Joint dual-input digital predistortion of supply-modulated RF PA by surrogate-based multi-objective optimization

M Mengozzi, AM Angelotti, GP Gibiino… - IEEE Transactions …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A generalized dual-input digital predistortion (DPD) methodology for supply-modulated (SM)
power amplifiers (PAs) is proposed. Contrary to classical approaches, the SM and the radio …

Leveraging Mutual Coupling in Antenna-Amplifier Systems for Increased Reconfigurability

J Kalde, VP Kutinlahti, A Lehtovuori… - IEEE Journal of …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Traditional antenna array design aims at minimising the mutual coupling between the
elements. When elements are fully isolated, the active impedance seen by the amplifiers …

Wideband active load–pull by device output match compensation using a vector network analyzer

AM Angelotti, GP Gibiino, TS Nielsen… - IEEE Transactions …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This work investigates wideband active load-pull (WALP) on microwave electron devices
with a standard vector network analyzer (VNA), solely using calibrated frequency-domain …

GaN power amplifier digital predistortion by multi-objective optimization for maximum RF output power

M Mengozzi, GP Gibiino, AM Angelotti, C Florian… - Electronics, 2021 - mdpi.com
While digital predistortion (DPD) usually targets only the linearity performance of the radio–
frequency (RF) power amplifier (PA), this work addresses more than a single PA …

Multitone multiharmonic scattering parameters for the characterization of nonlinear networks

GP Gibiino, AM Angelotti, A Santarelli… - IEEE Transactions …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This work describes a generalized multitone multiharmonic scattering parameters (M2S-
parameters) measurement approach suitable for multiport nonlinear network …

Combined wideband active load-pull and modulation distortion characterization with a vector network analyzer

AM Angelotti, GP Gibiino, A Santarelli… - 2021 97th ARFTG …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We present a demonstrator set-up for amplifier error-vector magnitude (EVM)
characterization in the presence of wideband load termination arbitrarily set by the user …

Antenna array driven by non-isolated power amplifiers for MIMO applications

H Fan, Y Ding, G Goussetis… - 2019 49th European …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, the effect of antenna coupling in an active array on the integrated power
amplifiers (PAs) is studied. It is found that for multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) …

Sparse estimation technique for digital pre-distortion of impedance-mismatched power amplifiers

CS Hemsi, CM Panazio - Circuits, Systems, and Signal Processing, 2021 - Springer
This paper proposes the application of the Wiener–Hammerstein with feedback (WHFB)
model as a digital pre-distortion (DPD) behavioural model for power amplifiers (PA) under …

An Augmented Time-Domain Poly-Harmonic Distortion Model for Digital Predistortion of Power Amplifiers With Severe Load Mismatch

X Liu, H Jia, Z Duan, X Ma, Y Lu, T Feng… - IEEE Microwave and …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Compensating for the nonlinear distortion of power amplifiers (PAs) with load mismatch is a
tricky task, especially when the voltage standing wave ratio (VSWR) is higher than 3. This …

Efficient implementation of a modified‐Volterra radio‐frequency power amplifier nonlinear dynamic model by global rational functions approximation

AM Angelotti, GP Gibiino… - International Journal of RF …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Power amplifiers (PAs) used in modern radio frequency transmitters for communications
display significant nonlinear dynamic effects under typical operating regimes. Accurate and …