Multi-tone design for out-of-band characterization of nonlinear RF modules using harmonic sampling

Author

Björsell, Niclas ; Nader, Charles ; Händel, Peter

Author_Institution

Center for RF Meas. Technol., Univ. of Gavle, Gävle, Sweden

fYear

2010

fDate

3-6 May 2010

Firstpage

620

Lastpage

623

Abstract

In this paper we evaluate the generation of a multi-tone set for characterizing the behavior of nonlinear radio frequency (RF) modules in its out-of-band when harmonic sampling is used as digitizer. The purpose is to provide the reader with a tool to select proper frequencies and record length for a given application and test-bed. The method is based on simulations and the use of Sidon sequences. The proposed method is applicable to sparse discrete frequency multi-tones.

Keywords

analogue-digital conversion; harmonic analysis; radiofrequency measurement; signal sampling; Sidon sequences; harmonic sampling; multitone set; nonlinear RF modules; nonlinear radio frequency modules; out-of-band characterization; sparse discrete frequency multitone design; Bandwidth; Image sampling; Interference; Power amplifiers; Radio frequency; Radiofrequency amplifiers; Sampling methods; Signal sampling; Testing; Wideband; Harmonic sampling; multi-tone; out-of-band errors; power amplifiers; radio frequency measurement systems;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference (I2MTC), 2010 IEEE

Conference_Location

Austin, TX

ISSN

1091-5281

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-2832-8

Electronic_ISBN

1091-5281

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IMTC.2010.5488231

Filename

5488231