• Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea TC
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• v.39 no.9
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• pp.28-34
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• 2002

In this paper, a new type predistorter using a low frequency intermodulation signals terms of harmonic generator is proposed. A vector modulator, in which fundamental signal is modulated with low frequency intermodulation signals derived from harmonic generator, generates predistorted third and fifth IM components. Using predistorted signals, intermodulation distortion signals of power amplifier suppressed. The suggested predistorter has been manufactured to operate in Korean PCS base-station transmitting band (1840~1870MHz). The test results show that the third IMD signal level is reduced more than 20dB and the fifth IMD signal is reduced about 10dB for CW two-tone signals. The predistorter improves the Adjacent Channel Power Ratio (ACPR) more than 10dB for CDMA (IS-95) signals.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science
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• v.16 no.12 s.103
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• pp.1239-1245
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• 2005

In this paper, a new predistortion linearizer using second harmonic components feedforwarding is proposed. The harmonic generator of the proposed predistorter that consists of a small signal amplifier extracts second harmonic signals. A vector modulator that modulate fundamental signal with second harmonic signals, generates the inverse third order intermodulation distortion signals and controls amplitude/phase of them with modulation factors. As a result, this linearizer is suppressed IMD3 signals of power amplifier effectively. The test results show that the third order IMD of power amplifier is suppressed more than 20 dB for CW two-tone signals. Also, it's improved the adjacent channel power ratio(ACPR) more than 5 dB for CDMA(IS-95) 4FA signals.

• Journal of IKEEE
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• v.4 no.2 s.7
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• pp.241-248
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• 2000

A linear power amplifier is particular emphasized on the CDMA system using a linear modulation scheme, because intermodulation distortion which cause adjacent channel interference and co channel interference is mostly generated in a nonlinear power amplifier. In this paper, a new type of linearization technique proposed. It is presented that balanced MESFET predistortion linearizer added. Experimental result are present for Korea PCS(Personal Communication Service) frequency band. The implemented linearizer is applied to a 30dBm class A power amplifier for simulation Performance. The predistortion linearizer improves the 1dB compression point of the HPA about 2dBm, and intermoudulation distortion about 12.5dBc.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Communication Sciences Conference
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• 1992.06a
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• pp.598-601
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• 1992

• The Magazine of Kiice
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• v.7 no.1
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• pp.79-85
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• 2006

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science
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• v.15 no.5
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• pp.480-485
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• 2004

In this paper, a new predistortion linearizing method using frequency up-conversion operation of mixer is proposed. This linearizing method doesn't require any additional signal sources in spite of frequency up-conversion mixing operation. This method extracts the 2nd low frequency intermodulation distortion signal from input signals and uses the extracted 2nd low frequency intermodulation distortion signal as mixing signal source. To show validation of the proposed predistortion method, we made K-PCS power amplifier. On 2-tone signals amplification process, the (C/I) ratio of amplifier is improved 26 ㏈ (@Po=22 ㏈m/tone), where two tones are 1.8544 ㎓ and 1.8556 ㎓, respectively. And (C/I) ratio is improved more than to 20 ㏈ for 17 ㏈ output signal dynamic range. On IS-95A CDMA 1FA amplification process, the improvements of adjacent channel power ratio(ACPR) are 10.8 ㏈ and 6.4 ㏈ at ${\pm}$885 ㎑ and ${\pm}$1.25 ㎒ offset points, respectively.

• Journal of Satellite, Information and Communications
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• v.12 no.4
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• pp.115-119
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• 2017

Intermodulation distortion degrades the S/N(signal-to-noise) of the original signal and also affects the adjacent channels. Intermodulation distortion is mainly caused by the nonlinear characteristics of the power amplifier. If the power amplifier with nonlinear characteristics has a memory effect, the intermodulation distortions occurred in the power amplifier are generated in various and complex forms. The predistorter is used as a way to improve intermodulation distortions. In order to efficiently utilize the performance of the predistorter, the memory effect of the power amplifier must be reduced. In this paper, we describe the design method of bias circuit to reduce the memory effect in power amplifiers. To reduce the memory effect, the bias circuit must have a high impedance for the signal and a low impedance for the envelope(modulating signal) and the second harmonic component of the signal. To verify the performance of the bias circuit designed considering the memory effect, a power amplifier operating at 170 ~ 220MHz was designed and implemented. The designed bias circuit has a large impedance in the operating frequency band and low impedance in the envelope signal and the second harmonic of the signal. As a result of the performance measurement, it was found that the asymmetric intermodulation distortion component is improved by 3.7dB.

• Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea TC
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• v.41 no.2
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• pp.9-18
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• 2004

OFDM is a special case of multicarrier transmission, where a high-rate datastream is transmitted over a number of lower rate subcarriers. In this paper, the structure of ORM system is studied, and causes of inter carrier interference (ICI) are analyzed. Based on analysis, this paper shows a technique to prevent a distortion due to nonlinearity of high power amplifier. The proposed scheme is a predistorter(PD) for high power amplifier linearization in OFDM system. This is verified by comparing BER characteristics of OFDM system, between used PD and not used PD, and superiority is shown by comparing BER characteristics of OFDM system, between used the proposed PD and used some other PDs.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science
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• v.11 no.2
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• pp.197-205
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• 2000

The back-off input power level method is generally used for design of high linear mixer. In this paper, the predistortive mixer design method which attaches the predistortor in front of mixer is proposed to compensate the nonlinear characteristics of mixer and the predistortor has inverse nonlinear characteristics of mixer. The proposed method improves C/I ratio of mixer by 22 dB (@Po=-20 dBm/tone), 21.7 dB(@Po=-17 dBm/tone) with two tones of RF at 1852.5MHz, 1857.5MHz and LO at 2015MHz, respectively.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science
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• v.13 no.2
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• pp.146-154
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• 2002

This paper presents a linearization technique up to the saturation region of power amplifiers. The predistorter gain polynomials which have optimum coefficients are introduced. Power amplifiers are most efficient when operated near the saturation region. Compensating the amplifier nonlinearities with these predistorter gain polynomials, the efficiency of the amplifier can be maximized. Simulation results demonstrate that the adjacent channel power ratio (ACPR) is improves by about 63 ㏈ at the band edge. The convergence and reconvergence characteristics of the linearizer are also satisfactory.