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Nonlinear distortion detecting circuit and nonlinear distortion compensating circuit for transmitter
Assignee: Fujitsu Ltd
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Filing: 1997-02-12
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Granted: 1999-06-01
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Expires: 2017-02-12
Abstract
Abstract An input unit enters two reference signals having respective different frequencies at a stage preceding a power amplifier. The reference signals are delivered through a predistortion circuit to a power amplifier, and supplied from a predetermined section of the power amplifier. The signals from the power amplifier contain a third-order intermodulation distortion component. Based on the signals from the power amplifier, an extracting unit extracts a frequency component having a frequency which is twice the difference between the frequencies of said two reference signals. A detecting unit detects the extracted frequency component thereby to output a DC voltage. Since the extracted frequency component is correlated to the third-order intermodulation distortion component, the DC voltage represents the magnitude of the third-order inter-modulation distortion component.
Inventors
- 👤 Hiroshi Suzuki
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 02:02
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04L; H04L27/00; H04L27/32; H04L27/34; H04L27/36; H04L27/366; H04L27/367; H04L27/368; H03; H03F; H03F1/00; H03F1/32; H03F1/3241; H04B; H04B1/00; H04B1/02; H04B1/04; H04B2001/0408; H04B2001/0425
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
89 words
A nonlinear distortion detecting circuit in a transmitter which generates a third-order intermodulation distortion due to nonlinearity thereof, comprising: a power amplifier; input means for entering two reference signals having respective different frequencies at a stage preceding said power amplifier; extracting means for extracting a frequency component having a frequency which is twice the difference between the frequencies of said two reference signals, based on a signal supplied from a predetermined section of said power amplifier; and detecting means for detecting the frequency component extracted by said extracting means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
89 words
A nonlinear distortion detecting circuit in a transmitter which generates a third-order intermodulation distortion due to nonlinearity thereof, comprising: a power amplifier; input means for entering two reference signals having respective different frequencies at a stage preceding said power amplifier; extracting means for extracting a frequency component having a frequency which is twice the difference between the frequencies of said two reference signals, based on a signal supplied from a predetermined section of said power amplifier; and detecting means for detecting the frequency component extracted by said extracting means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
A nonlinear distortion detecting circuit according to claim 1, wherein said transmitter has an intermediate-frequency amplifier, said input means being disposed in said intermediate-frequency amplifier.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
28 words
A nonlinear distortion detecting circuit according to claim 1, wherein said power amplifier has a final-stage transistor, said predetermined section comprising an output terminal of said final-stage transistor.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
A nonlinear distortion detecting circuit according to claim 1, wherein said power amplifier has a final-stage transistor, said predetermined section comprising an input terminal of said final-stage transistor.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
34 words
A nonlinear distortion detecting circuit according to claim 1, wherein said extracting means comprises a bandpass filter for passing said frequency which is twice the difference between the frequencies of said two reference signals.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
68 words
A nonlinear distortion detecting circuit according to claim 1, wherein said extracting means comprises: a filter for extracting frequency components which are integral multiples of said difference between the frequencies of said two reference signals; and a differential amplifier for extracting said frequency component having the frequency which is twice the difference between the frequencies of said two reference signals, from the frequency components extracted by said filter.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
81 words
A nonlinear distortion detecting circuit according to claim 1, wherein said extracting means comprises: transmission output level detecting means for detecting a signal supplied from an output terminal of said power amplifier to detect the level of a transmission output signal from said power amplifier; and a filter for extracting the frequency component having the frequency which is twice the difference between the frequencies of said two reference signals, based on a signal detected by said transmission output level detecting means.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
95 words
A nonlinear distortion detecting circuit according to claim 1, wherein said transmitter has a local oscillator, and said extracting means comprises: frequency converting means for down-converting a signal supplied from an output terminal of said power amplifier using a local oscillation signal outputted from said local oscillator; a nonlinear circuit for being supplied with an output signal from said frequency converting means; and a filter for extracting the frequency component having the frequency which is twice the difference between the frequencies of said two reference signals, based on a signal outputted from said nonlinear circuit.
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