A high efficiency outphasing transmitter structure for wireless communications

Xuetao Chen, Tamal Bose, An He, Jeffrey H. Reed

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Abstract

An outphasing radio transmitter can provide high linearity. The overall system efficiency for an outphasing transmitter is constrained by the combiner at the output stage. The combiner efficiency can be as low as 20% for an OFDM signal due to its high peak-to-average power ratio (PAPR). We propose a digital signal processing approach to improve the average system efficiency of an outphasing transmitter from 20% to about 80%. The efficiency improvement is achieved by combining PAPR reduction technique with the outphasing transmitter structure. The efficiency achieved by this approach can be optimized according to the probability density functions of the input signals. This new approach is insensitive to the mismatch of the two branches in the outphasing structure.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication2009 IEEE 13th Digital Signal Processing Workshop and 5th IEEE Signal Processing Education Workshop, DSP/SPE 2009, Proceedings
Pages348-352
Number of pages5
DOIs
StatePublished - 2009
Externally publishedYes
Event2009 IEEE 13th Digital Signal Processing Workshop and 5th IEEE Signal Processing Education Workshop, DSP/SPE 2009 - Marco Island, FL, United States
Duration: Jan 4 2009Jan 7 2009

Publication series

Name2009 IEEE 13th Digital Signal Processing Workshop and 5th IEEE Signal Processing Education Workshop, DSP/SPE 2009, Proceedings

Other

Other2009 IEEE 13th Digital Signal Processing Workshop and 5th IEEE Signal Processing Education Workshop, DSP/SPE 2009
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityMarco Island, FL
Period1/4/091/7/09

Keywords

  • Outphasing transmitter
  • PAPR reduction
  • Power efficiency
  • Selective mapping

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Signal Processing
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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