WO2005104352A1 - 増幅器、情報通信機器、及び増幅方法 - Google Patents
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- Amplifier information communication equipment, and amplification method
- the present invention relates to an amplifier that performs polar modulation, an information communication device, and an amplification method, and in particular,
- the present invention relates to an amplifier, an information communication device, and an amplification method that operate at high frequency to perform polar modulation.
- Fig. 7 shows a configuration of a conventional amplifier that performs polar modulation (for example, see US Patent No. 6366).
- a conventional amplifier includes a modulation encoder 701, a phase signal block 702, an amplitude driver 703, an amplifier 704, an amplitude monitor 711, a phase monitor 712, and a modulation signal controller 713.
- the amplitude monitor 711, the phase monitor 712, and the modulation signal controller 713 form a feedback loop 710.
- Modulation encoder 710 is a circuit that generates a phase signal and an amplitude signal.
- the phase signal block 702 is a circuit capable of phase modulation.
- the amplitude driver 703 is a circuit that inputs an amplitude signal and a level control signal, and generates an amplitude modulation signal from the amplitude signal according to the input level control signal.
- the amplification element 704 is a circuit that mixes the phase modulation signal and the amplitude modulation signal, generates a modulation signal, and amplifies the signal at the same time.
- the amplitude monitor 711 is a circuit that monitors the amplitude of the modulation signal output from the amplification element 704 and outputs an amplitude signal.
- the phase monitor 712 is a circuit that monitors the phase of the modulation signal output from the amplification element 704 and outputs a phase signal.
- the modulation signal controller 713 is a circuit that is a circuit that controls the amplitude driver 703 and the phase signal block 702 according to the correction table. Next, the operation of such a conventional amplifier will be described.
- Modulation encoder 701 encodes data or signals such as speech, characters, and images input from the outside, and generates a phase signal and an amplitude signal.
- phase signal generated by modulation encoder 701 is input to phase signal block 720 that can perform phase modulation. Then, the phase signal block 702 performs phase modulation using the input phase signal, and generates a phase modulated signal.
- the phase modulation signal output from the phase signal block 702 is input to the amplification element 704 and is amplified by the amplification element 704.
- the amplitude signal generated by modulation encoder 701 is input to amplitude driver 703.
- the amplitude driver 703 receives the level control signal at the same time.
- the amplitude driver 703 generates an amplitude modulation signal according to the amplitude signal and the level control signal, and inputs the signal to the power supply of the amplification element 704.
- the phase modulation signal and the amplitude modulation signal are mixed to generate a modulation signal and amplify it at the same time.
- the power consumption of the amplitude driver 703 can be reduced, high operational efficiency can be obtained with the amplifier.
- the amplification element 704 responds non-linearly to the phase modulation signal and the amplitude modulation signal, and as a result, distortion occurs in the modulation signal generated by the amplification element 704 and amplified. Therefore, a method of compensating for distortion using the feedback loop 710 has been adopted.
- the modulated signal output from the amplification element 704 is monitored by the phase monitor 712 and the amplitude monitor 711, and is separated into a phase signal and an amplitude signal. Then, the demultiplexed phase signal and amplitude signal are input to modulation signal controller 713.
- the modulation signal controller 713 controls the amplitude driver 703 and the carrier generation block 702 according to the correction table, and outputs the amplitude signal from the amplitude driver 703 and the carrier generation block 702 so that the modulation signal output from the amplification element 704 is not distorted. Adjust the amplitude modulation signal and phase modulation signal.
- the minimum collector voltage that generates output power that is, the threshold value of the collector voltage changes depending on the temperature.
- the distortion of the modulated signal output from is increased.
- the present invention solves the above-mentioned conventional problems, and provides an amplifier, an information communication device, and an amplification method that reduce distortion of a modulation signal output from an amplification element while suppressing an increase in circuit scale and cost.
- the purpose is to provide.
- the first present invention provides:
- An amplifier that performs polar coordinate modulation by inputting amplitude data and phase data generated by encoding data or a signal
- Voltage adjusting means for generating the amplitude modulation signal based on a level control signal indicating a level of the amplitude modulation signal from the amplitude data
- a phase modulator for generating a phase modulation signal from the phase data
- the voltage adjusting means is an amplifier that determines a DC offset voltage based on the level control signal, and generates the amplitude modulation signal to which the determined DC offset voltage is added.
- Gain adjustment means for adjusting the level of the phase modulation signal generated by the phase modulator
- the amplifier according to the first aspect of the present invention wherein the phase-modulated signal whose level has been adjusted is input to the input terminal.
- the third present invention provides:
- the gain adjusting means determines an output level of the phase modulation signal based on the level control signal, and controls the phase modulator so that the phase modulation signal generated by the phase modulator becomes the determined output level.
- a second amplifier of the present invention for adjusting a level of the generated phase modulation signal.
- the fourth present invention provides:
- the voltage adjusting unit may be configured such that, in accordance with the level control signal, a relationship between a voltage level of the generated amplitude signal and a voltage level of the generated modulation signal is a linear relationship at least in some regions.
- 4 is a first amplifier of the present invention for determining the DC offset voltage.
- the fifth present invention provides:
- the voltage adjusting unit is configured to respond to the level control signal such that a relationship between a voltage level of the amplitude signal and a voltage level of the amplified modulation signal is substantially linear over the entire region.
- FIG. 3 is a first amplifier of the present invention that varies a DC offset voltage.
- the sixth invention includes a temperature detecting means for detecting a temperature
- the voltage adjusting means is the amplifier according to the first aspect of the present invention, which determines the DC offset voltage based on both the level control signal and the detected temperature.
- the seventh present invention provides:
- An amplifier that performs polar coordinate modulation by inputting amplitude data and phase data generated by encoding data or a signal
- Voltage adjusting means for generating an amplitude modulation signal from the amplitude data
- a phase modulator for generating a phase modulation signal from the phase data, An input terminal for inputting the phase modulation signal and a power supply terminal for inputting the amplitude modulation signal, and outputting a modulation signal polar-modulated using the input phase modulation signal and the input amplitude modulation signal;
- An amplifying element for generating a phase modulation signal from the phase data, An input terminal for inputting the phase modulation signal and a power supply terminal for inputting the amplitude modulation signal, and outputting a modulation signal polar-modulated using the input phase modulation signal and the input amplitude modulation signal;
- Temperature detecting means for detecting a temperature
- the voltage adjusting means is an amplifier that determines a DC offset voltage based on the detected temperature and generates the amplitude modulation signal to which the determined DC offset voltage is added.
- the eighth present invention provides:
- the voltage adjusting means may be configured such that, in accordance with the detected temperature, the relationship between the voltage level of the amplitude signal and the voltage level of the generated modulation signal is a linear relationship at least in some regions.
- a ninth aspect of the present invention provides:
- the amplifier according to an eighth aspect of the present invention wherein the voltage adjusting means determines the DC offset voltage by changing the DC offset voltage with a linear function with respect to the detected temperature.
- the tenth present invention provides:
- the voltage adjusting means may be configured such that, in accordance with the detected temperature, a relationship between a voltage level of the amplified signal and a voltage level of the amplified modulation signal is substantially linear in all regions.
- the eleventh present invention provides:
- a sixth aspect of the present invention is the amplifier according to the present invention, wherein the amplifying element is a heterojunction bipolar transistor.
- the twelfth invention provides:
- AlGaAs is used for a collector
- GaAs is used for a base
- the voltage adjusting means determines the DC offset voltage by changing the DC offset voltage at a rate of 0.50 mV / ° C to 0.70 mV / ° C with respect to the detected temperature.
- 3 is an amplifier of the invention.
- the thirteenth present invention provides:
- the heterojunction bipolar transistor uses InGaAs for the collector, GaAs for the base,
- An amplifier according to an eleventh aspect of the present invention wherein the voltage adjusting means determines the DC offset voltage by changing the DC offset voltage at a rate of 0.60 mV / ° C to 0.80 mV / ° C with respect to the detected temperature. It is.
- the fourteenth invention provides:
- a receiving circuit for inputting a received wave received by the antenna
- An antenna duplexer that guides the output transmission wave to the antenna and guides the reception wave received by the antenna to the reception circuit
- An information communication device wherein the transmission circuit uses the amplifier according to the first aspect of the present invention.
- the fifteenth present invention provides:
- a receiving circuit for inputting a received wave received by the antenna
- An antenna duplexer that guides the output transmission wave to the antenna and guides the reception wave received by the antenna to the reception circuit
- An information communication device wherein the transmission circuit uses the amplifier according to the seventh aspect of the present invention.
- the sixteenth invention provides:
- An amplification method used for an amplifier that performs polar coordinate modulation by inputting amplitude data and phase data generated by encoding data or a signal
- the phase modulation signal is input from an input terminal of an amplification element, and a power supply terminal of the amplification element
- the voltage adjusting step is an amplification method that determines a DC offset voltage based on the level control signal and generates the amplitude modulation signal to which the determined DC offset voltage is added.
- the seventeenth present invention provides:
- An amplification method used for an amplifier that performs amplitude modulation by inputting amplitude data and phase data generated by encoding data or a signal, respectively,
- the phase modulation signal is input from an input terminal of an amplification element, the amplitude modulation signal is input from a power supply terminal of the amplification element, and the amplification element is input using the input phase modulation signal and the input amplitude modulation signal.
- the voltage adjusting step is an amplification method that determines a DC offset voltage based on the detected temperature and generates the amplitude modulation signal to which the determined DC offset voltage is added.
- the present invention can provide an amplifier, an information communication device, and an amplification method that can significantly reduce distortion of a modulation signal and suppress an increase in circuit scale and cost.
- an amplifier an information communication device, and an amplification method that can reduce distortion of a modulation signal due to a temperature change of an amplification element.
- FIG. 1 shows a configuration of the amplifier according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
- the amplifier according to the first embodiment includes a modulation encoder 101, a carrier generator 102, a variable gain amplifier 107, a voltage adjusting unit 110, and an amplification element 106.
- the voltage adjusting means 110 includes an amplitude signal linearizer 103 and a power supply control unit 104.
- the power supply control unit 104 includes an offset control circuit 111 and an offset generation circuit 105.
- modulation encoder 101 One output of modulation encoder 101 is connected to the input of amplitude signal linearizer 103, and the output of amplitude signal linearizer 103 is connected to the input of power supply power control section 104. Further, the output of the power supply control unit 104 is connected to the power supply terminal of the amplification element 106, and the output of the amplification element 106 is connected to the output terminal Vout.
- the other output of modulation encoder 101 is connected to the input of carrier generator 102, and the output of carrier generator 102 is connected to the input of variable gain amplifier 107.
- the output of the variable gain amplifier 107 is connected to the input terminal of the amplification element 106.
- the amplitude signal linearizer 103, the power supply controller 104, and the variable gain amplifier 107 each have a terminal (not shown) for inputting a level control signal.
- the modulation coder 101 is a circuit that generates a phase signal and an amplitude signal.
- the carrier generation circuit 102 is a circuit capable of phase modulation.
- variable gain amplifier 107 is a circuit that adjusts the level of the phase modulation signal.
- Amplitude signal linearizer 103 is a circuit that receives an amplitude signal and a level control signal, and corrects the amplitude signal based on a correction table for each level of the level control signal.
- the power supply control unit 104 is a circuit that generates an amplitude modulation signal according to the level control signal and the amplitude signal corrected by the amplitude signal linearizer 103.
- Amplifying element 106 combines the amplitude modulation signal output from power supply control section 104 and the phase modulation signal output from variable gain amplification element 107 to generate a modulation signal and amplify it at the same time. This is the output circuit.
- Offset control circuit 111 is a circuit that outputs an offset control signal based on the level control signal.
- the offset control signal is a signal containing information on the level of the level control signal.
- the offset generation circuit 105 is a circuit that determines a DC offset voltage to be applied to the amplitude modulation signal applied to the power supply terminal of the amplification element 406 according to the offset control signal output from the offset control circuit 411.
- the offset generation circuit 105 is a circuit that determines a DC offset voltage according to the level of the level control signal, and outputs a signal obtained by adding the DC offset voltage to the amplitude modulation signal as an amplitude modulation signal.
- data such as voice, characters, and images is input to a modulation encoder 101 that generates a phase signal and an amplitude signal.
- the data of the present embodiment is transmitted in synchronization with a clock signal using a bus line including a plurality of signal lines including at least one signal line for transmitting a clock signal.
- Signal that indicates a discrete numerical value. Therefore, the data such as voice, character, image, etc., input to the modulation encoder 101 is information such as voice information, character information, image information, etc. represented by discrete numerical values, and is synchronized with the clock signal. Means a signal input from the bus line to the modulation encoder 101.
- Modulation coder 101 generates and outputs amplitude data and phase data by encoding the input data. Note that the amplitude data and the phase data output from the modulation encoder 101 are also the data described above.
- phase signal output from one of the outputs of modulation encoder 101 is input to carrier wave generator 102 capable of performing phase modulation.
- the carrier generator 102 performs phase modulation using the input phase signal and a carrier generated by a local oscillator (not shown) to generate a phase modulated signal, and outputs the generated phase modulated signal.
- the phase modulation signal generated by the carrier generator 102 is an electric signal having a voltage corresponding to a discrete numerical value indicated by a phase signal as data other than the above data.
- the phase-modulated signal output from carrier generator 102 is input to variable gain amplifier 107.
- Variable gain amplifier 107 adjusts the level of the input phase modulation signal.
- the phase-modulated signal whose level has been adjusted is output to the input terminal of the amplification element 106.
- the amplitude signal output from the other output of modulation encoder 101 is input to voltage adjusting means 110.
- the voltage adjusting means 110 receives the level control signal simultaneously with the input of the amplitude signal, and generates an amplitude modulation signal according to the input amplitude signal and the input level control signal. Then, voltage adjusting means 110 outputs the generated amplitude modulation signal to the power supply terminal of amplification element 106.
- the voltage adjusting means 110 includes an amplitude signal linearizer 103 having a correction table, and a power supply control section 104 having an offset generating circuit 105. Focusing on this point, the operation of the voltage adjusting means 110 will be described in more detail.
- amplitude signal linearizer 103 receives an amplitude signal output from the other output of modulation encoder 101 and receives a level control signal.
- This level control signal is a signal for controlling the output level of the amplifier. That is, the level control signal is conventionally used only for the purpose of adjusting the level of the amplitude modulation signal input to the input terminal of the amplification element 106. However, in the first embodiment, the level control signal is used not only for adjusting the level of the amplitude modulation signal but also for other purposes.
- the amplitude signal linearizer 103 has the correction table for correcting the amplitude signal for each level of the level control signal. That is, the amplitude signal linearizer 103 has a plurality of correction tables. Then, the amplitude signal linearizer 103 selects a correction table corresponding to the level indicated by the level control signal from a plurality of correction tables corresponding to each level of the amplitude control signal, and based on the selected correction table, To correct the amplitude signal. Then, the amplitude signal corrected by amplitude signal linearizer 103 is output to power supply control section 104.
- Power supply control section 104 receives the level control signal while receiving the amplitude signal corrected by amplitude signal linearizer 103. Then, power supply control section 104 generates an amplitude modulation signal according to the level control signal and the corrected amplitude signal.
- the amplitude modulation signal is an electric signal having a voltage corresponding to a numerical value indicated by the corrected amplitude signal as data.
- the offset generation circuit 105 receives an offset control signal indicating the level of the level control signal from the offset control circuit 111, and generates a DC offset voltage according to the offset control signal. To determine.
- the power supply control unit 104 generates a DC offset voltage determined by the offset generation circuit 105, and the power supply control unit 104 outputs a signal obtained by adding the DC offset voltage to the amplitude modulation signal as an amplitude modulation signal, The power of the amplification element 106 is driven.
- the amplifier of the first embodiment also uses the level control signal to determine the DC offset voltage.
- the amplitude modulation signal output from the power supply control unit 104 and the phase modulation signal output from the variable gain amplification element 107 are combined to generate a modulation signal that is polar-modulated. You. Then, the amplifying element 106 generates a modulated signal subjected to polar modulation, amplifies the modulated signal, and outputs the amplified signal.
- FIG. 2 shows the relationship between the power supply voltage Vin and the output voltage Vout of the amplification element 106 shown in FIG.
- FIG. 2A shows an ideal linear characteristic of the amplifying element 106, in which a modulated signal is output without distortion with respect to the input amplitude modulated signal.
- Fig. 2 (b) shows a power amplifier in which the amplifying element 106 has a heterojunction bipolar transistor connected in multiple stages, in which a sufficiently large phase modulation signal is input and in saturation operation. Shall be given.
- the output voltage Vout starts to increase when the collector voltage Vin exceeds a certain voltage AV, and increases almost in proportion to the collector voltage Vin.
- the voltage ⁇ is due to a discontinuity in the conduction band at the heterojunction of the heterojunction bipolar transistor.
- the low output voltage Vout is not completely proportional to the collector voltage Vin.
- the amplifying element 106 deviates from linear characteristics at these two points. If an amplitude-modulated signal that does not require any control is input to the amplification element 106, the output modulated signal is distorted, causing an increase in P-channel leakage power and a deterioration in modulation accuracy.
- FIGS. 3 (a), 3 (b) and 3 (c) show the principle of correction of the modulated signal of the first embodiment when the level control signal is large and small.
- FIG. 3A shows the relationship between the input amplitude modulation signal to the collector terminal and the output modulation signal when the level control signal is large. If the input amplitude modulation signal Ve is directly input to the amplifying element 106, an output modulation signal Vo distorted smaller than the desired output modulation signal Vo 'is output. Therefore, a desired modulation signal Vo ′ is obtained by applying an amplitude modulation signal Ve ′ obtained by adding the DC offset voltage AVH determined by the offset generation circuit 105 to the amplitude modulation signal Ve to the collector. Is output. As a result, the input amplitude modulation signal Ve 'and the output modulation signal Vo' have a substantially linear relationship, and the modulation signal Vo 'output from the amplifier 106 is not distorted.
- FIG. 3B shows a case where the level control signal is small.
- the output modulation signal Vo ′ obtained when the DC offset voltage ⁇ VH determined by the offset generation circuit 105 is applied with Ve ′ added to the amplitude modulation signal Ve is different from the desired Vo obtained from the ideal characteristic. This is because the power supply voltage Vin and the output voltage Vout of the amplification element 106 are not in a proportional relationship in the operation region.
- the level of the phase modulation signal input to the amplification element 106 by the variable gain amplifier 107 is reduced, and the input to the amplification element is reduced.
- the characteristic of the amplifying element is that the DC offset voltage changes to ⁇ VL and the minimum level of Vin at which Vout starts to be generated also decreases.
- the collector voltage Vin and the output voltage Vout will be within the fluctuation range of the amplitude modulation signal Ve'.
- the relationship is substantially linear, and the modulated signal output from the amplifying element 106 does not distort and a desired Vo ′ can be obtained.
- the distortion of the modulation signal output from the amplification element 106 can be significantly reduced.
- the conventional amplifier of FIG. 7 requires the feedback loop 710 to reduce the distortion of the modulation signal output from the amplifying element 704.
- the feedback loop Even without providing 710, the distortion output from the amplification element 106 can be significantly reduced.
- the conventional amplifier in FIG. 7 includes a correction table in modulation signal controller 713, and the amplifier in the first embodiment includes a correction table in amplitude signal linearizer 103.
- the circuit scale increases due to this.
- the amount of memory required for the correction table of the amplitude linearizer 103 can be made sufficiently small. The effect is that the circuit scale can be reduced as compared with the conventional example.
- the amplifier according to the first embodiment can significantly reduce the distortion output from the amplifying element, and can also obtain the effect of reducing the circuit scale.
- variable gain amplifier 107 is provided between the carrier generator 102 and the amplifying element 106, but the present invention is not limited to this.
- the variable gain amplifier 107 may not be provided between the carrier generator 102 and the amplifier 106, and the output of the carrier generator 102 may be connected to the input terminal of the amplifier 106. Even in such a case, the distortion of the modulation signal output from the amplification element 106 can be significantly reduced.
- modulation encoder 101 is described as generating an amplitude signal and a phase signal by inputting data and encoding the input data. Not exclusively.
- the modulation encoder 101 may receive an analog signal indicating voice, image, or the like, convert the analog signal into data, and then encode the converted data to generate an amplitude signal and a phase signal. What?
- the force described assuming that offset generating circuit 105 changes the DC offset voltage in accordance with the level control signal is not limited to this.
- the level control signal is smaller than the predetermined value, the power of the output signal from the amplification element 106 also becomes smaller.
- the power of the output signal is small as described above, there is no problem even if the output signal from the amplifier 106 is slightly distorted. Therefore, when the level control signal is smaller than the predetermined value, the function of the offset generation circuit 105 is stopped, and when the level control signal is higher than the predetermined value, the offset generation circuit 105 is operated. No problem.
- the amplifier includes the amplitude signal linearizer 103.
- the amplifier may not include the amplitude signal linearizer 103.
- the amplitude signal linearizer 103 is used. No need to use. Therefore, in such a case, even if the amplifier does not use the amplitude signal linearizer 103, the same effect as that of the first embodiment can be obtained.
- the offset control circuit 111 has been described as receiving the level control signal and outputting the offset control signal indicating the level of the level control signal.
- the present invention is not limited to this.
- the level control signal may be directly input to the offset generation circuit 105, and the offset generation circuit 105 may determine the DC offset voltage based on the input level control signal.
- the amplitude signal of the present embodiment is an example of the amplitude data of the present invention
- the phase signal of the present embodiment is an example of the phase data of the present invention.
- FIG. 4 shows the configuration of the amplifier according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.
- power supply control section 404 includes offset control circuit 411 and offset generation circuit 405. And a function of monitoring the temperature of the amplification element 406.
- the offset control circuit 411 is a circuit having a function of monitoring the temperature T of the amplification element 406. That is, the offset control circuit 411 is a circuit that outputs an offset control signal based on a signal from a temperature sensor that detects the temperature of the amplification element 406. Note that the offset control signal is a signal including information on the temperature of the amplification element 406.
- the offset generation circuit 405 is a circuit that determines a DC offset voltage to be applied to the amplitude modulation signal applied to the power supply terminal of the amplification element 406 according to the offset control signal output from the offset control circuit 411. .
- the amplifier of the second embodiment is the same as the amplifier of the first embodiment, and a description thereof will not be repeated.
- the function of monitoring the temperature T of the amplifying element 406 included in the offset control circuit 411 according to the second embodiment is an example of the temperature detecting means of the present invention.
- modulation encoder 401 the carrier generator 402, and the amplitude signal linearizer 403
- Amplifier 407 is the same as modulation encoder 101, carrier generator 102, amplitude signal linearizer 103, and variable gain amplifier 107 of the first embodiment shown in FIG.
- a voltage adjusting means 410 is constituted by the amplitude signal linearizer 403 and the power supply control unit 404.
- the amplifier according to the second embodiment does not determine the DC offset voltage to be applied to the internal amplitude signal based on the level control signal as in the amplifier according to the first embodiment, but instead determines the temperature of amplification element 406. Determine the DC offset voltage accordingly.
- the offset control signal 411 receives a signal from a temperature sensor (not shown) for detecting the temperature of the amplification element 411, and outputs an offset control signal indicating the temperature of the temperature sensor to the offset generation circuit 405.
- Offset generation circuit 405 determines a DC offset voltage according to the offset control signal. Then, the power supply control unit 404 applies the finally determined DC offset voltage to the internal amplitude signal.
- power supply control section 404 of Embodiment 2 determines the DC offset voltage according to the temperature of amplifying element 406, and applies the determined DC offset voltage to the internal amplitude signal to generate the amplitude. Output a signal.
- FIG. 5 shows a case where the amplifier element 406 shown in FIG. 4 is a single-stage heterojunction bipolar transistor and the collector voltage Vin and the output voltage Vout of the amplifier element 406 when the temperature of the amplifier element 406 changes. Shows the relationship.
- the output voltage Vout starts to increase when the collector voltage Vin exceeds a certain threshold voltage, and the threshold voltage ⁇ changes according to the force temperature which increases almost in proportion to the collector voltage.
- the amount of change in ⁇ with respect to temperature depends on the materials used for the collector and base of the heterojunction bipolar transistor.
- AlGaAs is used for the emitter and GaAs is used for the base
- ⁇ changes by about 0.2 to 0.7 mVZ ° C.
- InGaAs is used for the emitter and GaAs is used for the base, ⁇ is about 0 It is known to change between 2 and 0.8 mV / ° C.
- Fig. 6 shows that the amplifier 406 is a heterojunction bipolar transistor using AlGaAs as the collector and GaAs as the base. 9 shows the principle of correction of the output voltage Vout in mode 2.
- the offset voltage of the amplification element 406 changes at a rate of 0.6 mVZ ° C, and when the temperature is high 85 ° C, AVx changes by +36 mV.
- the DC offset voltage ⁇ determined by the offset generation circuit 405 0.236V obtained by adding AVx + 36mV to AVRO.2V is added to the amplitude modulation signal.
- the amplitude modulation signal Ve ' is applied as the collector voltage Vin of the amplification element 406, and the collector voltage Vin of the amplification element 406 and the output voltage Vout have a completely linear relationship matching the ideal characteristics, and the output modulation signal Vo is distorted.
- the amplification element 406 always receives the DC offset voltage even when the temperature changes.
- the distortion of the output modulation signal can be greatly reduced. Since the shift amount of the offset due to the temperature change is almost proportional, if the DC offset generated by the offset generation circuit 405 changes in proportion to the temperature T of the amplification element 406, it is not necessary to have a complicated lookup table. Absent.
- the amount of change in the DC offset generated by the offset generation circuit 405 is approximately 0.2 to 0.7 mV / when AlGaAs is used as the emitter of the heterojunction bipolar transistor and GaAs is used as the base. If InGaAs is used for the emitter and GaAs is used for the base, ⁇ should be set to about 0.2 to 0.8 mV / ° C.
- the offset control circuit 411 has the function of monitoring the temperature T of the amplifying element 406.
- the present invention is not limited to this.
- the temperature detected by a temperature sensor provided in the housing of the information communication device using the amplifier of the second embodiment may be monitored. That is, instead of monitoring the temperature of the amplification element 406, the offset control circuit 411 may monitor the temperature in the housing of the information communication device in which the amplifier of Embodiment 2 is used. Les ,. That is, it is ideal to accurately detect the temperature of the amplification element 406. In reality, the temperature sensor is mounted by directly contacting the amplification element 406 due to space restrictions on the circuit board on which the amplifier is mounted.
- a temperature sensor is installed in an extra space in the housing, the temperature in the housing is detected, and the detected temperature is regarded as the temperature T of the amplifying element 406, and as described above. Even if the operation is performed, the same effect as in Embodiment 2 can be obtained.
- variable gain amplifier 407 is provided between the carrier generator 402 and the amplifying element 406, but the present invention is not limited to this.
- the variable gain amplifier 407 may not be provided between the carrier generator 402 and the amplifier 406, and the output of the carrier generator 402 may be connected to the input terminal of the amplifier 406. Even in this case, the distortion of the modulation signal output from the amplification element 406 can be significantly reduced.
- the force S described as the offset generation circuit 405 changes the DC offset voltage according to the level control signal is not limited thereto.
- the level control signal is smaller than the predetermined value
- the power of the output signal from the amplifier 406 also becomes smaller.
- the power of the output signal is small as described above, there is no problem even if the output signal from the amplification element 406 is slightly distorted. Therefore, when the level control signal is smaller than the predetermined value, the function of the offset generation circuit 405 is stopped, and when the level control signal is higher than the predetermined value, the offset generation circuit 405 is operated. No problem.
- the correction amount for the amplitude modulation signal can be significantly reduced. Further, an increase in circuit scale and cost can be suppressed.
- each embodiment has been described with a focus on the amplitude signal, and does not describe the correction of the phase signal. Although it is necessary to correct the phase signal depending on the operating conditions and the like, in that case, a conventional method for correcting the phase signal may be applied to the configuration of each embodiment. For example, a portion for correcting the phase signal of the conventional configuration shown in FIG. 7 can be applied to the configuration of each embodiment shown in FIGS.
- each embodiment has been described with respect to the case of an amplifier of polar modulation, the present invention can be applied to an amplifier of a modulation method other than the polar coordinate modulation.
- the amplifier of the first embodiment is also provided with a function of monitoring the temperature of the amplifying element described in the second embodiment, and based on both the level control signal and the temperature of the amplifying element, the DC offset voltage May be determined.
- the DC offset change amount generated by offset generation circuit 405 also changes according to the output level of variable gain amplifier 407, and the DC offset change amount is set independently of temperature T of amplifying element 406.
- the output level of the variable gain amplifier 407 extremely changes, it is also effective to change the DC offset change amount with respect to temperature in the above-described range.
- Embodiment 3 describes an information communication device using the amplifier described in Embodiment 1 or 2.
- FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of an information communication device 820 including the amplifier shown in FIG. 1 described in Embodiment 1 or the amplifier shown in FIG. 4 described in Embodiment 2.
- the information communication device 820 includes a transmitting device 821 and a receiving device 822, which are connected to an antenna 824 via an antenna duplexer 823.
- the amplifier described in Embodiment 1 or the amplifier described in Embodiment 2 is used.
- the information communication device 820 includes, for example, a mobile wireless terminal device such as a mobile phone or a mobile information terminal having a communication function, a wireless base station, and the like.
- the information communication device 820 may be a communication card such as a PDA and a wireless LAN.
- transmitting apparatus 821 inputs data such as voice, characters, and images from a baseband unit (not shown).
- the input data is input to the amplifier described in the first embodiment or the second embodiment.
- Polar modulation is performed by amplification of Embodiment 1 or Embodiment 2 used in transmitting apparatus 821, and a modulated signal that is polar modulated is output.
- Transmitting apparatus 821 outputs the output modulated signal to antenna duplexer 823 as a transmission signal.
- Antenna duplexer 823 guides the transmission signal output from transmitting device 821 to antenna 824, and the transmission signal guided to antenna 824 is radiated from antenna 824 to the air.
- a received signal received by antenna 824 is guided to receiving apparatus 822 by antenna duplexer 823.
- the receiving device 822 receives the received signal from the antenna duplexer 823 and demodulates the signal into a baseband signal. Then, receiving apparatus 822 outputs the demodulated baseband signal to a baseband unit (not shown).
- an information communication device that can transmit a modulated signal with significantly reduced distortion is provided. Can be realized.
- the amplifier, the information communication device, and the amplification method according to the present invention have an effect that distortion of a modulation signal can be significantly reduced and an increase in circuit scale and cost can be suppressed.
- the present invention is useful for an information communication device, an amplification method, and the like, and particularly useful for an amplifier, an information communication device, and an amplification method that operate at high frequency to perform polar modulation.
- the amplifier, the information communication device, and the amplification method according to the present invention have an effect that distortion of a modulation signal due to a temperature change of an amplification element can be reduced, and an amplifier that performs polar modulation, an information communication device,
- the present invention is useful for an amplification method and the like, and is particularly useful for an amplifier, an information communication device, and an amplification method that operate at high frequency to perform polar modulation.
- FIG. 1 Configuration diagram of an amplifier according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention
- FIG. 3 (a) is a diagram showing a corrected amplitude operation region of a heterojunction bipolar transistor in the amplifier according to the first embodiment of the present invention ((a) a case where the level control signal is large) (b)] A diagram showing the corrected amplitude operation region of the heterojunction bipolar transistor in the amplifier according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. ((b) The level control signal is small and the level of the sufficiently phase modulated signal is large. , Case)
- FIG. 3 (c) is a diagram showing the corrected amplitude operation region of the heterojunction bipolar transistor in the amplifier according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention ((c) the level control signal is small and decile o Phase 1—when the modulation signal level is low)
- FIG. 7 is a configuration diagram of a conventional amplifier that performs polar modulation
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