Systems and methods of RF power transmission, modulation, and amplification, including embodiments for compensating for waveform distortion
First Claim
1. A method for phase and amplitude error correction in a power amplifier, comprising:
- pre-compensating phase and amplitude of first and second constant envelope signals of the power amplifier;
wherein said first and second constant envelope signals are generated in first and second branches of the power amplifier;
measuring phase and amplitude error differential signals from the first and second constant envelope signals, wherein said phase and amplitude error differential signals include differences in phase and amplitude between the first and second constant envelope signals; and
adjusting phase and amplitude of the first and second constant envelope signals of the power amplifier according to said phase and amplitude error differential signals.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for vector combining power amplification are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a plurality of signals are individually amplified, then summed to form a desired time-varying complex envelope signal. Phase and/or frequency characteristics of one or more of the signals are controlled to provide the desired phase, frequency, and/or amplitude characteristics of the desired time-varying complex envelope signal. In another embodiment, a time-varying complex envelope signal is decomposed into a plurality of constant envelope constituent signals. The constituent signals are amplified equally or substantially equally, and then summed to construct an amplified version of the original time-varying envelope signal. Embodiments also perform frequency up-conversion.
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1. A method for phase and amplitude error correction in a power amplifier, comprising:
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pre-compensating phase and amplitude of first and second constant envelope signals of the power amplifier;
wherein said first and second constant envelope signals are generated in first and second branches of the power amplifier;measuring phase and amplitude error differential signals from the first and second constant envelope signals, wherein said phase and amplitude error differential signals include differences in phase and amplitude between the first and second constant envelope signals; and adjusting phase and amplitude of the first and second constant envelope signals of the power amplifier according to said phase and amplitude error differential signals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A power amplifier, comprising:
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a digital module that receives in-phase (I) and quadrature-phase (Q) inputs and that generates a plurality of control signals from said I and Q inputs; vector modulation circuitry that receives a frequency reference signal and said plurality of control signals and that generates a first and second constant envelope signals; an output stage that combines said first and second constant envelope signals to generate an output signal; and differential branch measurement circuitry that measure phase and amplitude error differential signals from said first and second constant envelope signals, wherein said phase and amplitude error differential signals include differences in phase and amplitude between said first and second constant envelope signals, wherein said digital module pre-compensates said phase and amplitude of said first and second constant envelope signals. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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