A Design of Predistortion Linearizer using 2nd Low Frequency Intermodulation Signal Injection

2차 저주파 혼변조 신호 주입을 이용한 전치 왜곡 선형 화기 설계

  • Lee, Hyo-A (Division of Electronic & Informaton Engineering, Institute of Information & Communication, IDEC WE, Chonbuk National University) ;
  • Lee, Chul-Whan (Division of Electronic & Informaton Engineering, Institute of Information & Communication, IDEC WE, Chonbuk National University) ;
  • Jeong, Yong-Chae (Division of Electronic & Informaton Engineering, Institute of Information & Communication, IDEC WE, Chonbuk National University) ;
  • Kim, Young (Kumoh National Institute of Technology) ;
  • Kim, Chul-Dong (Sewon Teletech, Inc.)
  • 이효아 (전북대학교 공과대학 전자정보공학부, 정보통신연구센터 및 IDEC WG) ;
  • 이철환 (전북대학교 공과대학 전자정보공학부, 정보통신연구센터 및 IDEC WG) ;
  • 정용채 (전북대학교 공과대학 전자정보공학부, 정보통신연구센터 및 IDEC WG) ;
  • 김영 (금오공과대학교) ;
  • 김철동 (세원텔레텍(주))
  • Published : 2003.09.01

Abstract

This paper presents a new predistortion method which injects the 2nd low-frequency intermodulation signal of RF signals into the input bias line of the amplifier. New 2nd intermodulation signal extraction circuit is also proposed. We have shown that this method can suppress the 3rd IM apparently and sometimes do the 5th IM, through mathematical analysis, then confirmed it with simulation and verified it on the desk test. When the input signal CDMA IS-95 lFA is applied, measured ACPR improvements are 25 dBc, 22.5 dBc, and 6 dBc at 0.885 MHz, l.25 MHz and 2.25 MHz offset respectively. Also, when applying the CDMA IS-95 3FA, the measured ACPR improvement is 20 dBc at 0.885 MHz offset.

본 논문은 RF신호의 2차 저주파 혼변조 신호론 증폭기 입력 바이어스 단자로 인가하는 새로운 전치 왜곡선형화 방법을 제시하였다. 또한 RF 신호의 2차 저주파 혼변조 신호를 추출하는 회로를 제시하였다. 새로운 전치 왜곡 선형화 방법으로 3차 및 5차 혼변조 신호의 억압 특성을 얻을 수 있었으며, 수식적인 분석 과 시뮬레이 션을 통하여 이 선형화 방법을 입증할 수 있었다. 입력 신호로 CDMA IS-95 1FA가 인가되었을 때, 중심주파수로부터 0.855 MHz에서 25 dB, 1.25 MHz에서 22.5 dB 그리고 2.25 MHz에서 6 dB 개선되었다 마찬가지로 CDMA IS-95 3FA 신호를 인가하였을 때도 중심 주파수에서부터 0.855 MHh 떨어진 지점까지의 인접채널전력비가 20 dB개선되었다.

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