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A 2.7-GHz multi-level PWM carrier-bursting RF transmitter

Singerl, Peter ; Schuberth, Christian ; Mataln, Martin ; Seebacher, David ; Dielacher, Franz and Magesacher, Thomas LU (2015) 45th European Microwave Conference, EuMC 2015 p.1124-1127
Abstract

Carrier-bursting is an attractive RF transmitter concept to achieve high efficiency. The power amplifier (PA) itself either operates at its peak efficiency or is turned off. Another efficiency-enhancing approach is the Doherty concept, where the main PA reaches its peak efficiency already in back-off and the peak PA contributes at high input levels to reach the desired output power. In this work, we attempt to combine the best of both concepts and derive a two-level dual-output pulse width modulator driving two PAs whose outputs are combined. We have evaluated the concept by a real-Time FPGA implementation of the modulator for a 2.7GHz carrier driving two Class-AB PAs with a combined peak output power of 30W. The approach exhibits a... (More)

Carrier-bursting is an attractive RF transmitter concept to achieve high efficiency. The power amplifier (PA) itself either operates at its peak efficiency or is turned off. Another efficiency-enhancing approach is the Doherty concept, where the main PA reaches its peak efficiency already in back-off and the peak PA contributes at high input levels to reach the desired output power. In this work, we attempt to combine the best of both concepts and derive a two-level dual-output pulse width modulator driving two PAs whose outputs are combined. We have evaluated the concept by a real-Time FPGA implementation of the modulator for a 2.7GHz carrier driving two Class-AB PAs with a combined peak output power of 30W. The approach exhibits a potentially more pronounced back-off efficiency peak compared to the Doherty concept. Furthermore, the overall efficiency scales with the drain efficiency of the PAs and can thus be improved by employing Class-D or Class-F PAs.

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European Microwave Week 2015: "Freedom Through Microwaves", EuMW 2015 - Conference Proceedings; 2015 45th European Microwave Conference Proceedings, EuMC
article number
7345965
pages
4 pages
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IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
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45th European Microwave Conference, EuMC 2015
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Paris, France
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2015-09-07 - 2015-09-10
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9782874870392
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10.1109/EuMC.2015.7345965
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English
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  abstract     = {{<p>Carrier-bursting is an attractive RF transmitter concept to achieve high efficiency. The power amplifier (PA) itself either operates at its peak efficiency or is turned off. Another efficiency-enhancing approach is the Doherty concept, where the main PA reaches its peak efficiency already in back-off and the peak PA contributes at high input levels to reach the desired output power. In this work, we attempt to combine the best of both concepts and derive a two-level dual-output pulse width modulator driving two PAs whose outputs are combined. We have evaluated the concept by a real-Time FPGA implementation of the modulator for a 2.7GHz carrier driving two Class-AB PAs with a combined peak output power of 30W. The approach exhibits a potentially more pronounced back-off efficiency peak compared to the Doherty concept. Furthermore, the overall efficiency scales with the drain efficiency of the PAs and can thus be improved by employing Class-D or Class-F PAs.</p>}},
  author       = {{Singerl, Peter and Schuberth, Christian and Mataln, Martin and Seebacher, David and Dielacher, Franz and Magesacher, Thomas}},
  booktitle    = {{European Microwave Week 2015: "Freedom Through Microwaves", EuMW 2015 - Conference Proceedings; 2015 45th European Microwave Conference Proceedings, EuMC}},
  isbn         = {{9782874870392}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  month        = {{12}},
  pages        = {{1124--1127}},
  publisher    = {{IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.}},
  title        = {{A 2.7-GHz multi-level PWM carrier-bursting RF transmitter}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/EuMC.2015.7345965}},
  doi          = {{10.1109/EuMC.2015.7345965}},
  year         = {{2015}},
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