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そのため、高周波電力増幅器の各段のアンプそれぞれにおいて位相成分と振幅成分を正確に再現することができ、位相成分と振幅成分の遅延時間によって生じる合成誤差による出力波形の歪み成分を低減することができる。
以下、図面を参照して本発明の実施の形態1について説明する。本発明の実施の形態では、IEEE802.11a規格の無線LANシステムを例に挙げて説明する。
図2は、本発明の実施の形態2による送信機のブロック図を示している。図2において、図1と同じ構成については、同じ符号を用い説明を省略する。
図3は、本発明の実施の形態2による送信機のブロック図を示している。図3において、図1と同じ構成については、同じ符号を用い説明を省略する。
101 位相振幅分離手段
102,103 振幅増幅手段
104、105 遅延時間補正手段
106 直交変調回路
107 線形アンプ
108 前段アンプ
109 終段アンプ
110 高周波電力増幅器
111 切り替え手段
112 制御手段
113A,113B スイッチ回路
114 振幅成分抽出手段
115 オペアンプ
116 フィードバック回路
117 エミッタフォロア
Claims (7)
- 変調信号を発生する変調信号発生手段と、
前記変調信号の振幅成分を増幅する少なくとも2つの振幅増幅手段と、
前記少なくとも2つの振幅増幅手段のうちの何れか少なくとも1つの振幅増幅手段へ供給される前記変調信号の振幅成分に対してあらかじめ決められた振幅遅延時間量を加えて前記変調信号の振幅成分の遅延時間量を調整する第1の遅延時間補正手段と、
前記変調信号の振幅成分の大きさに関係した信号に従って制御信号を出力する制御手段と、
前記制御信号に応じて時間遅延量の異なる前記少なくとも2つの振幅増幅手段の出力の振幅成分を選択し少なくとも2つの出力端子に出力する切り替え手段と、
前記変調信号に対してあらかじめ決められた位相遅延時間量を加えて前記変調信号の遅延時間量を調整し出力する第2の遅延時間補正手段と、
少なくとも2段のアンプからなる構成を有し、前記第2の遅延時間補正手段により位相遅延時間量が調整された前記変調信号を高周波入力端子に入力し、前記切り替え手段の少なくとも2つの出力端子から出力される少なくとも2つの振幅成分を前記少なくとも2段のアンプの各アンプの電源端子にそれぞれ入力し、結果として変調波を出力する高周波電力増幅器とを備え、
前記制御信号に応じて前記切り替え手段で時間遅延量の異なる前記少なくとも2つの振幅増幅手段の出力の振幅成分を前記少なくとも2段のアンプの電源端子に別々に供給するか前記少なくとも2つの振幅増幅手段の出力の振幅成分の何れか一つを前記少なくとも2段のアンプの電源端子に共通に供給するかを切り替えるようにした送信機。 - 前記変調信号の振幅成分は、前記変調信号を振幅成分と位相成分とに分離する位相振幅分離手段より供給され、前記高周波電力増幅器の高周波入力端子へは前記位相振幅分離手段から前記変調信号の位相成分が供給される請求項1記載の送信機。
- 前記変調信号の振幅成分は、前記変調信号から振幅成分を抽出する振幅抽出手段より供給され、前記高周波電力増幅器の高周波入力端子へは、前記変調信号生成手段から出力される前記変調信号がそのまま供給される請求項1記載の送信機。
- 前記変調信号の振幅成分の大きさに関係した信号は前記変調信号発生手段で生成される変調信号のデータレートを設定するデータレート制御信号である請求項1、2または3記載の送信機。
- 前記変調信号の振幅成分の大きさに関係した信号は前記変調信号発生手段で生成される変調信号のパワーレベルを設定するパワーレベル制御信号である請求項1、2または3記載の送信機。
- 前記高周波電力増幅器の入力部に直交変調回路が設けられている請求項1、2または3記載の送信機。
- 請求項1〜6記載の送信機に用いられる高周波電力増幅モジュールであって、少なくとも高周波電力増幅器と切り替え手段とを一体化した高周波電力増幅モジュール。
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