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Linearity Improvement of Doherty Amplifier Using Analog Predistorter with Phase-Controlled Error Generator

위상조절 왜곡발생기를 가진 아날로그 전치왜곡기를 이용한 Doherty Amplifier의 선형성 개선

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Abstract

This paper represents a Doherty amplifier (DPA) with analog predistorter (PD) to improve the linearity of the DPA while preserving the high efficiency. A third-order PD cancels fifth-order intermodulation (IM5) as well as third-order intermodulation (IM3) components by their same phase difference in the PD and DPA. This is accomplished by independently controlling their phase by using the phase-controlled error generator in the PD. Also, we confirm the phase-control ability of the error generator experimentally with a simple and accurate phase measurement setup. For experimental verification, a third-order PD has been implemented and tested in a 180-W DPA at the wide-band code division multiple access (WCDMA) band of 2.11-2.17 GHz. Two-tone test results show that significant cancellation of IM3 and IM5 components can be obtained. For four-carrier WCDMA applications, significant adjacent channel leakage ratio (ACLR) improvement is achieved over a wide range of output power levels. This technique is cost-effective and convenient due to its simple structure, compact size, and three control parameters.

본 논문은 Doherty 증폭기의 높은 효율을 유지하면서 선형성을 개선하기 위해 아날로그 전치왜곡기를 가진 Doherty 증폭기를 보여준다. 3차 전치왜곡기는 전치왜곡기와 Doherty 증폭기에서 3차와 5차 혼변조 성분이 이루는 위상차를 같게 만들어 3차뿐만 아니라 5차 혼변조 왜곡신호를 동시에 상쇄시킨다. 이것은 전치왜곡기에서 위상조절 왜곡발생기를 이용하여 3차와 5차의 위상차를 독립적으로 조절함으로서 이루어진다. 또한, 간단하고 정확한 위상 측정 장치를 이용하여 왜곡발생기의 위상조절 능력을 실험적으로 확인한다. 실험적인 검증을 위해, 3차 전치왜곡기는 2.11-2.17 GHz의 WCDMA 대역에서 180-W Doherty 증폭기와 구현된다. 투톤 실험결과는 3차와 5차 혼변조 왜곡성분이 크게 상쇄될 수 있음을 보여준다. 또한, 4-carrier WCDMA 응용에서도 넓은 출력 범위에서 상당한 ACLR이 개선된다. 이 기법은 간단한 구조, 작은 크기, 세 가지의 조절 파라미터 때문에 가격 효율적이며 편리하다.

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