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Method and apparatus for wideband predistortion linearization
Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson AB
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Filing: 1997-12-22
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Granted: 2000-06-13
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Expires: 2017-12-22
Abstract
Abstract A predistortion signal is generated which compensates for third order and higher order intermodulation distortion over a wideband. The predistortion signal is applied to an input radio frequency signal, for example a multi-tone radio frequency signal. The predistortion signal is a low order polynomial having adjustable coefficients. The predistortion signal can compensate for intermodulation products produced a nonlinear amplifier, and the polynomial coefficients can be adjusted based on the difference between the amplifier output and the input radio frequency signal.
Inventors
- 👤 Mark Anthony Briffa
- 👤 Par Seth Thure Bergsten
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 06:40
CPC Classifications
H; H03; H03F; H03F1/00; H03F1/32; H03F1/3241; H03F1/3247; H03F1/3258; H03F2200/00; H03F2200/102; H03F2200/451
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 22
Claim 1
Independent Claim
66 words
An apparatus for compensating for distortion over a wideband, the apparatus comprising: means for receiving an input wideband radio frequency signal; predistortion circuitry which includes means for generating a wideband predistortion signal which is a low order polynomial and which compensates for third order and higher order intermodulation distortion products; and a circuit for applying the wideband predistortion signal to the input wideband radio frequency signal.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
66 words
An apparatus for compensating for distortion over a wideband, the apparatus comprising: means for receiving an input wideband radio frequency signal; predistortion circuitry which includes means for generating a wideband predistortion signal which is a low order polynomial and which compensates for third order and higher order intermodulation distortion products; and a circuit for applying the wideband predistortion signal to the input wideband radio frequency signal.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
28 words
The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said circuit for applying the wideband predistortion signal comprises: means for applying the wideband predistortion signal to a multi-tone radio frequency signal.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the circuit for applying the predistortion signal comprises a quadrature gain phase adjuster.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
52 words
The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the low order polynomial predistortion signal is a third order polynomial according to the following equation: ##EQU5## where r represents a predistorted radio frequency signal, x represents the input radio frequency signal, and C 2 , C 1 and C 0 represent adjustable complex control coefficients.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a controller for adjusting the predistortion signal generated by the predistortion circuitry.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
35 words
The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the intermodulation distortion products are produced by a nonlinear amplifier, and the predistortion signal is applied to the input radio frequency signal prior to amplification in the nonlinear amplifier.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
28 words
The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the controller adjusts the predistortion signal based on a difference between an output of the amplifier and the input radio frequency signal.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
37 words
The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the predistortion circuitry comprises an envelope detector for detecting an envelope of the input radio frequency signal, and wherein the predistortion circuitry generates the predistortion signal based on the detected envelope.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
25 words
The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the predistortion circuitry comprises a variable saturation amplifier for clipping the detected envelope to approximately a hyperbolic tan shape.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
19 words
The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the predistortion circuitry comprises a variable gain amplifier for scaling the clipped envelope.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
43 words
The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said predistortion circuitry comprises: a predistortion circuit for generating non-zero order terms associated with the low order polynomial predistortion signal; and a controller for generating a zero order term associated with the low order polynomial predistortion signal.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
70 words
A method of compensating for distortion over a wideband, the method comprising the steps of: receiving an input wideband radio frequency signal; generating a wideband predistortion signal, which is a low order polynomial; and applying the wideband, low order polynomial predistortion signal to the input wideband radio frequency signal, wherein the wideband, low order polynomial predistortion signal contains terms that compensate for third order and higher order intermodulation distortion products.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
70 words
A method of compensating for distortion over a wideband, the method comprising the steps of: receiving an input wideband radio frequency signal; generating a wideband predistortion signal, which is a low order polynomial; and applying the wideband, low order polynomial predistortion signal to the input wideband radio frequency signal, wherein the wideband, low order polynomial predistortion signal contains terms that compensate for third order and higher order intermodulation distortion products.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 12, wherein the input radio frequency signal is a multi-tone radio frequency signal.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
50 words
The method of claim 11, wherein the low order polynomial predistortion signal is generated according to the following equation: ##EQU6## where r represents a predistorted radio frequency signal, x represents the input radio frequency signal, and C 1 , C 2 , and C 0 represent adjustable complex control coefficients.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 12, further comprising a step of adjusting the predistortion signal.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
35 words
The method of claim 12, wherein the intermodulation distortion products are produced by a nonlinear amplifier, and the predistortion signal is applied to the input radio frequency signal prior to amplification by the nonlinear amplifier.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 16, wherein the predistortion signal is adjusted based on a detected difference between the amplifier output and the input radio frequency signal.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
36 words
The method of claim 12, wherein the step of generating the predistortion signal comprises the steps of: detecting an envelope of the input radio frequency signal; and generating the predistortion signal based on the detected envelope.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method of claim 18, wherein the step of generating the predistortion signal comprises a step of clipping the detected envelope to approximately a hyperbolic tan shape.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 19, wherein the step of generating a predistortion signal comprises a step of scaling the detected envelope.
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