WO2005039043A1 - 増幅回路 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to an amplifier circuit, and particularly to a final-stage amplifier circuit for amplifying a transmission signal in a transmission device used for wireless communication or broadcasting.
- a transmission device used for wireless communication and broadcasting has been increasingly transmitting a digital modulation signal.
- Many of these signals have been advanced by multi-valued information, and it has become possible to carry information in the amplitude direction. Therefore, an amplifier circuit used in a transmission device is required to have linearity.
- amplifier circuits are also required to have high power efficiency.
- Various methods for distortion compensation and efficiency improvement have been proposed to achieve both the linearity and power efficiency of the amplifier circuit.
- One of the conventional amplifying circuit systems is called the LINC (Linear Amplification with Nonlinear Components) method, which divides the transmission signal into two constant envelope signals and provides a highly efficient non-linear signal.
- the constant envelope signal generator 11 generates two constant envelope signals Sa (t) and Sb (t) from the input signal S (t). For example, when the input signal S (t) is expressed by the following (Equation 1), and the constant envelope signals Sa (t) and Sb (t) are expressed by the following (Equation 2) and (Equation 3), The constant envelope signals Sa (t) and Sb (t) are constant in the amplitude direction.
- V (t) Vmax
- angular frequency of the carrier of the input signal is coc.
- FIG. 2 illustrates the operation of generating a constant envelope signal using signal vectors on orthogonal plane coordinates. Force as shown As shown in the figure, the input signal S (t) is represented by the vector sum of two constant envelope signals Sa (t) and Sb (t) having the amplitude VmaxZ2.
- the two amplifiers 12 and 13 amplify the two constant envelope signals, respectively.
- the gains of the amplifiers 12 and 13 are G
- the output signals of the amplifiers 12 and 13 are GXSa (t) and GXSb (t), respectively.
- the combining unit 14 combines these output signals G X Sa (t) and G X Sb (t)
- an output signal G X S (t) is obtained.
- Fig. 3 shows a more specific configuration example of an amplifier circuit to realize the LINC method.
- the constant envelope signal IQ generation unit 15 outputs baseband signals Sai, Saq, Sbi, which become constant envelope signals Sa, Sb after quadrature demodulation from baseband input signals Si, Sq. Sbq is generated by digital signal processing, and each baseband signal is converted to an analog signal by DZA converters 16a, 16b, 16c, and 16d, and then quadrature-modulated by quadrature modulator 17 having two quadrature modulators. Obtain the constant envelope signals Saif and Sbif.
- frequency conversion is performed by mixing each signal with the local signal supplied from the local oscillator 22 by the mixers 21a and 21b, and the signals S arf and Sbrf converted into the carrier frequency are obtained. Then, final amplification in the amplifiers 12 and 13 and synthesis in the synthesis unit 14 are performed, and as a result, an output signal is obtained.
- Patent Document 1 Japanese Patent Publication No. 6-22302
- Patent Document 2 JP-A-8-163189
- the amplifier circuit includes: a generation unit configured to generate a first local signal and a second local signal used for frequency conversion of a first constant envelope signal and a second constant envelope signal each having a predetermined phase; Frequency conversion means for frequency-converting the first constant envelope signal and the second constant envelope signal using the generated first local signal and second local signal, and the first constant envelope signal and the (2)
- An amplification circuit comprising: amplification means for amplifying a constant envelope signal; and synthesis means for synthesizing a first constant envelope signal and a second constant envelope signal to be amplified, wherein the first local signal and the The second local signals adopt a configuration having a phase difference of 180 ° from each other.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a general example of a configuration of a conventional amplifier circuit
- FIG. 2 Vector diagram showing the operation of a conventional amplifier circuit on orthogonal plane coordinates
- FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a more specific configuration example of a conventional amplifier circuit
- FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an amplifier circuit according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
- FIG. 5A is a vector diagram showing a phase shift process of each constant envelope signal according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
- FIG. 5B is a vector diagram showing a phase shift process of a local signal according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
- FIG. 5C is a vector diagram showing a signal after synthesis according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
- FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an amplifier circuit according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.
- FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an amplifier circuit according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention.
- FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an amplifier circuit according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention.
- FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an amplifier circuit according to Embodiment 5 of the present invention.
- FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an amplifier circuit according to Embodiment 6 of the present invention.
- FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an amplifier circuit according to Embodiment 7 of the present invention.
- FIG. 12 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an amplifier circuit according to Embodiment 8 of the present invention.
- FIG. 13 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a wireless transmitting / receiving apparatus according to Embodiment 9 of the present invention.
- FIG. 14 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an amplifier circuit according to Embodiment 10 of the present invention.
- FIG. 15 shows a waveform of a signal obtained in each processing stage of the amplifier circuit according to Embodiment 10 of the present invention.
- FIG. 16 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an amplifier circuit according to Embodiment 11 of the present invention.
- FIG. 17 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a wireless transmission / reception apparatus according to Embodiment 12 of the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the amplifier circuit according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
- the amplification circuit 100 shown in FIG. 4 includes a constant envelope signal generation unit 101, two phase shifters 102a and 102b, two mixers 103a and 103b, two amplifiers 104a and 104b, a synthesis circuit 105, and local oscillation. And a local signal phase shifter 107a, 107b.
- constant envelope signal generation section 101 has constant envelope signal IQ generation section 111, four DZA (Digital to Analog) variables ⁇ 112a, 112b, 112c, 112d, and quadrature modulation section 113.
- the quadrature modulator 113 has four mixers 114a, 114b, 114c, 114d, two phase shifters 115a, 115b, and a local oscillator 116.
- Constant envelope signal generation section 101 is equivalent to a signal obtained by orthogonally modulating input signals Si and Sq at a carrier frequency of a predetermined frequency when the signals are subjected to solid-state synthesis using baseband input signals Si and Sq. Are generated, that is, a first constant envelope signal Saif and a second constant envelope signal Sbif, and output to the two phase shifters 102a and 102b, respectively.
- the constant envelope signal generation unit 101 can be realized by, for example, an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit).
- constant envelope signal IQ generation section 111 performs digital signal processing on input signals Si and Sq, and generates baseband signals Sai and Sq. Generate aq, Sbi, Sbq.
- the constant envelope signal IQ generation unit 111 is a digital signal processing circuit such as an ASIC or an FPGA.
- the DZA transforms ⁇ 1 12a-112d convert the baseband signals Sai, Saq, Sbi, and Sbq, respectively, from digital to analog.
- the DZA converters 112a to 112d are, for example, digital-to-analog conversion ICs (Integrated Circuits) that convert digital signals into analog signals.
- Quadrature modulation section 113 performs quadrature modulation on baseband signals Sai, Saq, Sbi, and Sbq converted to analog signals, generates first constant envelope signal Saif and second constant envelope signal Sbif, and performs Output to the phasers 102a and 102b, respectively.
- the local oscillator 116 in the quadrature modulator 113 is, for example, an oscillation circuit such as a frequency synthesizer using a voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) controlled by a phase negative feedback control system (PLL).
- the phase shifters 115a and 115b in the quadrature modulator 113 are, for example, micro and strip phase shifters using a microstrip line.
- the phase shifter 102a changes the phase of the first constant envelope signal Saif from the quadrature modulator 113 by + «°, and generates a first constant envelope signal Saif 'that has been phase-shifted.
- the phase shifter 102b sets the phase of the second constant envelope signal Sbif from the quadrature modulator 113 to +.
- the phase shifters 102a and 102b are, for example, micro and strip phase shifters.
- Mixer 103a performs frequency conversion (up-conversion) by mixing first constant envelope signal Saif from phase shifter 102a with local signal LOa from local signal phase shifter 107a, and performs frequency conversion.
- a first constant envelope signal Sarf is generated.
- the mixer 103b performs frequency conversion (up-conversion) by mixing the second constant envelope signal Sbif of the phase shifter 102b with the local signal L Ob of the local signal phase shifter 107b, and performs frequency conversion (up-conversion).
- the local oscillator 106 is an oscillation circuit such as a frequency synthesizer using a VCO controlled by a PLL, for example, and generates a local signal LO and outputs it to the local signal phase shifters 107a and 107b.
- Local signal phase shifter 107a changes the phase of local signal LO from local oscillator 116 by - ⁇ ° to generate a phase-shifted local signal LOa.
- the local signal phase shifter 107 b changes the phase of the local signal LO from the local oscillator 116. Changed and phase shifted Generate local signal LOb.
- the local signal phase shifters 107a and 107b are, for example, hybrid phase shifters based on microstrip lines.
- the amplifier 104a amplifies the first constant envelope signal Sarf from the mixer 103a and outputs the amplified signal to the combining circuit 105.
- the amplifier 104b amplifies the second constant envelope signal Sbrf from the mixer 103b and outputs the amplified signal to the combining circuit 105.
- Each of the amplifiers 104a and 104b includes, for example, an FET (Field Effect Transistor) or a transistor.
- the combining circuit 105 is, for example, a Wilkinson-type combining circuit or a resistance combining circuit configured by a microstrip line, and includes a first constant envelope signal S arf and a second constant envelope signal amplified by the amplifiers 104a and 104b. By synthesizing Sbrf, an output signal Srf, which is a signal output from the amplifier circuit 100, is generated.
- the constant envelope signal generation unit 101 performs a solid synthesis from the baseband input signals Si and Sq
- the input signals Si and Sq become equivalent to a signal obtained by orthogonally modulating the input signals Si and Sq with a carrier frequency co rf.
- Two constant envelope signals that is, a first constant envelope signal Saif and a second constant envelope signal Sbif are generated and output to the phase shifters 102a and 102b, respectively.
- the input signal S (t) is represented by the following (Equation 4).
- FIG. 5A is a vector diagram illustrating a phase shift process of each constant envelope signal.
- FIG. 5B is a vector diagram showing the phase shift processing of the local signal.
- Mixer 103a mixes first constant envelope signal Saif 'and local signal LOa, and mixer 103a detects leakage of frequency-converted first constant envelope signal Sarf and local signal LOa. The signal is output and input to the amplifier 104a.
- the mixer 103b mixes the second constant envelope signal Sbif ′ and the local signal LOb, and the mixer 103b outputs the frequency-converted second constant envelope signal Sbrf and the leakage signal LOb from the mixer 103b. Is output and input to the amplifier 104b.
- the first constant envelope signal Sarf and the second constant envelope signal Sbrf are represented by (Equation 9) and (Equation 10), respectively.
- the amplifiers 104 a and 104 b amplify the input signal and output the amplified signal to the synthesis circuit 105.
- the combining circuit 105 combines the input signals and outputs the combined signals.
- Amplifier 104a, 10 Assuming that the gain of 4b is G, the first constant envelope signal Sarf and the second constant envelope signal Sbrf after amplification are expressed by (Equation 13) and (Equation 14), respectively.
- FIG. 5C is a vector diagram illustrating a signal obtained by synthesizing the first constant envelope signal Sarf and the second constant envelope signal Sbrf.
- the constant envelope signal shows that the input signal S
- the phase difference between two local signals used in frequency conversion of two constant envelope signals is set to 180 °, and the phase returns to the original state after the frequency conversion. Since the phase is changed in advance in this way, it is possible to suppress the leakage of the local signal without increasing the distortion of the signal output from the combining circuit 105, that is, the transmission signal, and to improve the communication quality with high power efficiency. Can be improved.
- a configuration in which phase shifters 102a and 102b are provided at the subsequent stage of constant envelope signal generation section 101 is not limited to this configuration.
- a configuration that performs the same operation as that of the phase shifters 102a and 102b is provided at the output of the local oscillator 116 in the quadrature modulator 113 to change the phase of a local signal used in the quadrature modulator 113.
- the same operation and effect as described above can be obtained.
- the force in which local signal phase shifters 107a and 107b are arranged between local oscillator 106 and mixers 103a and 103b is not limited to this configuration.
- a device that performs the same operation as the local signal phase shifters 107a and 107b is arranged between the mixers 103a and 103b and the synthesizing circuit 105 or inside the synthesizing circuit 105, Similar functions and effects can be obtained.
- FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an amplifier circuit according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention. Note that the amplifier circuit described in this embodiment has the same basic configuration as amplifier circuit 100 described in Embodiment 1, and the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals. Detailed description is omitted.
- the amplifier circuit 200 shown in FIG. 6 includes a constant envelope signal generator 201 instead of the constant envelope signal generator 101 of the amplifier circuit 100 shown in FIG. 4, and further includes a phase shifter 102a of the amplifier circuit 100. , 102b is not provided.
- the constant envelope signal generator 201 has a configuration in which a constant envelope signal IQ generator 202 is provided instead of the constant envelope signal IQ generator 111 of the constant envelope signal generator 101.
- the constant envelope signal generation unit 201 uses the baseband input signals Si and Sq to perform equivalent vector synthesis when the input signals Si and Sq are orthogonally modulated at a predetermined carrier frequency.
- Two constant envelope signals that is, a first constant envelope signal Saif 'and a second constant envelope signal Sbif' are generated and output to the mixers 103a and 103b, respectively.
- the constant envelope signal generation unit 201 can also be realized by a digital signal processing circuit such as an ASIC or an FPGA.
- the constant envelope signal IQ generation unit 202 converts the IQ signal of the input signal S (t) (that is, the input signals Si and Sq) into the following ( The phase of the first constant envelope signal Saif, shown in Equations 19) and 20 and after quadrature modulation, is positive.
- the baseband signals Sai and Saq are generated by performing digital signal processing to change the signal.
- constant envelope signal IQ generation section 202 applies the second constant envelope after quadrature modulation to the IQ signal of input signal S (t) as shown in the following (Equation 21) and (Equation 22).
- the baseband signals Sbi and Sbq are generated by performing digital signal processing such that the phase of the signal Sbif ′ changes by + ⁇ °.
- the constant envelope signal IQ generation unit 202 is a digital signal processing circuit such as an ASIC or an FPGA.
- a general constant envelope signal IQ generation unit is disclosed in Patent Documents 1 and 2 described above.
- the IQ signal of the original input signal S (t) is also the IQ signal of the first constant envelope signal Sa (t) (that is, Sai and Saq) and the IQ signal of the second constant envelope signal Sb (t). (That is, Sbi and Sbq) are generated by (Equation 23), (Equation 24), (Equation 25) and (Equation 26).
- the first constant envelope signal Sa (t) and the second constant envelope signal Sb (t) are obtained by orthogonally modulating Sai and Saq, respectively, and are obtained by orthogonally modulating Sbi and Sbq.
- the following expressions (Equation 27) and (Equation 28) show these relationships in the arithmetic expressions.
- 8 ° are as follows.
- the constant envelope signal IQ generation section 202 performs the above-described processing of (Equation 19)-(Equation 22) from the IQ signal of the original input signal S (t), thereby obtaining the baseband signal Sa. If the IQ signals of (t) and Sb (t) are generated and quadrature modulated by the quadrature modulator 113, the phase of the first constant envelope signal Saif 'input to the mixer 103a changes by + «°. The phase of the second constant envelope signal Sbif 'input to the mixer 103b is changed by + ⁇ °, and the phase of the two constant envelope signals can be changed without using a phase shifter. it can.
- phase shifters 102a and 102b described in Embodiment 1 Therefore, local signal leakage can be suppressed without increasing distortion of a transmission signal, and the circuit size of the amplifier circuit 200 can be reduced. Since the phase is changed by digital signal processing without using a phase shifter, the accuracy of the phase change can be increased as compared with an analog phase shifter.
- FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the amplifier circuit according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention. Note that the amplifier circuit described in this embodiment has the same basic configuration as amplifier circuit 100 described in Embodiment 1, and the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals. Detailed description is omitted.
- the amplifier circuit 300 shown in FIG. 7 includes a 180 ° phase shifter 301 and a ⁇ 180 ° phase shifter 302 instead of the phase shifter 102a and the roll signal phase shifter 107a of the amplifier circuit 100 shown in FIG. And a configuration in which the phase shifter 102b and the local signal phase shifter 107b of the amplifier circuit 100 are not provided.
- the 180 ° phase shifter 301 changes the phase of the first constant envelope signal Saif from the quadrature modulator 113 by + 180 °, and generates a phase-shifted first constant envelope signal Saif ′.
- the 180 ° phase shifter 301 is, for example, a hybrid phase shifter using a microstrip line.
- the 180 ° phase shifter 302 changes the phase of the local signal LO from the local oscillator 106 by 180 ° to generate a phase-shifted local signal LOa.
- the —180 ° phase shifter 302 is, for example, a hybrid phase shifter using a microstrip line.
- the phase of the first constant envelope signal Saif changes by + 180 ° by the 180 ° phase shifter 301, and the first constant envelope signal Saif 'is changed.
- Output to mixer 103a In mixer 103a, frequency conversion is performed using local signal LOa whose phase has been changed by ⁇ 180 ° in ⁇ 180 ° phase shifter 302.
- the signal output to the amplifier 104a is a leak of the first constant envelope signal Sarf whose phase is the same as the original signal and a local signal LOa whose phase has been changed by -180 °.
- the path through which the second constant envelope signal passes is not provided with a phase shifter, so that the second constant envelope signal Sbif and the The phase change amount of one cull signal LO is 0 °.
- the two constant envelope signals that have passed through the amplifiers 104a and 104b are combined by the combining circuit 105, and the amplified desired transmission signal (output signal Srf) is output. Further, the leakage of the local signal is suppressed because the phase difference between the local signal LO and the local signal LOa is 180 °.
- phase shifter 102b and oral signal phase shifter 107b described in Embodiment 1 are not required, so that the distortion of the transmission signal is not increased. Leakage of oral signals can be suppressed, and the circuit size of the amplifier circuit 300 can be reduced in size.
- a 180 ° phase shifter 301 and a ⁇ 180 ° phase shifter 302 are provided instead of the phase shifter 102a and the local signal phase shifter 107a of the amplifier circuit 100 shown in FIG.
- the configuration of the power amplification circuit 300 described in the configuration in which the phase shifter 102b and the local signal phase shifter 107b of the amplification circuit 100 are not provided is not limited to this.
- a 180 ° phase shifter 301 and a ⁇ 180 ° phase shifter 302 are provided instead of the phase shifter 102b and the local signal phase shifter 107b of the amplification circuit 100, and the phase shifter 102a and the local signal Even if a configuration without the signal phase shifter 107a is adopted, the same operation and effect as described above can be obtained.
- FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an amplifier circuit according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention. Note that the amplifier circuit described in this embodiment has the same basic configuration as amplifier circuit 100 described in Embodiment 1, and the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals. Detailed description is omitted.
- the amplifier circuit 400 shown in FIG. 8 has a configuration in which variable phase shifters 401a and 401b are provided instead of the local signal phase shifters 107a and 107b of the amplifier circuit 100 shown in FIG.
- variable phase shifters 401a and 401b differ from the local signal phase shifters 107a and 107b in having a function of adjusting the amount of change in the phase of the local signal LO.
- the difference in electrical length in the path through which the local signal passes is adjusted. It is possible to reduce the error of the phase difference due to the above-mentioned factors, and to prevent a reduction in the amount of suppression of local signal leakage.
- the configuration of force amplification circuit 400 which describes the configuration in which variable phase shifters 401a and 401b are arranged between local oscillator 106 and mixers 103a and 103b is not limited to this. .
- the same operation as that of the variable phase shifters 401a and 401b may be performed between the mixers 103a and 103b and the synthesis circuit 105 or inside the synthesis circuit 105. The operation and effect of the invention can be obtained.
- FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an amplifier circuit according to Embodiment 5 of the present invention. Note that the amplifier circuit described in this embodiment has the same basic configuration as amplifier circuit 100 described in Embodiment 1, and the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals. Detailed description is omitted.
- the amplifier circuit 500 shown in FIG. 9 is different from the amplifier circuit 400 according to the fourth embodiment shown in FIG. 8 in that a signal detection unit 501, a band-pass filter (BPF) 502, a mixer 503, a local oscillator 504, an AZD It has a configuration in which a translator 505, a level detector 506, and a phase controller 507 are added.
- BPF band-pass filter
- Signal detection section 501 detects output signal Srf of synthesis circuit 105.
- the signal detector 501 detects output signal Srf of synthesis circuit 105.
- a directional coupler or a circulator.
- the BPF 502 limits the band of the signal detected by the signal detection unit 501 and outputs only a component corresponding to leakage of the local signal to the mixer 503.
- Mixer 503 is band-limited by BPF502
- the frequency conversion is performed by mixing the generated signal with the signal generated by the local oscillator 504.
- the AZD converter 505 performs analog-to-digital conversion of the signal whose frequency has been converted by the mixer 503.
- Level detection section 506 detects the level of leakage of the local signal from the signal that has been analog-to-digital converted by AZD conversion 505.
- the level detection unit 506 can be realized by a digital signal processing circuit such as an ASIC or an FPGA together with a diode detector and an AZD converter 505, for example.
- the phase control unit 507 controls the adjustment of the amount of phase change in the variable phase shifters 401a and 401b so that the level detected by the level detection unit 506 is minimized.
- the phase control unit 507 can be realized by a digital signal processing circuit such as an ASIC or an FPGA.
- the output signal Srf from the synthesis circuit 105 is detected by the signal detection section 501. Then, the BPF 502 suppresses components other than leakage of the local signal. The leak of the roll signal is frequency-converted by mixer 503 and converted to a digital signal by AZD translator 505. Then, the level detector 506 detects the level of leakage of the local signal that has been converted into a digital signal, and outputs the detection result to the phase controller 507.
- phase control unit 507 controls the amount of phase change by the variable phase shifters 401a and 401b so that the level of this leakage is minimized.
- the signal passes through two paths. Even if the phase difference of the local signal fluctuates with time, the error of the phase difference can be reduced, and the suppression amount of the local signal can be prevented from lowering. (Embodiment 6)
- FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an amplifier circuit according to Embodiment 6 of the present invention. Note that the amplifier circuit described in this embodiment has the same basic configuration as amplifier circuit 100 described in Embodiment 1, and the same components are denoted by the same reference characters. The detailed description of is omitted.
- variable attenuator 601a is provided between the local signal phase shifter 107a and the mixer 103a of the amplifier circuit 100 shown in FIG. 4, and the local signal phase shifter 107b of the amplifier circuit 100 is provided.
- a variable attenuator 601b is provided between the mixer 103b and the mixer 103b.
- variable attenuators 601a and 601b adjust the amplitude (eg, attenuation) of the local signals LOa and LOb, and output the adjusted signals to the mixers 103a and 103b, respectively.
- the amplitude (attenuation) of a local signal used for frequency conversion in mixers 103a and 103b the amount of attenuation in a path through which the local signal passes.
- the amplitude error of the local signal leakage due to the difference in the Z amplification amount can be reduced, and the suppression amount of the local signal leakage can be prevented from lowering.
- the configuration of force amplifying circuit 600 which describes the configuration in which variable attenuators 601a and 601b are arranged between local signal phase shifters 107a and 107b and mixers 103a and 103b, has It is not limited to.
- a device that performs the same operation as the variable attenuators 601a and 601b is arranged between the local oscillator 106 and the local signal phase shifters 107a and 107b, or between the mixers 103a and 103b and the combining circuit 105. The same operation and effect as described above can be obtained even if the circuit is arranged inside the synthesis circuit 105.
- FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an amplifier circuit according to Embodiment 7 of the present invention. Note that the amplifier circuit described in this embodiment has the same basic configuration as amplifier circuit 100 described in Embodiment 1, and the same components are denoted by the same reference characters. The detailed description of is omitted.
- An amplifier circuit 700 shown in FIG. 11 has the same configuration as the amplifier circuit 600 according to the sixth embodiment shown in FIG. 10, except that the signal detector 501, the BPF 502, the mixer 503, and the local oscillator 504 described in the fifth embodiment are used. , An AZD converter 505, a level detection unit 506, and an attenuation control unit 701.
- Signal detection section 501 detects output signal Srf of synthesis circuit 105.
- the signal detector 501 detects output signal Srf of synthesis circuit 105.
- a directional coupler or a circulator.
- Attenuation control section 701 controls the adjustment of the amplitude (for example, the amount of attenuation) in variable attenuators 601a and 601b so that the level detected by level detection section 506 is minimized.
- the attenuation control unit 701 can be realized by a digital signal processing circuit such as an ASIC or an FPGA.
- the output signal Srf from the synthesizing circuit 105 is detected by the signal detecting section 501. Then, the BPF 502 suppresses components other than leakage of the local signal. The leak of the roll signal is frequency-converted by mixer 503 and converted to a digital signal by AZD translator 505. Then, level detection section 506 detects the level of leakage of the local signal that has been converted into a digital signal, and outputs the detection result to attenuation control section 701.
- the attenuation control unit 701 controls the amplitude (attenuation amount) by the variable attenuators 601a and 601b so that the level of this leakage is minimized.
- two paths are controlled in order to control the adjustment of the amplitude (attenuation) by variable attenuators 601a and 601b so that the level of leakage of the local signal is minimized. Even if the amplitude error of the passed local signal fluctuates with time, the error of the amplitude can be reduced, and the suppression amount of the local signal can be prevented from lowering.
- FIG. 12 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an amplifier circuit according to Embodiment 8 of the present invention. Note that the amplifier circuit described in this embodiment has the same basic configuration as amplifier circuit 100 described in Embodiment 1, and the same components are denoted by the same reference characters. The detailed description of is omitted.
- the amplifier circuit 800 shown in Fig. 12 has a configuration in which variable phase shifters 801a and 801b are provided instead of the phase shifters 102a and 102b of the amplifier circuit 100 shown in Fig. 4.
- Variable phase shifters 801a and 801b differ from phase shifters 102a and 102b in that they have a function of adjusting the amount of change in the phase of first constant envelope signal Saif and second constant envelope signal Sbif. Is
- the two local signals LOa and LOb used in the mixers 103a and 103b have a phase difference of 180 °, and the first constant envelope signal Saif and the second constant envelope signal Sbif ' It has a 180 ° phase difference so that it returns to the original phase after frequency conversion.
- variable phase shifters 801a and 801b the error of the phase difference can be reduced by adjusting the amount of phase change, and the distortion of the combined transmission signal can be reduced.
- FIG. 13 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a radio transmitting / receiving apparatus according to Embodiment 9 of the present invention.
- Radio transmitting / receiving apparatus 900 shown in FIG. 13 uses amplification circuit 100 described in Embodiment 1, antenna 901 for transmitting and receiving radio signals, and antenna 901 for transmission and reception, and outputs output of amplification circuit 100.
- An antenna duplexer 902 that outputs a signal to the antenna 901 and outputs a signal received by the antenna 901 to the wireless receiving unit 903, and a circuit that extracts a desired received signal from the output signal power of the antenna duplexer 902.
- a wireless receiving unit 903 composed of a noise amplifier, a mixer for converting frequency, a filter, a variable gain amplifier, and AZD modulation, and a signal for wirelessly transmitting signals such as audio, video, and data, and wirelessly transmitting the signal.
- a modulation / demodulation unit 904 for demodulating the received signal into a signal such as audio, video, and data.
- wireless transmitting / receiving apparatus 900 may employ a configuration including any of amplifier circuits 200 to 800 described in Embodiments 2 to 8 instead of having amplifier circuit 100. good.
- Radio transmitting / receiving apparatus 900 uses the amplifier circuit described in any of the above embodiments for amplifying a transmission signal.
- Wireless transmitting / receiving apparatus 900 described in the present embodiment can be applied to a wireless base station apparatus and a communication terminal apparatus used in wireless communication and broadcasting networks. (Embodiment 10)
- FIG. 14 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an amplifier circuit according to Embodiment 10 of the present invention. Note that the amplifier circuit described in this embodiment has the same basic configuration as amplifier circuit 100 described in Embodiment 1, and the same components are denoted by the same reference characters. The detailed description of is omitted.
- the amplifier circuit 1000 shown in FIG. 14 has a constant envelope signal generation unit 1001 and a synthesis circuit 1003 instead of the constant envelope signal generation unit 101 and the synthesis circuit 105 of the amplification circuit 100 shown in FIG.
- the phase shifters 102a and 102b, the mixers 103a and 103b, the local oscillator 106, and the local signal phase shifters 107a and 107b of the amplifier circuit 100 are not provided in the amplifier circuit 1000.
- Constant envelope signal generation section 1001 has quadrature modulation section 1010 instead of quadrature modulation section 113 described in the first embodiment. Further, a 180 ° phase shifter 1002 is further provided.
- the constant envelope signal generation unit 1001 can also be realized by a digital signal processing circuit such as an ASIC or an FPGA.
- quadrature modulation section 1010 local oscillator 1011 is provided near mixers 114a to 114d and phase shifters 115a and 115b described in the first embodiment.
- Quadrature modulation section 1010 performs quadrature modulation on baseband signals Sai, Saq, Sbi, and Sbq converted into analog signals, and performs first constant envelope signal Sarf and second constant envelope signal S described in the first embodiment, respectively. Generate bif.
- the local oscillator 1011 in the quadrature modulator 1010 is, for example, an oscillation circuit such as a frequency synthesizer using a VCO controlled by a PLL, generates a local signal LO, and outputs it to the phase shifters 115a and 115b.
- an oscillation circuit such as a frequency synthesizer using a VCO controlled by a PLL
- the local signal LO generated by the local oscillator 1011 with the baseband signals Sai, Saq, Sbi, and Sbq by the mixers 114a to 114d, the baseband signals Sai, Saq, Sbi, and Sbq are frequency-converted.
- the baseband signals Sai and Saq are directly converted to the first constant envelope signal Sarf having the carrier frequency corf, and the baseband signals Sbi and Sbq are converted to the second constant envelope signal Sbif having the carrier frequency corf. Converted directly.
- the generated first constant envelope signal Sarf is output to the amplifier 104a described in Embodiment 1, and the generated second constant envelope signal Sbrf is output to the 180 ° phase shifter 1002. Is output.
- the 180 ° phase shifter 1002 changes the phase of the second constant envelope signal Sbrf by 180 °.
- Second constant envelope signal Sbrf after the phase shift of 180 ° is output to amplifier 104b described in the first embodiment.
- the combining circuit 1003 changes the phase of one of the first constant envelope signal Sarf and the second constant envelope signal Sbrf amplified by the amplifiers 104a and 104b by 180 ° Vector synthesis of the constant envelope signal Sarf and the second constant envelope signal Sbrf.
- an output signal Srf which is a signal output from the amplifier circuit 1000, is generated.
- the synthesis circuit 1003 can be realized by, for example, a 180 ° hybrid synthesis circuit configured by a microstrip line or a balun.
- the constant envelope signal IQ generating section 111 derives from the input signal S (t) shown in the following (Equation 31) the base signal shown in the above (Equation 23) — (Equation 26) Generate band signals Sai, Saq, Sbi, Sbq.
- Baseband signals Sai, Saq, Sbi, and Sbq are converted to analog signals by DZA modulation ⁇ 112a-112d, respectively, and subjected to quadrature modulation in quadrature modulation section 1010 to generate first constant envelope signal S arf and second constant A constant envelope signal Sbrf is generated.
- first constant envelope signal Sarf and the second constant envelope signal Sbrf are signals that become the original signals when the vectors are combined.
- the second constant envelope signal Sbrf is phase-shifted by 180 ° by the 180 ° phase shifter 1002. Therefore, the first constant envelope signal Sarf and the second constant envelope signal Sbrf output from the constant envelope signal generation unit 1001 are expressed by the following (Equation 32) and (Equation 33).
- the 180-degree phase shift in the 180-degree phase shifter 1002 can also be realized by digital signal processing.
- the constant envelope signal IQ generation unit 111 generates the baseband signals Sai, Saq, Sbi, and Sbq using the following (Equation 34), (Equation 35), (Equation 36), and (Equation 37).
- Sai ((IQ-SQRT (x / a 2 -l))... (Equation 34)
- the amplifiers 104a and 104b amplify the first constant envelope signal Sarf and the second constant envelope signal Sbrf output from the constant envelope signal generator 1001. Assuming that the gains of the amplifiers 104a and 104b are G, the first constant envelope signal Sarf and the second constant envelope signal Sbrf after amplification are expressed by the following (Equation 38) and (Equation 39).
- the noise mixed between the constant envelope signal generation unit 1001 and the synthesis circuit 1003 is defined as Sn.
- the noise Sn can be canceled by the vector synthesis in the synthesis circuit 1003. This can be expressed as follows using an equation.
- noise jumping into the first constant envelope signal Sarf is defined as Sna
- the noise jumping into the second constant envelope signal Sbrf is defined as Snb
- Noise Sna and Snb are given by (Equation 42) and (Equation 43), respectively. expressed.
- FIG. 15 shows the waveform of a signal obtained at each processing stage in amplifier circuit 1000 as a triangular wave.
- the waveform shown by the solid line in (a) is the waveform of the first constant envelope signal Sarf output from the constant envelope signal generation unit 1001, and the waveform shown by the broken line in (a) is the noise Sna It is a waveform of.
- the waveform shown by the solid line in (b) is the waveform of the second constant envelope signal Sbrf output from the constant envelope signal generation unit 1001, and the waveform shown by the broken line in (b) is This is the noise Snb waveform. Noise Sna and noise Snb are in phase.
- Each signal waveform when the synthesis is performed is shown in (c) and (d).
- the constant envelope signal Sarf shown by the solid line and the noise Sna shown by the broken line in (c) are obtained by amplifying the constant envelope signal Sarf and the noise Sna shown by (a). is there.
- the constant envelope signal Sbrf shown by the solid line and the noise Snb shown by the broken line in (d) are obtained by amplifying the constant envelope signal Sbrf and the noise Snb shown by (b), and The phase is rotated by 180 ° in the combining circuit 1003. Therefore, in the combined signal shown in (e), the noises Sna and Snb cancel each other.
- two constant envelopes such that the original signal is obtained by synthesizing constant envelope signals Sarf and Sbrf after changing one of the phases by 180 °
- the line signals Sarf and Sbrf are generated by the constant envelope signal generation unit 1001 and one of the phases is changed by 180 ° by the synthesis circuit 1003, so that the waveform of the output signal Srf is changed to the original input signal S (t ) Is amplified.
- noise Sna and Snb can be removed, and communication quality can be prevented from deteriorating due to noise.
- FIG. 16 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an amplifier circuit according to Embodiment 11 of the present invention. Note that the amplifier circuit described in this embodiment has the same basic configuration as amplifier circuit 100 described in Embodiment 1, and the same components are denoted by the same reference characters. The detailed description of is omitted.
- the amplifier circuit 1100 shown in FIG. 16 has a constant envelope signal generator 1101 instead of the constant envelope signal generator 101 of the amplifier circuit 100.
- a combining circuit 1003 described in Embodiment 10 is provided instead of combining circuit 105.
- the phase shifters 102a and 102b and the local signal phase shifters 107a and 107b of the amplifier circuit 100 are not provided in the amplifier circuit 1100.
- the constant envelope signal generation unit 1101 is different from the constant envelope signal generation unit 101 in Embodiment 10 in addition to the constant envelope signal IQ generation unit 111, the DZA conversion 112a-112d, and the orthogonal transformation unit 113. With the described 180 ° phase shifter 1002. Note that the constant envelope signal generation unit 1101 can also be realized by a digital signal processing circuit such as an ASIC or an FPGA.
- quadrature modulation section 113 generates first constant envelope signal Saif and second constant envelope signal Sbif.
- the phase of the second constant envelope signal Sbif is rotated by 180 ° by the 180 ° phase shifter 1002.
- the first constant envelope signal Saif is output to mixer 103a.
- the second constant envelope signal Sbif after the phase shift is output to mixer 103b.
- mixers 103a and 103b local signal LO generated by local oscillator 106 is mixed with first constant envelope signal and second constant envelope signal Sbif.
- first constant envelope signal and the second constant envelope signal Sbif are frequency-converted to obtain a first constant envelope signal Sarf and a second constant envelope signal Sbrf.
- SLO-outa is a leak included in the first constant envelope signal Sarf
- SLO-outb is a leak included in the second constant envelope signal Sbrf.
- two constant envelopes such that the original signal is obtained by synthesizing constant envelope signals Sarf and Sbrf after changing one of the phases by 180 °
- the line signals Sarf and Sbrf are generated by the constant envelope signal generation unit 1101 and one of the phases is changed by 180 ° by the synthesis circuit 1003, so that the waveform of the output signal Srf is changed to the original input signal S (t ) Is amplified.
- spurious components due to leakage of the local signal LO can be suppressed.
- the same operation as in the tenth embodiment is performed with respect to the dive noise, it is possible to suppress the noise and prevent the communication quality from deteriorating.
- amplifier circuit 1100 of the present embodiment can be applied to wireless transmitting / receiving apparatus 900 described in the ninth embodiment.
- FIG. 17 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a radio transmitting / receiving apparatus according to Embodiment 12 of the present invention. Note that the radio transmitting / receiving apparatus described in this embodiment has the same basic configuration as radio transmitting / receiving apparatus 900 described in Embodiment 9, and the same components have the same reference characters. And a detailed description thereof will be omitted.
- Radio transmitting / receiving apparatus 1200 shown in FIG. 17 includes amplifying circuit 1000 described in Embodiment 10, antenna 901, antenna duplexer 902 and modem 904 described in Embodiment 9, and radio receiving section 1201. And
- Radio receiving section 1201 is a circuit for extracting a desired received signal from the output signal power of antenna duplexer 902, and includes, for example, a low-noise amplifier, a mixer for frequency conversion, a filter, a variable gain amplifier, and an AZD converter. Be composed.
- the same operation and effect as those of the tenth embodiment are obtained.
- the effect can be realized in the wireless transmission / reception device 1200.
- the wireless transmitting and receiving apparatus 1200 of the present embodiment can be applied to a wireless base station apparatus and a communication terminal apparatus used in wireless communication and broadcasting networks.
- the amplifier circuit of the present invention has the effect of improving communication quality with high power efficiency, and is useful, for example, as a final-stage amplifier circuit for amplifying a transmission signal in a transmission device used for radio communication or broadcasting. .
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