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A pipelined baseband digital predistortion architecture for RF amplifier linearization

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  • This thesis describes the design of a baseband digital predistortion architecture for radio frequency (RF) amplifier linearization. Existing amplifier linearization techniques are first examined. The nonlinearity of an amplifier can be characterized as amplitude-to-amplitude distortion and amplitude-to-phase distortion. The distortion can be corrected by providing a predistorted driver signal (both in amplitude and phase) to the amplifier. This counteracts the nonlinearity of the amplifier so that the overall system is more linear. A pipelined predistortion architecture is designed to allow fast processing speed, and is capable of providing linearization for a bandwidth of 25 Mhz. The simulation results show significant improvement in amplifier's performance using predistortion technique. The system bandwidth versus cost is examined by using commercially available components.
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