A Reflection-Aware Unified Modeling and Linearization Approach for Power Amplifier Under Mismatch and Mutual Coupling

The behavior of a power amplifier (PA) is substantially affected by the output mismatch and mutual coupling in modern compact transmitters. To date, different works in the literature address the problem of coupling and mismatch separately, which are limited in terms of performance with a higher leve...

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Published in:IEEE transactions on microwave theory and techniques 2018-09, Vol.66 (9), p.4147-4157
Main Authors: Dhar, Sagar K., Abdelhafiz, Abubaker, Aziz, Mohsin, Helaoui, Mohamed, Ghannouchi, Fadhel M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antennas
Couplings
Cross coupling
Crosstalk
Degradation
digital predistortion (DPD)
Impedance
Linearization
Load modeling
MIMO communication
Modelling
Mutual coupling
output mismatch
power amplifier (PA) linearization
Power amplifiers
Receivers & amplifiers
Reflection
Transmitters
Variations
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Summary:The behavior of a power amplifier (PA) is substantially affected by the output mismatch and mutual coupling in modern compact transmitters. To date, different works in the literature address the problem of coupling and mismatch separately, which are limited in terms of performance with a higher level of mismatch and mutual coupling. This paper identifies the reflection at the PA-antenna interface to be an effective parameter to unify the problem of mismatch and mutual coupling. Thus, a reflection-aware PA modeling and linearization method is proposed to compensate the adverse effect of mismatch and/or mutual coupling. The performance of the proposed method is investigated with a class AB and a Doherty PA under wide range of output mismatch and/or mutual coupling conditions with a 20-MHz WCDMA signal. The proposed method shows robust performance with an average adjacent channel power ratio better than 45 dBc. Such robust linearization performance under diverse output mismatch and mutual coupling conditions is highly desirable for modern and future communication systems that are subject to undergo rapid fluctuations under antenna matching and cross-coupling conditions.
ISSN:0018-9480
1557-9670
DOI:10.1109/TMTT.2018.2859959