Title :
A corrected microwave multisine waveform generator
Author :
Carvalho, Nuno Borges ; Pedro, José Carlos ; Martins, João Paulo
Author_Institution :
Inst. de Telecomunicacoes, Aveiro Univ.
fDate :
6/1/2006 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
This paper proposes a solution for one of the major difficulties associated with arbitrary waveform generation at microwave frequencies: the nonideal RF circuits used for signal generation. It presents a practical implementation of a RF multisine signal generator that corrects for the linear and nonlinear impairments identified with its output RF circuitry. The integration of an adaptive predistortion algorithm with a previously presented methodology for multisine synthesis with prescribed higher-order statistics, proved the feasibility of a simple microwave arbitrary waveform generator that meets the aims of previously developed signal synthesis theory
Keywords :
higher order statistics; microwave generation; waveform analysis; waveform generators; RF multisine signal generator; adaptive predistortion; corrected microwave multisine waveform generator; higher-order statistics; microwave frequencies; nonlinear systems; signal generation; waveform analysis; Circuit synthesis; Microwave circuits; Microwave frequencies; Microwave generation; Predistortion; RF signals; Radio frequency; Radiofrequency identification; Signal generators; Signal synthesis; Behavioral science; measurements; nonlinear systems; waveform analysis;
Journal_Title :
Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TMTT.2006.872947