Modulator

• US 5,714,916 A
• Filed: 06/05/1995
• Issued: 02/03/1998
• Est. Priority Date: 03/30/1992
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation), Toshiba Corporation
• Original Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Inventors: Yamaji, Takafumi
• Primary Examiner(s): Dolinar, Andrew M.
• Application Number:
  US08/462,032
• Time in Patent Office: 974 Days
• Field of Search: 332/106, 332/115, 332/116, 332/159, 332/149, 332/103, 332/104, 332/105
• US Class Current: 332/103
• CPC Class Codes: H03C 1/00 Amplitude modulation H03C5/00, H03C7/00 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H03C 5/00 Amplitude modulation and angle modulation produced simultaneously or at will by the same modulating signal H03C7/00 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H03F 2200/331 Sigma delta modulation being used in an amplifying circuit
• CPC Class Codes: H03F 3/24 of transmitter output stages
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 27/362 Modulation using more than one carrier, e.g. with quadrature carriers, separately amplitude modulated H04L27/366 takes precedence

Abstract

In an amplitude modulator, a delta sigma modulator converts a digital or analog modulation signal into a binary signal. The binary signal and a carrier signal are sent to a multiplication circuit. The phase of the carrier signal is changed to normal phase or opposite phase. The resultant carrier signal is output as an amplitude modulation wave. An orthogonal modulator sends a local oscillation signal to a phase shifter. The phase shifter outputs two carrier signals with phases which differ by 90° each other. The modulation signal and carrier signals are sent to the amplitude modulator. The amplitude modulator outputs an amplitude modulation signal. These signals are sent to an analog signal composing unit. The analog signal composing unit composes the input signals and outputs an amplitude and phase modulation signal.

Claims

1. A transmitter comprising:

a modulator having a delta sigma modulator for converting a modulation signal into a ternary signal;

multiplication means for multiplying said ternary signal and a carrier signal and for outputting the product of said carrier signal and said ternary signal; and

an amplifier having means for amplifying the product output by the multiplication means.

2. The transmitter as set forth in claim 1, further comprising:

filter means for filtering the product output by the multiplication means and for outputting a signal with a desired frequency.

3. The transmitter as set forth in claim 2, further comprising;

means for mixing the signal output by the filter means and a local oscillation signal.

4. The transmitter as set forth in claim 1, further comprising;

filter means for filtering the signal output by the amplifying means and for outputting a signal with a desired frequency.

5. The transmitter as set forth in claim 1, wherein values of the ternary signal are 1, 0, and -1.

6. The transmitter as set forth in claim 1, wherein the multiplication means is an analog multiplication circuit.

7. The transmitter as set forth in claim 6, wherein the analog multiplication circuit is selected from a group consisting of:

a Gilbert multiplication circuit and a diode ring modulation circuit.

8. The transmitter as set forth in claim 1, wherein the multiplication means is an exclusive-OR circuit.

9. A modulator comprising:

phase shift means for converting an input signal into a first carrier signal of a first phase and a second carrier signal of a second phase, the first phase and the second phase differing by 90°

;

a first delta sigma modulator for converting a first modulation signal into a binary or ternary signal;

first multiplication means for multiplying the first binary or ternary signal by the first carrier signal;

a second delta sigma modulator for converting a second modulation signal into a second binary or ternary signal;

second multiplication means for multiplying the second binary or ternary signal by the second carrier signal;

composition means for composing an output of the first multiplication means and an output of the second multiplication means and for outputting an amplitude and phase modulation signal; and

an amplifier having means for amplifying the amplitude and phase modulation signal.

10. The transmitter as set forth in claim 9, further comprising:

filter means for filtering the product output by the multiplication means and for outputting a signal with a desired frequency.

11. The transmitter as set forth in claim 10, further comprising:

means for mixing the signal output by the filter means and a local oscillation signal.

12. The transmitter as set forth in claim 9, further comprising:

filter means for filtering the signal output by the amplifying means and for outputting a signal with a desired frequency.

13. A transmitter comprising:

a modulator having a delta sigma modulator for converting a modulation signal into a binary signal, wherein values of the binary signal are 1 and -1;

multiplication means for multiplying said binary signal and a carrier signal and for outputting the product of said carrier signal and said binary signal; and

an amplifier having means for amplifying the product output by the multiplication means.

14. The transmitter as set forth in claim 13, wherein the multiplication means is an analog multiplication circuit.

15. The transmitter as set forth in claim 13, further comprising:

filter means for filtering the product output by the multiplication means and for outputting a signal with a desired frequency.

16. The transmitter as set forth in claim 15, further comprising:

means for mixing the signal output by the filter means and local oscillation signal.

17. The transmitter as set forth in claim 13, further comprising:

filter means for filtering the signal output by the amplifying means an for outputting a signal with a desired frequency.

18. A transmitter comprising:

a modulator having a delta sigma modulator for converting a modulation signal into a binary signal;

multiplication means for multiplying said binary signal and a carrier signal, changing the phase of the carrier signal to a normal phase or an opposite phase according the binary signal, and outputting a phase change signal according to the normal phase or the opposite phase; and

an amplifier having means for amplifying the phase changed signal output by the multiplication means.

19. The transmitter as set forth in claim 18, further comprising:

filter means for filtering the product output by the multiplication means and for outputting a signal with a desired frequency.

20. The transmitter as set forth in claim 19, further comprising:

means for mixing the signal output by the filter means and a local oscillation signal.

21. The transmitter as set forth in claim 18, further comprising:

filter means for filtering the signal output by the amplifying means and for outputting a signal with a desired frequency.