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Digital Predistortion Technique for MIMO Transmitters

MIMO 송신기에서 결합한 되먹임 신호에 기반한 디지털 전치왜곡 기법

  • 정의림 (한밭대학교 정보통신공학과 통신신호처리 연구실)
  • Received : 2012.09.16
  • Accepted : 2012.12.04
  • Published : 2012.12.28
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Abstract

An adaptive digital predistortion (PD) technique is proposed for linearization of power amplifiers (PAs) in multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) transmitters. We consider a PD structure equipped with only one combined feedback path while conventional systems have multiple feedback paths. Hence, the proposed structure is much simpler than that of multiple feedback paths. Based on the structure, a new PD algorithm is derived. The simulation results show that linearization performance of the proposed method is almost the same as the conventional multiple feedback technique while the former is much simpler to implement than the latter.

본고에서는 MIMO 송신기에서 비선형 전력증폭기를 선형화하기 위한 디지털 전치왜곡 기법을 제안한다. 기존의 시스템에서는 각 전력증폭기에 한 개씩 되먹임 회로가 필요한 반면 본고에서 제안하는 전치왜곡 시스템은 전력증폭기 출력 신호를 모두 결합하여 한 개의 되먹임 회로만 가지는 특징이 있다. 따라서 기존 시스템에 비해 훨씬 간단한 구조를 가진다. 이러한 구조를 바탕으로 결합된 피드백 신호로부터 각 전력증폭기를 선형화하는 전치왜곡 알고리즘을 제안한다. 모의실험 결과에 의하면 제안된 방식은 각 전력증폭기에 하나씩 되먹임 회로를 구성한 기존 방식과 거의 동일한 선형화 특성을 보임을 확인하였다.

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Supported by : 방송통신위원회

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