB at low quiescent current of 37 mA with a 3.4 V single supply.     

应用于WiFi6的新型高线性度功率放大器设计

针对WiFi 6的设备需求,设计了一款工作在5.15 GHz～5.85 GHz的高线性度砷化镓异质结双极型晶体管射频功率放大器。为了保证大信号和高温下功率管静态工作点的稳定性,采用了一种新型有源自适应偏置电路。对射频功率检测电路进行了设计和改进,有效降低了射频系统的功耗。针对各次谐波分量产生的影响,对输出匹配网络进行了优化。仿真结果表明：该射频功率放大器芯片小信号增益达到了32.6 dB;在中心频率5.5 GHz时1 dB压缩点功率为30.4 dBm,功率附加效率超过27.9%;输出功率为26 dBm时,三阶交调失真低于-40 dBc。实测数据表明：小信号增益大于31.4 dB;5.5 GHz时1 dB压缩点功率为29.06 dBm;输出功率为26 dBm时,三阶交调失真低于-30 dBc。当输出功率为20 dBm时,二次三次谐波抑制到-30 dBc和-45 dBc。     

Optimum design of a predistortion RF power amplifier for multicarrier WCDMA applications

This paper provides a design guide for optimum design of an RF power amplifier with a predistortion linearizer. For a two-tone signal, three performance degradation factors, higher order terms, amplitude, and phase mismatches are analyzed quantitatively. The results are implemented to the design of optimized predistortion power amplifier for a WCDMA signal application. For the experiments, a 2.4-GHz class-AB power amplifier is fabricated using an LDMOSFET with a 30-W peak envelope power. A simple third-order predistorter is used to measure the relative phases of the harmonics, as well as to linearize the amplifier. The performance of the optimized predistortion power amplifier is excellent for an IS-95 code-division-multiple-access signal. Finally, a method for reducing the memory effects of the amplifier is devised to get a good cancellation performance for a wide-band signal, and the performance degradation caused by the memory effects is analyzed. For a forward-link four-carrier WCDMA signal, the predistortion power amplifier delivers an adjacent channel leakage ratio of -46 dBc at a 4-W average output power with a cancellation of 13.4 dB.