Power amplifier, wireless communication device, and power amplification method

摘要

A power amplifier comprises: polar modulator that receives modulated signal including amplitude-modulated component and phase-modulated component, outputs the amplitude-modulated component, superimposes the modulated signal on carrier wave to generate signal output as RF-modulated signal, and delays at least one of the amplitude-modulated component and the RF-modulated signal; first amplitude modulator that receives the amplitude-modulated component, pulse-modulates the amplitude-modulated component to generate signal output as pulse-modulated signal, and amplifies the amplitude-modulated component with the amplitude-modulated component and the pulse-modulated signal as control signals; second amplitude modulator that receives the amplitude-modulated component and the pulse-modulated signal, and amplifies the amplitude-modulated component with the amplitude-modulated component and the pulse-modulated signal as control signals; and first RF amplifier that receives the RF-modulated signal, amplifies the RF-modulated signal, and amplitude-modulates the amplified RF-modulated signal with output signal of second amplitude modulator.

主权项

1. A power amplifier comprising:
a polar modulator that receives a modulated signal including an amplitude-modulated component and a phase-modulated component, outputs the amplitude-modulated component, superimposes the modulated signal on a carrier wave to generate a signal output as an RF-modulated signal, and delays at least one of the amplitude-modulated component and the RF-modulated signal; a first amplitude modulator that receives the amplitude-modulated component, pulse-modulates the amplitude-modulated component to generate a signal output as a pulse-modulated signal, and amplifies the amplitude-modulated component with the amplitude-modulated component and the pulse-modulated signal as control signals; a second amplitude modulator that receives the amplitude-modulated component and the pulse-modulated signal, and amplifies the amplitude-modulated component with the amplitude-modulated component and the pulse-modulated signal as control signals; and a first RF amplifier that receives the RF-modulated signal, amplifies the RF-modulated signal, and amplitude-modulates the amplified RF-modulated signal with an output signal of the second amplitude modulator.