On establishing a calibration and comparison framework for RF and microwave HPA linearisers

Author

Mgebrishvili, Nana ; O´Droma, Mairtin

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electron. & Comput. Eng., Limerick Univ., Ireland

fYear

2003

fDate

8-9 Sept. 2003

Firstpage

44

Lastpage

47

Abstract

Performance calibration of lineariser schemes designed to offset the impairments arising through high power amplifier (HPA) nonlinearities is addressed in this paper. Relating to the importance of linearisation in future reconfigurable ultra wideband (UW) mobile wireless communication systems, the benefits of the percentage linearisation area (PLA) measure is illustrated through EVM calculations (´simulation measurements´) of an appropriate test signal after its passage through a typical HPA without linearisation and with varying degrees of linearisation.

Keywords

calibration; linearisation techniques; microwave power amplifiers; mobile communication; nonlinear distortion; radio networks; radiofrequency amplifiers; RF HPA linearisers; calibration framework; high power amplifier; microwave HPA linearisers; multicarrier signals; nonlinear distortions; percentage linearisation area measure; reconfigurable ultrawideband mobile wireless communication systems; simulation measurements; Area measurement; Calibration; Digital modulation; High performance computing; High power amplifiers; OFDM; Peak to average power ratio; Programmable logic arrays; Radio frequency; Ultra wideband technology;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

High Frequency Postgraduate Student Colloquium, 2003

Print_ISBN

0-7803-8123-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/HFPSC.2003.1242303

Filename

1242303