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Method and apparatus of compensating imbalance of a modulator

US7092454B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 14, 2002
Grant dateAug 15, 2006
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Expiry dateSep 15, 2024

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03C3/406
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Briefly, a method and apparatus to compensate an imbalance of a modulator by providing calibration parameters to a calibration network. The modulator may receive a pair of predetermined sinusoidal in-phase and quadrature signals and output a distorted modulated signal. A processor may process spectral parameters at first and second harmonics of a detected envelope signal of the distorted modulated signal may generate the calibration parameters.

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