Method and apparatus for reducing phase imbalance in radio frequency signals

摘要

Systems and method for reducing phase imbalance in radio frequency (RF) signals are disclosed. The phase imbalance in an RF signal may be due to phase imbalance in the local oscillator used for upconversion in a transmitter, and downconversion in a receiver. The RF signal is converted to a digital signal. The phase imbalance in the digital signal is measured by using a digital signal processor. The digital signal processor generates a compensation signal in response to the measurement of the phase imbalance. The compensation signal is used to generate a tuning signal to tune the local oscillator used for the upconversion or downconversion, thereby reducing the phase imbalance.