REDUCED DISTORTION RADIO FREQUENCY AMPLIFIERS

摘要

A radio frequency power amplifier system includes a power amplifier coupled to an input signal and configured to provide an output signal at a radio frequency; a signal cancellation system coupled to the input signal, and a first feedback signal, which is based on the output signal, and configured to provide an error signal with a reduced level of the input signal; and a feedback control system coupled to the error signal and configured to provide a correction signal that is used to reduce distortion in the output signal. A corresponding method includes amplifying in a forward path an input signal to provide an output signal at a radio frequency; combining a reference and a first feedback signal to provide an error signal with a reduced level of the input signal; providing, responsive to the error signal and in a feedback control system that is separate from the forward path, a correction signal; and then using the correction signal to reduce distortion in the output signal.