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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2009
Walter Honcharenko, Monmouth Junction, NJ (US);
Walter Honcharenko, Monmouth Junction, NJ (US);
Alcatel Lucent, Paris, FR;
Abstract
The present invention provides an amplifier for a wireless transmitter. In one embodiment, the amplifier includes a signal separator for decomposing an input signal into constant envelope signals and amplifier circuits for amplifying the constant envelope signals. The amplifier also includes a combiner for combining the amplified constant envelope signals to form an output signal that is an amplified representation of the input signal. Linear correction circuits are used to apply gain, phase, and/or delay correction to the constant envelope signals. The corrections are determined based upon a feedback portion of the output signal. Pre-distortion circuits are used to apply a non-linear pre-distortion to the constant envelope signals. The non-linear pre-distortion is determined based upon the feedback portion of the output signal.