Title :
Nonlinearity estimation in power amplifiers based on undersampled temporal data
Author :
Ibanez-Diaz, Jesus ; Pantaleon, Carlos ; Santamaria, Ignacio ; Fernandez, Tomas ; Martinez, David
Author_Institution :
DICOM, Cantabria Univ., Santander, Spain
Abstract :
In this paper we apply undersampling techniques to capture the temporal input-output relationship of RF power amplifiers. This approach avoids the distortion introduced by the upconverter and downconverter stages. We develop polynomial models with memory from the available data and evaluate its performance estimating device parameters like Adjacent power Ratio (ACPR) and AM-AM curves. The estimated parameters show good agreement with the empirical ones
Keywords :
analogue-digital conversion; nonlinear network analysis; parameter estimation; polynomials; power amplifiers; radiofrequency amplifiers; signal sampling; AM-AM curves; GaAs MESFET amplifier; Motorola; RF power amplifiers; adjacent power ratio; distortion; downconverter; nonlinearity estimation; performance estimating device parameters; polynomial models; power amplifiers; undersampled temporal data; upconverter; Bandwidth; Broadband amplifiers; Digital signal processing; Parameter estimation; Polynomials; Power amplifiers; Power system modeling; Radio frequency; Radiofrequency amplifiers; Sampling methods;
Conference_Titel :
Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference, 2000. IMTC 2000. Proceedings of the 17th IEEE
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5890-2
DOI :
10.1109/IMTC.2000.848680