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Method and a system for digitally linearizing an amplifier
Assignee: Alcatel Lucent SAS
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Filing: 1999-01-05
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Granted: 2002-06-04
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Expires: 2019-01-05
Abstract
Abstract The invention relates to a method of digitally linearizing an amplifier having non-linearity, the method being of the type comprising: a prior stage in which correction parameters for correcting said non-linearity are determined, and a linear amplification stage performed by applying predistortion followed by amplification. In the invention, stage in which the correction parameters are determined comprises the following steps: acquiring said amplified test signal in the form of samples in baseband; defining a modelled amplifier, by computing parameters of a predetermined amplifier model on the basis of said samples of the amplified test signal; and computing said correction parameters on the basis of said modelled amplifier so that they make it possible to linearize said modelled amplifier. The invention also relates to a corresponding system for digitally linearizing an amplifier.
Inventors
- 👤 Frédéric Gourgue
- 👤 Véronique Soula
Bibliographic Details
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US
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CPC Classifications
H; H03; H03F; H03F1/00; H03F1/32; H03F1/3241; H03F1/3294; H03F1/3247; H03F1/3258; H03F2201/00; H03F2201/32; H03F2201/3233
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
174 words
A method of digitally linearizing an amplifier having non-linearity, the method comprising the steps of: determining correction parameters for correcting said non-linearity based on an amplified test signal output from the amplifier when a test signal is applied to the input of the amplifier, wherein said test signal is a signal having n tones whose frequencies and amplitudes are known, the step of determining the correction parameters comprising: acquiring said amplified test signal in the form of samples in baseband; defining a modelled amplifier, by computing parameters of a predetermined amplifier model on the basis of said samples of the amplified test signal; and computing said correction parameters on the basis of said modelled amplifier so that said correction parameters linearize said modelled amplifier; predistorting an input signal which is to be amplified by said amplifier based on said correction parameters so as to obtain a predistorted signal; and amplifying said predistorted signal using said amplifier so that the amplified predistorted signal output by said amplifier corresponds to said input signal as amplified linearly.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
174 words
A method of digitally linearizing an amplifier having non-linearity, the method comprising the steps of: determining correction parameters for correcting said non-linearity based on an amplified test signal output from the amplifier when a test signal is applied to the input of the amplifier, wherein said test signal is a signal having n tones whose frequencies and amplitudes are known, the step of determining the correction parameters comprising: acquiring said amplified test signal in the form of samples in baseband; defining a modelled amplifier, by computing parameters of a predetermined amplifier model on the basis of said samples of the amplified test signal; and computing said correction parameters on the basis of said modelled amplifier so that said correction parameters linearize said modelled amplifier; predistorting an input signal which is to be amplified by said amplifier based on said correction parameters so as to obtain a predistorted signal; and amplifying said predistorted signal using said amplifier so that the amplified predistorted signal output by said amplifier corresponds to said input signal as amplified linearly.
Claim 3
Independent Claim
278 words
A method of digitally linearizing an amplifier having non-linearity, the method comprising: determining correction parameters for correcting said non-linearity based on an amplified test signal output from the amplifier when a test signal is applied to the input of the amplifier, the step of determining said correction parameters comprising: acquiring said amplified test signal in the form of samples in baseband; defining a modelled amplifier, by computing parameters of a predetermined amplifier model on the basis of said samples of the amplified test signal; and computing said correction parameters on the basis of said modelled amplifier so that said correction parameters linearize said modelled amplifier, wherein said test signal is a signal having n tones whose frequencies and amplitudes are known; predistorting an input signal which is to be amplified by said amplifier based on said correction parameters so as to obtain a predistorted signal; and amplifying said predistorted signal using said amplifier so that the amplified predistorted signal output by said amplifier corresponds to said input signal as amplified linearly, wherein said step of defining the modeled amplifier comprises: estimating complex amplitudes of a predetermined number of harmonics at predetermined frequencies by performing spectrum analysis on the samples of said amplified test signal, said harmonics being generated by said non-linearity of the amplifier; and computing the parameters of the predetermined amplifier model by identifying the estimated complex amplitudes and mathematical expressions corresponding to complex amplitudes of harmonics at said known frequencies for a signal present at the output of the modelled amplifier, said mathematical expressions being computed on the basis of said predetermined amplifier model, by assuming that the test signal is applied to the input thereof.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
278 words
A method of digitally linearizing an amplifier having non-linearity, the method comprising: determining correction parameters for correcting said non-linearity based on an amplified test signal output from the amplifier when a test signal is applied to the input of the amplifier, the step of determining said correction parameters comprising: acquiring said amplified test signal in the form of samples in baseband; defining a modelled amplifier, by computing parameters of a predetermined amplifier model on the basis of said samples of the amplified test signal; and computing said correction parameters on the basis of said modelled amplifier so that said correction parameters linearize said modelled amplifier, wherein said test signal is a signal having n tones whose frequencies and amplitudes are known; predistorting an input signal which is to be amplified by said amplifier based on said correction parameters so as to obtain a predistorted signal; and amplifying said predistorted signal using said amplifier so that the amplified predistorted signal output by said amplifier corresponds to said input signal as amplified linearly, wherein said step of defining the modeled amplifier comprises: estimating complex amplitudes of a predetermined number of harmonics at predetermined frequencies by performing spectrum analysis on the samples of said amplified test signal, said harmonics being generated by said non-linearity of the amplifier; and computing the parameters of the predetermined amplifier model by identifying the estimated complex amplitudes and mathematical expressions corresponding to complex amplitudes of harmonics at said known frequencies for a signal present at the output of the modelled amplifier, said mathematical expressions being computed on the basis of said predetermined amplifier model, by assuming that the test signal is applied to the input thereof.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method according to claim 2 , wherein said spectrum analysis comprises parametric spectrum analyses, or spectrum analyses by sampling followed by a Fourier transform.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
89 words
The method according to claim 3 , wherein said step of estimating the complex amplitudes of harmonics comprises computing: H{tilde over ( )}=M S where H{tilde over ( )}=[H 1 {tilde over ( )}H 2 {tilde over ( )} . . . H p {tilde over ( )}] T is the vector of the complex amplitudes of p harmonics in question; S=[s 0 s 1 . . . s N ] T is the vector of N samples of the amplified test signal; and M is a predetermined matrix.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
81 words
The method according to claim 4 , wherein said matrix M=([Z H Z] −1 Z H ) where Z H is the Hermitian transpose of Z; Z i =exp (2jπf i ), f i being the frequency of the i th harmonic in question; and Z = [ 1 1 ⋯ 1 z 1 z 2 ⋯ z p ⋮ ⋮ ⋯ ⋮ z 1 N - 1 z 2 N - 1 ⋯ z p N - 1 ] .
Claim 8
Independent Claim
180 words
A method of digitally linearizing an amplifier having non-linearity, the method comprising: determining correction parameters, for correcting said non-linearity based on an amplified test signal output from the amplifier when a test signal is applied to the input of the amplifier, the step of determining said correction parameters comprising: acquiring said amplified test signal in the form of samples in baseband; defining a modelled amplifier, by computing parameters of a predetermined amplifier model on the basis of said samples of the amplified test signal, wherein said predetermined amplifier model is a polynomial model; and computing said correction parameters on the basis of said modelled amplifier so that said correction parameters linearize said modelled amplifier, wherein said test signal is a signal having n tones whose frequencies and amplitudes are known; predistorting an input signal which is to be amplified by said amplifier based on said correction parameters so as to obtain a predistorted signal; and amplifying said predistorted signal using said amplifier so that the amplified predistorted signal output by said amplifier corresponds to said input signal as amplified linearly.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
180 words
A method of digitally linearizing an amplifier having non-linearity, the method comprising: determining correction parameters, for correcting said non-linearity based on an amplified test signal output from the amplifier when a test signal is applied to the input of the amplifier, the step of determining said correction parameters comprising: acquiring said amplified test signal in the form of samples in baseband; defining a modelled amplifier, by computing parameters of a predetermined amplifier model on the basis of said samples of the amplified test signal, wherein said predetermined amplifier model is a polynomial model; and computing said correction parameters on the basis of said modelled amplifier so that said correction parameters linearize said modelled amplifier, wherein said test signal is a signal having n tones whose frequencies and amplitudes are known; predistorting an input signal which is to be amplified by said amplifier based on said correction parameters so as to obtain a predistorted signal; and amplifying said predistorted signal using said amplifier so that the amplified predistorted signal output by said amplifier corresponds to said input signal as amplified linearly.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method according to claim 6 , wherein said polynomial model is of odd order and does not take account of the even-order terms.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
157 words
The method according to claim 7 , wherein said polynomial model is represented by y{tilde over ( )}=x{tilde over ( )}* G{tilde over ( )} a in baseband, where: the input x{tilde over ( )}=x i +j*x q the output y{tilde over ( )}=y i +j*y q G a {tilde over ( )}(P x )=a 1 {tilde over ( )}+(3/4)·a 3 {tilde over ( )}·(P x )+(5/8)·a 5 {tilde over ( )}·(P x ) 2 +(35/64)·a 7 {tilde over ( )}·(P x ) 3 + . . . where: P x =x i 2 +x q 2 a 1 {tilde over ( )}=a i ·e −jωτ i x i and x q are respectively the in-phase component and the quadrature component of x; y i and y q are respectively the in-phase component and the quadrature component of y; and the coefficients a i and the associated delays τ i are parameters of said predetermined amplifier model.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
239 words
A system for digitally linearizing an amplifier having non-linearity, the system comprising: means for determining correction parameters for correcting said non-linearity based on an amplified test signal output by the amplifier when a test signal is applied to the input of the amplifier; and predistortion means for predistorting an input signal based on said correction parameters in order to generate a predistorted signal to be amplified by said amplifier so that the amplified predistorted signal output by said amplifier corresponds to said input signal as amplified linearly; wherein said means for determining correction parameters comprise: means for acquiring said amplified test signal in the form of samples in baseband; means for defining a modelled amplifier, by estimating complex amplitudes of a predetermined number of harmonics at predetermined frequencies by performing spectrum analysis on the samples of said amplified test signal, said harmonics being generated by said non-linearity of the amplifier; and computing the parameters of the predetermined amplifier model by identifying the estimated complex amplitudes and mathematical expressions corresponding to complex amplitudes of harmonics at said known frequencies for a signal present at the output of the modelled amplifier, said mathematical expressions being computed on the basis of said predetermined amplifier model, by assuming that the test signal is applied to the input thereof; and means for computing said correction parameters on the basis of said modelled amplifier so that so that said correction parameters linearize said modelled amplifier.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
239 words
A system for digitally linearizing an amplifier having non-linearity, the system comprising: means for determining correction parameters for correcting said non-linearity based on an amplified test signal output by the amplifier when a test signal is applied to the input of the amplifier; and predistortion means for predistorting an input signal based on said correction parameters in order to generate a predistorted signal to be amplified by said amplifier so that the amplified predistorted signal output by said amplifier corresponds to said input signal as amplified linearly; wherein said means for determining correction parameters comprise: means for acquiring said amplified test signal in the form of samples in baseband; means for defining a modelled amplifier, by estimating complex amplitudes of a predetermined number of harmonics at predetermined frequencies by performing spectrum analysis on the samples of said amplified test signal, said harmonics being generated by said non-linearity of the amplifier; and computing the parameters of the predetermined amplifier model by identifying the estimated complex amplitudes and mathematical expressions corresponding to complex amplitudes of harmonics at said known frequencies for a signal present at the output of the modelled amplifier, said mathematical expressions being computed on the basis of said predetermined amplifier model, by assuming that the test signal is applied to the input thereof; and means for computing said correction parameters on the basis of said modelled amplifier so that so that said correction parameters linearize said modelled amplifier.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
169 words
A system for digitally linearizing an amplifier having non-linearity, the system comprising: means for determining correction parameters for correcting said non-linearity based on an amplified test signal present output by the amplifier when a test signal is applied to the input of the amplifier; and predistortion means for predistorting an input signal based on said correction parameters in order to generate a predistorted signal to be amplified by said amplifier so that the amplified predistorted signal output by said amplifier corresponds to said input signal as amplified linearly; wherein said means for determining correction parameters comprise: means for acquiring said amplified test signal in the form of samples in baseband; means for defining a modelled amplifier, by computing parameters of a predetermined amplifier model on the basis of said samples of the amplified test signal, wherein said predetermined amplifier model is a polynomial model; and means for computing said correction parameters on the basis of said modelled amplifier so that so that said correction parameters linearize said modelled amplifier.
Claim 15
Independent Claim
169 words
A system for digitally linearizing an amplifier having non-linearity, the system comprising: means for determining correction parameters for correcting said non-linearity based on an amplified test signal present output by the amplifier when a test signal is applied to the input of the amplifier; and predistortion means for predistorting an input signal based on said correction parameters in order to generate a predistorted signal to be amplified by said amplifier so that the amplified predistorted signal output by said amplifier corresponds to said input signal as amplified linearly; wherein said means for determining correction parameters comprise: means for acquiring said amplified test signal in the form of samples in baseband; means for defining a modelled amplifier, by computing parameters of a predetermined amplifier model on the basis of said samples of the amplified test signal, wherein said predetermined amplifier model is a polynomial model; and means for computing said correction parameters on the basis of said modelled amplifier so that so that said correction parameters linearize said modelled amplifier.
Claim 16
Independent Claim
178 words
A system for digitally linearizing an amplifier having non-linearity, the system comprising: means for determining correction parameters for correcting said non-linearity based on an amplified test signal present output by the amplifier when a test signal is applied to the input of the amplifier, wherein said test signal is a signal having a plurality of tones whose frequencies and amplitudes are known; and predistortion means for predistorting an input signal based on said correction parameters in order to generate a predistorted signal to be amplified by said amplifier so that the amplified predistorted signal output by said amplifier corresponds to said input signal as amplified linearly; wherein said means for determining correction parameters comprise: means for acquiring said amplified test signal in the form of samples in baseband; means for defining a modelled amplifier, by computing parameters of a predetermined amplifier model on the basis of said samples of the amplified test signal; and means for computing said correction parameters on the basis of said modelled amplifier so that so that said correction parameters linearize said modelled amplifier.
Claim 17
Independent Claim
178 words
A system for digitally linearizing an amplifier having non-linearity, the system comprising: means for determining correction parameters for correcting said non-linearity based on an amplified test signal present output by the amplifier when a test signal is applied to the input of the amplifier, wherein said test signal is a signal having a plurality of tones whose frequencies and amplitudes are known; and predistortion means for predistorting an input signal based on said correction parameters in order to generate a predistorted signal to be amplified by said amplifier so that the amplified predistorted signal output by said amplifier corresponds to said input signal as amplified linearly; wherein said means for determining correction parameters comprise: means for acquiring said amplified test signal in the form of samples in baseband; means for defining a modelled amplifier, by computing parameters of a predetermined amplifier model on the basis of said samples of the amplified test signal; and means for computing said correction parameters on the basis of said modelled amplifier so that so that said correction parameters linearize said modelled amplifier.
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