An Upgraded Dual-Band Digital Predistorter Model for Power Amplifiers Linearization

Digital predistortion (DPD) based on Volterra models is commonly employed to counteract the nonlinear distortion of power amplifiers. However, when concurrent dual-band signals are transmitted, 2-D DPD models are required. In this work, upgrading of a standard dual-band model is proposed and justifi...

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Autores: Pérez Hernández, Abraham, Becerra González, Juan Antonio, Madero Ayora, María José, Crespo Cadenas, Carlos
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Sevilla (US)
Repositorio:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla
OAI Identifier:oai:idus.us.es:11441/130206
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/11441/130206
https://doi.org/10.1109/LMWC.2020.3040101
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Digital predistortion (DPD)
Dual-band signal
Power amplifiers (PAs)
Volterra series
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Sumario:Digital predistortion (DPD) based on Volterra models is commonly employed to counteract the nonlinear distortion of power amplifiers. However, when concurrent dual-band signals are transmitted, 2-D DPD models are required. In this work, upgrading of a standard dual-band model is proposed and justified using multinomial theorem. The linearization performance of the current proposal has been compared to the unextended model. Fifth generation (5G) New Radio signals have been generated to compose a dual-band signal, which later was employed as input signal at Chalmers University of Technology's RF WebLab. Using coefficient selection techniques, the most relevant regressors are shown, and the importance of the new extension is proven. Linearization results highlight the benefits of this proposal.