Linearization method and amplifier arrangement
AssigneeNokia Networks Oy
InventorToni Neffling
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Abstract
The invention relates to a linearization method and an amplifier arrangement, in which a signal to be amplified is predistorted by utlilizing digital predistortion information stored in the memory of a predistortion controller. Predistortion means predistort the signal to be amplified in its analogue form, the predistortion is adapted at least to the signal to be amplified, the predistorion information stored in the memory of the controller correspond to the variables of polar coordinates, such as phase and amplitude, and the phase and amplitude of the signal to be amplified are distorted in the predistortion in accordance with the predistortion information located in the memory of the controller.
Claims8
A linearization method in which a signal to be amplified is predistorted by utilizing digital predistortion information stored in a memory, comprising:
- generating a modulation signal corresponding to an average value of a signal to be amplified,
- determining a deviation between an error signal and the modulation signal, the modulation signal and the error signal are quadrature-modulated for generating a distortion control signal,
- predistorting the signal to be amplified in its analogue form,
- adapting the predistortion to the signal to be amplified, wherein predistortion information stored in memory corresponds to variables of polar coordinates, such as phase and amplitude, the memory being controlled by the signal to be amplified and a digitally converted distortion control signal, and
- distorting the phase and amplitude of the signal to be amplified are in accordance with the predistortion information.
An amplifier arrangement comprising:
- a modulation signal corresponding to an average value of a signal to be amplified,
- an error signal, compared with the modulation signal, for determining a deviation between the error signal and the modulation signal,
- a quadrature demodulator arranged to demodulate the modulation signal and the error signal for generating a distortion control signal,
- predistortion circuits and a memory in which digital predistortion information is stored, the predistortion circuits are arranged to distort a signal to be amplified in its analogue form,
- a receiver arrangement is arranged to adapt the predistortion to the signal to be amplified, the predistortion information stored in the memory comprises phase and amplitude variables of polar coordinates, wherein an analogue/digital converter is arranged to convert the distortion control signal into digital form, a resulting digitally converted distortion control signal is arranged to control the memory comprising the stored digital predistortion information, and
- the predistortion circuits are arranged to distort the phase and amplitude of the signal in accordance with the predistortion information.
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