Adaptive pre-distortion apparatus for linearizing an amplifier output within a data transmission system
US6081158A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 30, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jun 27, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 30, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03F2201/3233
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An adaptive apparatus for compensating the non-linear distorting action of an amplifier in a transmission system. I-channel and Q-channel memories store a plurality of digital pre-distortion correction values. The memories are addressed using a predetermined number of significant bits of an incoming, original information signal to retrieve I-channel and Q-channel pre-distortion correction values. The I-channel and Q-channel pre-distortion correction values are combined, digitally, with I-channel and Q-channel components of the original information signal to pre-distort the original information signal. The pre-distorted signal, in real format, is supplied to the amplifier, and a feed-back sample signal is coupled-off of the output of the amplifier. A comparison is made between the original information signal and the feed-back sample signal in digital format and in the complex domain (I/Q). In response to the comparison, the pre-distortion correction values (I/Q) in the memory means are modified.
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