2-D Digital Predistortion (2-D-DPD) Architecture for Concurrent Dual-Band Transmitters

This paper presents a novel 2-D digital-predistortion (2-D-DPD) technique that is applicable for linearization of concurrent dual-band transmitters. This technique uses a unique way for distortion compensation and linearization of dual-band transmitters by selecting, characterizing, and applying predistortion in each band separately. Compared to conventional linearization techniques, this 2-D-DPD method requires a lower sampling rate for digital-to-analog and analog-to-digital converters. The performance of the 2-D-DPD topology is evaluated using two modulated signals, Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access and wideband code-division multiple-access, separated in frequency by 100 MHz. The measurement results show an adjacent channel power ratio of less than -50 dBc and a normalized mean square error of less than -40 dB.

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