WO2006033193A1 - 歪補償回路 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a distortion compensation circuit used by being connected to a front stage or a rear stage of an amplifier.
- the linearity of the amplifier is improved by connecting a distortion compensation circuit having an input / output characteristic that cancels the nonlinearity of the amplifier to the upstream or downstream of the amplifier.
- the distortion compensation circuit shown in Non-Patent Document 1 is shown in FIG.
- the distortion compensation circuit 200 includes an input-side DC blocking capacitor 204, a diode 205 connected in the forward direction, and an output-side DC blocking for the signal line between the input terminal 201 and the output terminal 202.
- Capacitors 206 are connected in series in this order.
- a capacitor 207 is connected in parallel with the diode 205.
- the bias circuit composed of the bias resistor 208 and the bias short-circuit inductor 209 has one end connected to the signal line between the input side DC blocking capacitor 204 and the diode 205, and the other end connected to the bias terminal 203.
- the bias shorting inductor 210 has one end connected to the signal line between the diode 205 and the output side DC blocking capacitor 206, and the other end grounded.
- a radio frequency band signal (RF) is input to the input terminal 201, passes through the input side DC blocking capacitor 204, and is input to the diode 205.
- a bias voltage is applied to the diode 205 from the bias terminal 203 via the bias resistor 208.
- the signal waveform in the radio frequency band is clipped by the diode 205, and a direct current is generated.
- This direct current increases as the input power in the radio frequency band increases.
- radio frequency The internal resistance value of the diode 205 in the band decreases.
- the capacitor 207 changes the phase characteristic rather than the gain characteristic with respect to the input power according to the capacitance.
- the input / output characteristics of the distortion compensation circuit 200 of Non-Patent Document 1 have the characteristics that the gain increases and the phase lags with respect to the increase in input power due to the above-described action. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 19, it is effective for an amplifier having the characteristic that the gain is compressed and the phase is advanced with respect to the increase in input power, and the amplifier applying the distortion compensation circuit 100 of Non-Patent Document 1 Is an amplifier using GaAsFET (Gallium Arsenide Field-Effect Transistor).
- the input / output characteristics of the distortion compensation circuit of Patent Document 1 have characteristics in which the gain increases and the phase lags as the input power increases.
- the amplifier to which the distortion compensation circuit of Patent Document 1 is applied is an LDMOSFET (Laterally Diffused Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field). -Effect Transistor) or push-pull amplifier.
- LDMOSFET Laser Diffused Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field
- -Effect Transistor -Effect Transistor
- Patent Document 1 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-368546
- Non-patent literature 1 K. Yamauchi, et.al., A novel series mode lineanzer for mobile radio power amplifier, ⁇ , Proc. Of Int. Microwave Symp., 1996, p. 831-834
- a high-power amplifier using Si LDMOSFETs has a characteristic that a phase is advanced in the middle of a force that is eventually delayed in phase with respect to an increase in input power.
- Patent The distortion compensation circuit described in Document 1 is applied in the range where the phase advances once. When the input power increases beyond the range where power is applied, the nonlinearity of the high output amplifier using Si LDMOSFETs Therefore, the linearity of high-power amplifiers using Si LDMOSFETs cannot be improved.
- the present invention provides a distortion compensation circuit capable of compensating for nonlinearity of an amplifier having a characteristic that a gain is compressed and a phase is delayed with respect to an increase in input power.
- the distortion compensation circuit includes an input terminal, an input side DC blocking capacitor, a diode connected in the forward direction, an inductor, an output side DC blocking capacitor, and an output terminal connected in series. And a bias circuit having one end connected to the signal line between the signal line between the input side DC blocking capacitor and the diode and the other end connected to a bias terminal, the inductor and the output side DC blocking And a bias short-circuit inductor having one end connected to a signal line between the capacitor and the other end grounded, and a capacitor connected in parallel to the diode and the inductor.
- the inductor is connected in series to the diode connected in series to the input terminal and the output terminal, and as the input power increases, the resistance component of the diode decreases and the impedance of the inductor As a result, the impedance of the distortion compensation circuit becomes inductive at a desired frequency, and a leading phase characteristic can be obtained. Therefore, a characteristic in which the phase advances with increasing input power and a characteristic in which the gain increases are obtained. Therefore, the phase is delayed with respect to the increase in input power and the gain decreases.
- the output amplifier can be compensated.
- the desired frequency specifically means a high frequency band within the operating range of the high power amplifier to which the distortion compensation circuit is applied.
- the distortion compensation circuit according to the second invention is connected in series in the order of the input terminal, the input side DC blocking capacitor, the diode connected in the forward direction, the output side DC blocking capacitor, and the output terminal.
- a bias short-circuit inductor whose end is grounded, and a series circuit including a capacitor and an inductor connected in parallel to the diode are provided.
- an inductor is connected in series to a capacitor connected in parallel to a diode connected in series to the input terminal and the output terminal, and the resistance component of the diode is increased as the input power increases.
- the impedance of the inductor appears, the impedance of the distortion compensation circuit becomes inductive at the desired frequency, and a leading phase characteristic can be obtained. Therefore, the characteristic that the phase advances with the increase of input power is obtained, and the characteristic that the gain increases is obtained.
- the amplifier can be compensated.
- a distortion compensation circuit includes a signal line connected in series in the order of an input terminal, an input side DC blocking capacitor, an output side DC blocking capacitor, and an output terminal, and the input side DC blocking Between the input side DC blocking capacitor and the output side DC blocking capacitor, with a bias circuit having one end connected to the signal line between the capacitor for output and the output DC blocking capacitor and the other end connected to the bias terminal One end is connected to the signal line, the other end is grounded, and a series circuit including a diode and an inductor connected in the forward direction, and a capacitor connected in parallel to the diode and the inductor are provided.
- an inductor is connected in series to a diode whose one end is connected to the signal line between the input terminal and the output terminal and whose other end is grounded.
- the resistance component of the diode is reduced, and the effect of the impedance of the inductor appears.
- the impedance of the distortion compensation circuit becomes inductive at a desired frequency, and a leading phase characteristic can be obtained. Therefore, a characteristic that the phase advances with an increase in input power and a gain increase characteristic can be obtained, so that the phase is delayed with respect to the increase in input power and the gain decreases. Can be compensated.
- a distortion compensation circuit includes a signal line connected in series in the order of an input terminal, an input-side DC blocking capacitor, an output-side DC blocking capacitor, and an output terminal, and the input-side DC blocking A bias circuit having one end connected to the signal line between the capacitor for output and the output DC blocking capacitor and the other end connected to the bias terminal, and the input side DC blocking One end is connected to the signal line between the capacitor for output and the output side DC blocking capacitor.
- the other end of the diode is grounded and connected in the forward direction, and a series circuit including a capacitor and an inductor connected in parallel to the diode.
- an inductor is connected in series to a capacitor connected in parallel to a diode having one end connected to the signal line between the input terminal and the output terminal and the other end grounded,
- the resistance component of the diode decreases and the impedance effect of the inductor appears, the impedance of the distortion compensation circuit becomes inductive at the desired frequency, and the leading phase characteristic can be obtained. Therefore, a characteristic that the phase advances with an increase in input power and a characteristic that the gain increases are obtained. Therefore, a high output amplifier that has a characteristic that the phase is delayed and the gain decreases with respect to the increase in input power. Can be compensated.
- a transistor with a gate grounded may be used instead of the diode.
- the same effect as that of the diode can be obtained by using a transistor whose gate is grounded instead of the diode, and operating as a variable resistor by losing the voltage near the pinch-off. Therefore, a characteristic that the phase advances with an increase in the input power and a characteristic that the gain increases are obtained, so that the gain decreases as the phase delays with respect to the increase in the input power.
- the output amplifier can be compensated.
- a distortion compensation circuit includes a signal line connected in series in the order of an input terminal, a diode connected in the reverse direction, and an output terminal, a resistor connected in parallel to the diode, And an inductor connected in parallel to the diode.
- the diode and the inductor connected in the opposite direction are connected in parallel, and as the input power increases, the resistance component of the diode decreases and the effect of the impedance of the inductor appears.
- the impedance of the distortion compensation circuit becomes inductive at a desired frequency, and a leading phase characteristic can be obtained. Therefore, since a characteristic in which the phase advances with an increase in input power and a characteristic in which the gain increases are obtained, a high output amplifier having a characteristic in which the phase is delayed and the gain decreases with respect to the increase in input power. Can be compensated.
- the distortion compensation circuit according to the first to fifth inventions may be connected to a front stage or a rear stage of a high output amplifier using a Si LDMOSFET.
- the Si LDMOSFET since it is connected to the front stage or the rear stage of the high output amplifier using the Si LDMOSFET, the Si LDMOSFET having the characteristic that the phase is delayed and the gain is decreased with respect to the increase of the input power is used. High power amplifiers can be compensated.
- the distortion compensation circuit includes a signal line connected in series in the order of an input terminal, a diode connected in the forward direction, and an output terminal, and a resistor connected in parallel to the diode. And an inductor connected in parallel to the diode, wherein the distortion compensation circuit is connected to a high-power amplifier using a multi-stage Si LDMOSFET.
- a distortion compensation circuit having a characteristic of leading the phase by a phase while keeping the gain constant is obtained.
- the change in the phase delay is more remarkable than the decrease in gain with respect to the increase in input power, and the gain increases as the input power increases.
- a distortion compensation circuit that has a phase advance characteristic (for example, a distortion compensation circuit according to the first to fifth inventions) or a distortion compensation circuit that increases the gain while maintaining the phase approximately constant, further efficiency is achieved.
- the linearity can be improved well.
- FIG. 1 is a circuit diagram showing a distortion compensation circuit according to an embodiment of the first invention.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a simulation result of the distortion compensation circuit according to the embodiment of the first invention.
- FIG. 3 is a circuit diagram showing a distortion compensation circuit according to an embodiment of the second invention.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a simulation result of the distortion compensation circuit according to the embodiment of the second invention.
- FIG. 5 is a circuit diagram showing a distortion compensation circuit according to an embodiment of the third invention.
- FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a simulation result of the distortion compensation circuit according to the embodiment of the third invention.
- FIG. 7 is a circuit diagram showing a distortion compensation circuit according to an embodiment of the fourth invention.
- FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a simulation result of the distortion compensation circuit according to the embodiment of the fourth invention.
- FIG. 9 is a circuit diagram showing a distortion compensation circuit according to an embodiment of the fifth invention.
- FIG. 10 is a view showing a simulation result of the distortion compensation circuit according to the embodiment of the fifth invention.
- FIG. 11 is a circuit diagram showing a distortion compensation circuit according to an embodiment of the sixth invention.
- FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a simulation result of the distortion compensation circuit according to the embodiment of the sixth invention.
- FIG. 13 is a diagram showing gain and phase characteristics with respect to input power of a multi-stage Si LDMOSFET high-power amplifier.
- FIG. 14 is a circuit diagram showing an example in which a distortion compensation circuit according to an embodiment of the sixth invention is connected to a multi-stage Si LDMOSFET high-power amplifier.
- FIG. 15 is a diagram showing characteristics of gain and phase with respect to input power in the circuit of FIG. 14.
- ⁇ 16 A circuit diagram showing a modification of the distortion compensation circuit according to the embodiment of the first invention using transistors. is there.
- FIG. 6 is a characteristic diagram showing characteristics.
- FIG. 19 is a diagram showing gain and phase characteristics with respect to input power of an amplifier using GaAs.
- FIG. 21 is a diagram showing gain and phase characteristics with respect to input power of a high-power amplifier using Si LDMOSFETs.
- FIG. 1 is a circuit diagram showing a distortion compensation circuit according to the first embodiment.
- the distortion compensation circuit 100 includes an input side DC blocking capacitor 104 and a forward direction on a signal line between an input terminal 101 and an output terminal 102.
- the diode 105, the inductor 112, and the output side DC blocking capacitor 106 connected in series are connected in series.
- a capacitor 107 is connected in parallel with the diode 105 and the inductor 112.
- a noise circuit 108 including a bias resistor 109, a bias short-circuit inductor 110, and a force has one end connected to the signal line between the input side DC blocking capacitor 104 and the diode 105, and the other end connected to the bias terminal 103. It is connected.
- the bias short-circuit inductor 111 is connected to the diode 105 and the output side DC blocking capacitor. One end is connected to the signal line between the two terminals 106, and the other end is grounded.
- the diode 105 may be any one whose impedance changes depending on the applied voltage.
- a radio frequency band signal (RF) is input to the input terminal 101, passes through the input side DC blocking capacitor 104, and is input to the diode 105.
- a bias voltage is applied to the diode 105 from the bias terminal 103 via the bias resistor 109.
- the impedance of the inductor 1 12 connected in series to the diode 105 decreases. The effect appears. That is, as the input power increases, the effect of the impedance of the inductor 112 becomes the impedance force inductive of the distortion compensation circuit 100, and the characteristic of phase advance is obtained.
- the resistance component of the diode 105 decreases, so that the loss is reduced and the gain is increased.
- the capacitor 107 connected in parallel with the diode 105 also functions as a bypass capacitor for a high-frequency signal. That is, the loss when the input power is low is compensated.
- the bias short-circuit inductor 110 of the bias circuit 108 functions as a choke coil.
- an RF short-circuit capacitor in which one end is connected to the signal line between the bias resistor 109 and the bias terminal 103 and the other end is grounded may be used. good.
- the noise shorting inductor 111 functions as a choke coil and has a DC return function of the diode 105 by flowing a DC component flowing through the diode 105 to the ground side.
- a bias power source connected to the bias terminal 103 is used to adjust the input threshold level of the gain and phase change of the diode 105.
- FIG. 2 shows the result of a simulation performed at a frequency of 2 GHz in the distortion compensation circuit 100 according to the first embodiment described above.
- the value of the junction capacitance of diode 105 when 0V was applied was 0.5 pF
- the value of inductor 112 was 5.5 nH
- the value of capacitor 107 was 0.4 pF.
- the distortion compensation circuit 100 has a characteristic that the gain increases and the phase advances as the input power increases.
- the input terminal 101 Inductor 112 is connected in series to diode 105 connected in series to output terminal 102, and as input power increases, the resistance component of diode 105 decreases and the effect of impedance of inductor 112 appears. Further, the impedance of the distortion compensation circuit 100 becomes inductive at a desired frequency, and a leading phase characteristic can be obtained. As a result, the characteristics that the phase advances with increasing input power and the gain increases are obtained, so the Si LDMOSFET has the characteristic that the phase is delayed and the gain decreases with increasing input power. It is possible to compensate for a high-power amplifier using.
- FIG. 2 is a circuit diagram showing a distortion compensation circuit according to the second invention.
- the distortion compensation circuit 100 is connected to the signal line between the input terminal 101 and the output terminal 102 in the forward direction with the input side DC blocking capacitor 104.
- the diode 105 and the output side DC blocking capacitor 106 are connected in series in this order.
- a capacitor 107 and an inductor 112 connected in series are connected in parallel with the diode 105.
- a bias circuit 108 including a bias resistor 109 and a bias short-circuit inductor 110 has one end connected to the signal line between the input side DC blocking capacitor 104 and the diode 105, and the other end connected to the bias terminal 103. Has been.
- the bias shorting inductor 111 has one end connected to the signal line between the diode 105 and the output side DC blocking capacitor 106 and the other end grounded.
- the diode 105 may be any diode whose impedance changes depending on the applied voltage.
- a signal (RF) in the radio frequency band is input to the input terminal 101, passes through the input side DC blocking capacitor 104, and is input to the diode 105.
- a bias voltage is applied to the diode 105 from the bias terminal 103 via the bias resistor 109.
- the resistance component (internal resistance) of the diode 105 in the radio frequency band decreases as the input power increases, a direct current is applied to the capacitor 107 and the inductor 112 connected in parallel to the diode 105. Is bypassed. Therefore, the effect of the impedance of the inductor 112 connected in parallel to the diode 105 appears.
- the impedance effect of the inductor 112 makes the impedance compensation circuit 100 impedance and the phase advance characteristic is obtained.
- the resistance component of the diode 105 decreases, so that the loss is reduced and the gain is increased.
- the capacitor 107 connected in parallel with the diode 105 also functions as a bypass capacitor for high-frequency signals. That is, the loss when the input power is low is compensated.
- the bias short-circuit inductor 110 of the bias circuit 108 functions as a choke coil.
- an RF short-circuit capacitor in which one end is connected to the signal line between the bias resistor 109 and the bias terminal 103 and the other end is grounded may be used. good.
- the noise shorting inductor 111 functions as a choke coil and has a DC return function of the diode 105 by flowing a DC component flowing through the diode 105 to the ground side.
- a bias power source connected to the bias terminal 103 is used to adjust the input threshold level of the gain and phase change of the diode 105.
- FIG. 4 shows the result of simulation performed at the frequency of 2 GHz in the distortion compensation circuit 100 according to the second embodiment described above.
- the value of the junction capacitance of diode 105 when 0V was applied was 0.5 pF
- the value of inductor 112 was 5.5 nH
- the value of capacitor 107 was 0.4 pF.
- the distortion compensation circuit 100 has a characteristic that the gain increases and the phase advances as the input power increases.
- the distortion compensation circuit 100 with respect to the capacitor 107 connected in parallel to the diode 105 connected in series to the input terminal 101 and the output terminal 102,
- the inductor 112 is connected in series, and as the input power increases, the resistance component of the diode 105 decreases and the impedance effect of the inductor 112 appears, and the impedance of the distortion compensation circuit 100 becomes inductive at the desired frequency.
- Lead phase characteristics can be obtained.
- the Si LDMOSFET has the characteristic that the phase is delayed and the gain decreases with increasing input power. It is possible to compensate for the high power amplifier.
- FIG. 5 is a circuit diagram showing a distortion compensation circuit according to the third embodiment.
- the distortion compensation circuit 100 includes an input side DC blocking capacitor 104, an output side on a signal line between an input terminal 101 and an output terminal 102.
- the DC blocking capacitor 106 is connected in series.
- the series circuit consisting of the diode 105 and the inductor 112 connected in the forward direction has one end connected to the signal line between the input side DC blocking capacitor 104 and the output side DC blocking capacitor 106 and the other end grounded. Yes.
- a capacitor 107 is connected in parallel with the diode 105 and the inductor 112.
- the noise circuit 108 including the bias resistor 109 and the bias short-circuit inductor 110 has one end connected to the signal line between the input side DC blocking capacitor 104 and the output side DC blocking capacitor 106. The other end is connected to the bias terminal 103.
- the diode 105 may be any diode whose impedance changes depending on the applied voltage.
- a radio frequency band signal (RF) is input to the input terminal 101, passes through the input side DC blocking capacitor 104, and is input to the diode 105.
- a bias voltage is applied to the diode 105 from the bias terminal 103 via the bias resistor 109.
- the impedance of the inductor 1 12 connected in series to the diode 105 decreases. The effect appears. That is, as the input power increases, the effect of the impedance of the inductor 112 becomes the impedance force inductive of the distortion compensation circuit 100, and the characteristic of phase advance is obtained.
- the resistance component of the diode 105 decreases, so that the loss is reduced and the gain is increased. Since one end of the diode 105 is grounded, the direct current component flowing through the diode 105 flows to the ground side and has the DC return function of the diode 105.
- the capacitor 107 connected in parallel with the diode 105 also functions as a bypass capacitor for high-frequency signals. That is, the loss when the input power is low is compensated.
- the bias short-circuit inductor 110 of the bias circuit 108 acts as a choke coil.
- an RF short-circuit capacitor in which one end is connected to the signal line between the bias resistor 109 and the bias terminal 103 and the other end is grounded is used. Also good.
- the bias power source connected to the noise terminal 103 is used to adjust the input threshold level of the gain and phase change of the diode 105.
- FIG. 6 shows the result of a simulation performed at a frequency of 2 GHz in the distortion compensation circuit 100 according to the third embodiment described above.
- the value of the junction capacitance of diode 105 when 0V was applied was 0.5 pF
- the value of inductor 112 was 5.5 nH
- the value of capacitor 107 was 0.4 pF.
- the distortion compensation circuit 100 has a characteristic that the gain increases and the phase advances as the input power increases.
- the distortion compensation circuit 100 with respect to the diode 105 whose one end is connected to the signal line between the input terminal 101 and the output terminal 102 and whose other end is grounded, Inductor 112 is connected in series, and as the input power increases, the resistance component of diode 105 decreases and the impedance effect of inductor 112 appears, and the impedance of distortion compensation circuit 100 becomes inductive at the desired frequency.
- the leading phase characteristic can be obtained.
- the characteristics that the phase advances with increasing input power and the gain increases are obtained. Therefore, the Si LDMOSFET having the characteristics that the phase is delayed and the gain decreases with increasing input power. Can be compensated.
- Embodiment of the fourth invention Embodiment of the fourth invention
- FIG. 7 is a circuit diagram showing a distortion compensation circuit according to the fourth embodiment.
- the distortion compensation circuit 100 includes an input side DC blocking capacitor 104, an output side on a signal line between the input terminal 101 and the output terminal 102.
- the DC blocking capacitor 106 is connected in series.
- the diode 105 connected in the forward direction has one end connected to the signal line between the input side DC blocking capacitor 104 and the output side DC blocking capacitor 106 and the other end grounded.
- a capacitor 107 and an inductor 112 connected in series are connected in parallel with the diode 105.
- a bias circuit 108 including a bias resistor 109 and a bias short-circuit inductor 110 is provided.
- the diode 105 may be any diode whose impedance changes depending on the applied voltage.
- a radio frequency band signal (RF) is input to the input terminal 101, passes through the input side DC blocking capacitor 104, and is input to the diode 105.
- a bias voltage is applied to the diode 105 from the bias terminal 103 via the bias resistor 109.
- the capacitor 107 and the inductor 112 connected in parallel to the diode 105 are reduced. DC current is bypassed. Therefore, the effect of the impedance of the inductor 112 connected in parallel to the diode 105 appears.
- the impedance effect S of the distortion compensation circuit 100 becomes inductive due to the effect of the impedance of the inductor 112, and the phase advance characteristic is obtained.
- the resistance component of the diode 105 decreases, so that the loss is reduced and the profit is increased. Since one end of the diode 105 is grounded, the direct current component flowing through the diode 105 flows to the ground side and has the DC return function of the diode 105.
- capacitor 107 connected in parallel with diode 105 also acts as a bypass capacitor for high-frequency signals. That is, the loss when the input power is low is compensated.
- the bias short-circuit inductor 110 of the bias circuit 108 functions as a choke coil.
- an RF short-circuit capacitor in which one end is connected to the signal line between the bias resistor 109 and the bias terminal 103 and the other end is grounded is used. Also good.
- the bias power source connected to the noise terminal 103 is used to adjust the input threshold level of the gain and phase change of the diode 105.
- FIG. 8 shows the result of the simulation performed at the frequency of 2 GHz in the distortion compensation circuit 100 according to the fourth embodiment described above.
- the value of the junction capacitance of diode 105 when 0V was applied was 0.5 pF
- the value of inductor 112 was 5.5 nH
- the value of capacitor 107 was 0.4 pF.
- the gain increases and the phase advances as the input power increases.
- one end is connected to the signal line between the input terminal 101 and the output terminal 102, and the other end is connected in parallel to the grounded diode 105.
- the inductor 112 is connected in series to the capacitor 107 connected to the capacitor, and as the input power increases, the resistance component of the diode 105 decreases and the impedance effect of the inductor 112 appears, and the distortion compensation circuit 100 impedances become inductive at the desired frequency, leading phase characteristics can be obtained.
- a characteristic that the phase advances as the input power increases and a characteristic that the gain increases are obtained, so that the phase is delayed and the gain decreases as the input power increases. Having Si LDM OSFET high power amplifier can be compensated.
- FIG. 9 is a circuit diagram showing a distortion compensation circuit according to the fifth embodiment.
- a diode 105 is connected in series in the reverse direction to the signal line between the input terminal 101 and the output terminal 102. ing.
- An inductor 112 is connected in parallel with the diode 105.
- a resistor 113 is connected in parallel with the diode 105.
- the diode 105 may be any diode whose impedance changes depending on the applied voltage.
- a radio frequency band signal (RF) is input to the input terminal 101 and input to the diode 105.
- the resistance component (internal resistance) of the diode 105 in the radio frequency band decreases as the input power increases, the inductor 112 and the diode 105 connected in parallel to the diode 105 DC current is bypassed to the resistor 113 connected in parallel. Therefore, the impedance effect of the inductor 112 connected in parallel to the diode 105 appears. That is, as the input power increases, the impedance effect of the inductor 112 becomes an impedance force inductive effect of the distortion compensation circuit 100, and the phase advance characteristic is obtained.
- FIG. 10 shows the result of simulation performed at a frequency of 1.64 GHz in the distortion compensation circuit 100 according to the fifth embodiment described above.
- the value of the junction capacitance of the diode 105 when 0 V was applied was 0.5 pF
- the value of the inductor 112 was 4.7 nH
- the value of the resistor 113 was 50011111.
- the distortion compensation circuit 100 has a characteristic that the gain increases and the phase advances as the input power increases.
- the diode 105 and the inductor 112 connected in the reverse direction are connected in parallel, and as the input power increases, The resistance component of the diode 105 decreases, and the effect of the impedance of the inductor 112 appears.
- the impedance of the distortion compensation circuit 100 becomes inductive at a desired frequency, and an advanced phase characteristic can be obtained.
- a phase advance characteristic and gain increase characteristic are obtained with respect to an increase in input power. Therefore, the Si LDMOSFET has a characteristic in which the phase delays and the gain decreases with respect to the increase in input power.
- the output amplifier can be compensated.
- FIG. 11 is a circuit diagram showing a distortion compensation circuit according to the fifth embodiment.
- a diode 105 is connected in series in the forward direction to the signal line between the input terminal 101 and the output terminal 102. ing.
- An inductor 112 is connected in parallel with the diode 105.
- a resistor 113 is connected in parallel with the diode 105.
- the diode 105 may be any diode whose impedance changes depending on the applied voltage.
- a radio frequency band signal (RF) is input to the input terminal 101 and input to the diode 105.
- the resistance component (internal resistance) of the diode 105 in the radio frequency band decreases as the input power increases, the inductor 112 and the diode 105 connected in parallel to the diode 105 DC current is bypassed to the resistor 113 connected in parallel. Therefore, the impedance effect of the inductor 112 connected in parallel to the diode 105 appears. That is, as the input power increases, inductor 112 Due to the impedance effect, the impedance force of the distortion compensation circuit 100 becomes inductive, and the phase advance characteristic is obtained.
- the resistance component of the diode 105 decreases as the input power increases.
- FIG. 12 shows the result of the simulation performed at the frequency of 1.64 GHz in the distortion compensation circuit 100 according to the embodiment of the sixth invention described above.
- the value of the junction capacitance of the diode 105 when 0V was applied was 0.7 pF
- the value of the inductor 112 was 3.6 nH
- the value of the resistor 113 was 82011111.
- the distortion compensation circuit 100 has a characteristic that the phase advances while keeping the gain substantially constant as the input power increases.
- the gain characteristics and phase characteristics of the multi-stage Si LDMOSFET high-power amplifier change more significantly in the phase delay than in the gain decrease with respect to the increase in input power. I understand that. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 14, in the multi-stage Si LDMOSFET high-power amplifier 120 composed of four Si LDMOSFET high-power amplifiers 121, 122, 123, and 124, the gain is increased and the distortion having the characteristic that the Lf phase is advanced.
- the compensation circuit 130 is connected in front of the high-power amplifier 121, and the distortion compensation circuit 100 according to the fifth embodiment is connected between the isolator 125 and the high-power amplifier 122.
- the distortion compensation circuit 200 having the characteristic that the gain increases and the phase advances is connected to the diode 131 (0.5 pF) connected in the forward direction and the diode 131 in parallel. It consists of an inductor 132 (5.6 nH) and a resistor 133 (lOOOOhm) connected in parallel to a diode 131. Then, as shown in FIG. 15, which shows the phase and gain characteristics of the circuit of FIG. 14, the distortion of the multistage Si LDMOSFET high-power amplifier 120 is improved.
- the distortion compensation circuit 100 by selecting the values of the inductor 112 and the resistor 113 and the constant of the diode 105, the phase is maintained while keeping the gain constant.
- the distortion compensation circuit has a characteristic of making it a leading phase.
- the change in phase delay is more significant than the decrease in gain with respect to the increase in input power, and the gain increases with increase in input power.
- Distortion compensation circuit having a phase advance characteristic (for example, embodiments of the first to fifth inventions)
- the linearity can be improved more efficiently by combining with a distortion compensation circuit according to the state) or a distortion compensation circuit in which the gain increases while keeping the phase substantially constant.
- the present invention is not limited to the force described in the above-mentioned preferred embodiments. Various other embodiments may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Furthermore, in this embodiment, although the operation and effect by the configuration of the present invention are described, these operation and effect are examples, and the present invention is not limited. Further, the specific examples illustrate the configuration of the present invention and do not limit the present invention.
- the distortion compensation circuit 100 according to the first to fourth embodiments described above is applied to a high-power amplifier using Si L DMOSFETs, but is not limited thereto.
- the distortion compensation circuit 100 according to the first to fourth embodiments can be applied to an amplifier having a characteristic that the gain is compressed and the phase is delayed as the input power increases.
- the bias circuit 108 in the distortion compensation circuit 100 includes a bias resistor 109 and a noise shorting inductor 110.
- the bias circuit 108 includes a noise resistor 109 connected to the bias terminal 103, and a bias short-circuit capacitor having one end connected to the signal line between the bias terminal 103 and the bias resistor 109 and the other end grounded. You may do it.
- FIG. 16 shows a modification of the distortion compensation circuit 100 according to the embodiment of the first invention using a transistor 114 having a common gate in place of the diode 105.
- a bias voltage is applied to the transistor 114 from the noise terminal 103 via the noise resistor 109 by the bias circuit 108.
- the bias voltage is adjusted near the pinch-off of the transistor 114, and the same effect as the diode 105 can be obtained by operating as a variable resistor.
- FIG. 17 shows a modification of the distortion compensation circuit 100 according to the embodiment of the first invention using an anti-parallel diode pair 115 instead of the diode 105.
- the switch A bias voltage is applied to the anti-parallel diode pair 115 that operates as a biasing circuit from the bias terminal 103 via the bias resistor 109 by the bias circuit 108.
- the bias power supply connected to the bias terminal 103 is used to adjust the input threshold level of the gain and phase change of the diode 105.
- this distortion compensation circuit 100 As the input power increases, the resistance component (internal resistance) of the diode constituting the anti-parallel diode pair 115 in the radio frequency band decreases, so it is connected in series to the anti-parallel diode pair 115.
- the effect of the impedance of the inductor 112 is shown. That is, as the input power increases, the impedance effect S of the distortion compensation circuit 100 becomes inductive due to the effect of the impedance of the inductor 112, and the phase advance characteristic is obtained.
- the resistance component of the diode constituting the anti-parallel diode pair 115 decreases, so that the loss is reduced and the gain is increased. Furthermore, the second harmonic component generated from the distortion compensation circuit 100 is reduced, and the third intermodulation distortion can be compensated.
- the present invention is applicable to a distortion compensation circuit used by being connected to the front stage or the rear stage of an amplifier.
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