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System for reducing adjacent-channel interference by pre-linearization and pre-distortion

US6621340B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateApr 29, 2002
Grant dateSep 16, 2003
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Expiry dateApr 29, 2022

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03F1/3241
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A circuit for reducing adjacent-channel interference by pre-linearizing and pre-distorting an input signal to be transmitted via a power amplifier having a non-linear transmission characteristic is disclosed. A portion of the input signal exceeding a dynamic range of the power amplifier is determined and expanded along the time axis to produce an expanded version thereof. The expanded version and the input signal are combined, such that the expanded version is subtracted from the input signal, to produce a pre-linearized signal. The circuit further has a pre-distorting unit for pre-distorting the pre-linearized signal using complex pre-distortion coefficients, such that the distortion introduced by the non-linear transmission characteristic of the power amplifier is substantially compensated for according to magnitude and phase.

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