Modulator and modulation method for orthogonally modulating digital baseband signals
US6097259A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 28, 1998 |
| Grant date | Aug 1, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 28, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L27/2092
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A modulator and modulation method for orthogonally modulating digital baseband signals include interpolation filters that frequency convert the frequencies of an in-phase component and a quadrature phase component of a digital baseband signal to four times the frequency of an intermediate frequency. .DELTA..SIGMA. modulation circuits are provided and .DELTA..SIGMA. modulate the frequency converted signals. A low pass filter is provided to remove unnecessary components from the .DELTA..SIGMA. modulated signals. A switching circuit selects a signal that has passed through the low pass filter according to an order of an in-phase component, a code inverted component of a quadrature phase component, a code inverted component of the in-phase component and the quadrature phase component, and outputs these signals as a digital orthogonal signal. An N bit D/A converter converts the digital orthogonal signals into analog orthogonal signals.
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