Comparison of Bandpass Modulator Coding Efficiency With a Periodic Signal Model

Maximizing coding efficiency is important in appli- cations where bandpass modulation is used as a source en- coder to synthesize a two-level pulse train in RF class-D ampli- fiers. A periodic pulse-train model is developed to mimic the en- coding of a bandpass modulator for sinusoidal source signals, and it is shown that the coding efficiency of both the model and the modulator vary similarly with changes in carrier oversample ratio. The relationship between coding efficiency and carrier over- sample ratio is not monotonic and has significant dips at certain ratios. The predictions of the model are compared with simulation results for a fourth-order bandpass modulator. The results show that coding efficiency is low in a modulator design where the input frequency is one-fourth the sample rate and can be increased by as much as 15% by selecting a slightly lower oversample ratio such as .

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