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Method and apparatus for polar receiver with phase-amplitude alignment

US10158509B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 23, 2015
Grant dateDec 18, 2018
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Expiry dateSep 23, 2035

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L2201/02
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Systems and methods are provided for aligning amplitude and phase signals in a polar receiver. A receiver generates digital amplitude and phase signals representing the amplitude and phase of a modulated input signal. At least one of the digital signals is filtered using a fractional delay filter with a variable delay. The delay of the fractional delay filter is adjusted to align the amplitude and phase signals. In some embodiments, an error vector magnitude is determined by comparing in-phase and quadrature values of the signal with values corresponding to a constellation point, and the delay is adjusted based on the error vector magnitude. The fractional delay filter may be a finite impulse response filter with coefficients stored in a lookup table that correspond to different delays.

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