Compensating for load pull in electromagentic signal propagation using adaptive impedance matching
First Claim
1. A method for the processing of an electromagnetic input signal, wherein said signal is passed through an input to be modified across a plurality of modifying segments to generate an output signal, wherein said plurality of segments have a plurality of states controlled by a control signal that is generated from a characteristic of the input signal, said method comprising the steps of:
- determining a reference impedance for said input for one or more states of said plurality of segments; and
adaptively adjusting impedance of said input toward said reference impedance;
wherein said input signal is a carrier wave modulated by a phase portion of an information signal, and said control signal is comprised from the magnitude portion of said input signal.
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Abstract
The invention relates to for processing an electromagnetic input signal, wherein the signal is passed through an input to be modified across a plurality of modifying segments using a characteristic of the signal, and wherein the plurality of segments have a plurality of states controlled by a control signal, by determining a reference impedance for the input for one or more states of the plurality of segments; and adaptively adjusting impedance of the input toward the reference impedance. This may be accomplished for example, by using a matching circuit comprising one or more selected from the group consisting of a digital signal processor, a microprocessor, a logic circuit, an integrated circuit, a phase shifter, a resistor, a variable inductor, and a variable capacitor. The matching circuit determines shifts in impedance of the input after a change in state of the segments; and adaptively adjusts the impedance based upon the shift.
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17 Claims
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1. A method for the processing of an electromagnetic input signal, wherein said signal is passed through an input to be modified across a plurality of modifying segments to generate an output signal, wherein said plurality of segments have a plurality of states controlled by a control signal that is generated from a characteristic of the input signal, said method comprising the steps of:
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determining a reference impedance for said input for one or more states of said plurality of segments; and adaptively adjusting impedance of said input toward said reference impedance; wherein said input signal is a carrier wave modulated by a phase portion of an information signal, and said control signal is comprised from the magnitude portion of said input signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for the processing of an electromagnetic input signal, wherein said signal is passed through an input to be amplified across a plurality of amplifying segments to generate an output signal, wherein said plurality of segments have a plurality of states controlled by a control signal that is generated from a characteristic of the input signal, said method comprising the steps of:
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determining any shift in impedance of said input to said plurality of segments after a change in said state of said segments; and adaptively adjusting said impedance of said input based upon said shift; wherein said input signal is a carrier wave modulated by a phase portion of an information signal, and said control signal is comprised from the magnitude portion of said input signal. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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9. An apparatus for processing an electromagnetic input signal, wherein said signal is passed through an input to be modified across a plurality of modifying segments to generate an output signal, wherein said plurality of segments have a plurality of states controlled by a control signal that is generated from a characteristic of the input signal, said apparatus comprising:
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a matching circuit to determine a reference impedance for said input for one or more states of said plurality of segments; and
adaptively adjust impedance of said input toward said reference impedance; anda source of a carrier wave modulated by the phase portion of an information signal that is said electromagnetic input signal inputted into said plurality of segments, and a source for generating said control signal from a magnitude portion of said input signal. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for the processing of an electromagnetic input signal, wherein said input signal is a carrier wave modulated by a phase portion of an information signal and wherein said input signal is passed through an input to be modified across a plurality of modifying segments to generate an output signal, the plurality of segments having a plurality of states controlled by a control signal comprising a magnitude portion of the input signal, said method comprising the steps of:
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determining a reference impedance for said input for one or more states of said plurality of segments; and adaptively adjusting impedance of said input toward said reference impedance.
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17. An apparatus for processing an electromagnetic input signal, wherein said input signal is passed through an input to be modified across a plurality of modifying segments to generate an output signal, the plurality of segments having a plurality of states controlled by a control signal, said apparatus comprising:
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a matching circuit for determining a reference impedance for said input for one or more states of said plurality of segments, and for adaptively adjusting an impedance of said input toward said reference impedance; a source of a carrier wave modulated by a phase portion of an information signal that is the electromagnetic input signal inputted into the plurality of segments; and a source for generating the control signal from a magnitude portion of the input signal.
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