Adaptive parametric signal predistorter for compensation of time varying linear and nonlinear amplifier distortion
First Claim
1. An amplifier system comprising:
- an on-line adaptive predistorter which receives an incoming complex signal and generates a predistorted complex signal related to the incoming complex signal;
a modulator which receives the predistorted complex signal and produces therefrom a modulated analog signal;
an amplifier which receives the modulated analog signal and produces an amplified modulated analog signal;
a demodulator which demodulates at least a sample of the amplified modulated analog signal and produces therefrom a demodulated complex signal;
an adaptive forward filter which combines the predistorted complex signal and the demodulated complex signal to produce an optimized forward amplitude filter that emulates the forward amplitude response of the amplifier and an optimized inverse phase filter that emulates the inverse phase response of the amplifier;
an adaptive inverse filter which filters an output of the optimized forward amplitude filter to produce an optimized inverse amplitude filter that emulates the inverse amplitude response of the amplifier;
an off-line to on-line converter which combines the response of optimized inverse amplitude filter and the response of optimized inverse phase filter to produce predistorted complex data that is utilized for generating the predistorted complex signal.
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Abstract
A high power amplifier system includes an on-line adaptive predistorter for generating predistorted complex data signals to a high power amplifier in response to receiving incoming complex data signals from a remote source. The predistorted complex data signals enable the high powered amplifier to output signals corresponding to the incoming complex data signals. The amplifier system includes an off-line adaptive predistorter which has an adaptive parametric forward filter for combining predistorted complex data signals and demodulated complex data signals, produced from the output of the high power amplifier, to produce an optimized forward amplitude filter that emulates the forward amplitude response of the amplifier, and an optimized inverse phase filter that emulates the inverse phase response of the amplifier. An adaptive parametric inverse filter combines random amplitude data and the optimized forward amplitude filter of the amplifier to produce an optimized inverse amplitude filter that emulates the inverse amplitude response of the amplifier. An off-line to on-line converter combines the optimized inverse amplitude filter, the optimized inverse phase filter and exemplary complex data to produce the predistorted complex data utilized by the on-line adaptive predistorter for generating the predistorted complex data signals.
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17 Claims
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1. An amplifier system comprising:
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an on-line adaptive predistorter which receives an incoming complex signal and generates a predistorted complex signal related to the incoming complex signal; a modulator which receives the predistorted complex signal and produces therefrom a modulated analog signal; an amplifier which receives the modulated analog signal and produces an amplified modulated analog signal; a demodulator which demodulates at least a sample of the amplified modulated analog signal and produces therefrom a demodulated complex signal; an adaptive forward filter which combines the predistorted complex signal and the demodulated complex signal to produce an optimized forward amplitude filter that emulates the forward amplitude response of the amplifier and an optimized inverse phase filter that emulates the inverse phase response of the amplifier; an adaptive inverse filter which filters an output of the optimized forward amplitude filter to produce an optimized inverse amplitude filter that emulates the inverse amplitude response of the amplifier; an off-line to on-line converter which combines the response of optimized inverse amplitude filter and the response of optimized inverse phase filter to produce predistorted complex data that is utilized for generating the predistorted complex signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of determining predistorting data utilized to compensate for nonlinear amplitude and phase distortions of an amplifier, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) converting incoming complex signals to corresponding predistorted complex signals; (b) modulating the predistorted complex signals to produce modulated analog signals; (c) amplifying the modulated analog signals to produce amplified analog signals; (d) demodulating the amplified analog signals to produce demodulated complex signals; (e) sampling each predistorted complex signal and a temporally corresponding demodulated complex signal; and (f) combining each predistorted complex signal and each demodulated complex signal to produce predistorting data utilized to generate the predistorted complex signals, wherein step (f) includes the steps of; converting each predistorted complex signal to predistorted polar data; converting each demodulated complex signal to demodulated polar data; generating from the amplitude portion of each predistorted polar data and the temporally corresponding amplitude portion of each demodulated polar data an optimized forward amplitude filter; generating from the phase portion of each predistorted polar data and the temporally corresponding phase portion of each demodulated polar data an optimized inverse phase filter; generating from a combination of random amplitude data and the optimized forward amplitude filter an optimized inverse amplitude filter; and generating the predistorting data from a combination of exemplary data signals, the optimized inverse amplitude filter and the optimized inverse phase filter. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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15. A method of updating predistorting data utilized to compensate for nonlinear amplitude and phase distortions of an amplifier, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) supplying incoming complex signals to an active look-up table which stores current predistorted complex data and an inactive look-up table configured to store updated predistorted complex data, with each predistorted complex data corresponding to a predistorted complex signal; (b) supplying from the active look-up table predistorted complex signals that correspond to the incoming complex signals; (c) modulating the predistorted complex signals that correspond to the incoming complex signals to produce modulated analog signals; (d) amplifying the modulated analog signals to produce amplified analog signals; (e) demodulating the amplified analog signals to produce demodulated complex signals; (f) sampling each predistorted complex signal and its temporally corresponding demodulated complex signal; (g) combining each predistorted complex signal and its temporally corresponding demodulated complex signal to produce updated predistorted complex data; (h) storing each updated predistorted complex data in the inactive look-up table; (i) deactivating the active look-up table so that it becomes the inactive look-up table; and (j) activating the inactive look-up table so that it becomes the active look-up table. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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17. An apparatus for determining predistorting data utilized to compensate for nonlinear amplitude and phase distortions of an amplifier, the apparatus comprising:
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a pair of look-up tables connected to receive incoming complex signals and configured to store predistorted complex data, with each predistorted complex data corresponding to a predistorted complex signal; a controller which causes one of the pair of look-up tables to be active and the other of the pair of look-up tables to be inactive, with the active look-up table supplying predistorted complex signals that correspond to the incoming complex signals; a modulator which modulates the predistorted complex signals from the active look-up table to produce modulated analog signals; an amplifier which amplifies the modulated analog signals to produce amplified analog signals; a demodulator which demodulates the amplified analog signals to produce demodulated complex signals; a sampler which samples each predistorted complex signal and its temporally corresponding demodulated complex signal; and a combiner which combines each predistorted complex signal and its temporally corresponding demodulated complex signal to produce updated predistorted complex data, wherein; the controller causes the updated predistorted complex data to replace the predistorted complex data in the inactive look-up table; and the controller causes the active look-up table to become inactive and the inactive look-up table to become active.
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