PREDISTORTION LINEARIZER CIRCUIT

摘要

A predistortion linearizer circuit comprising an amplitude distorting part(AM/AM) and a phase distorting part (AM/PM). At least the phase distorting part (AM/PM) comprises broadband biasing means (51) and a non-linear transmission line (L51/D51 to L55/D55) responsive to them. The biasing means(51) are arranged to bias the non-linear transmission line (L51/D51 to L55/D55) to a substantially phase distorting area. The characteristics of the circuit can be changed by adjusting a biasing voltage (VB1) or by switching some of the diodes (D54, D55) inactive by activation signals (VA1, VA2). The amplitude distorting part (AM/AM) and the phase distorting part (AM/PM) can be similar in structure, but the diodes (D51 to D55) are partly forward-biased, whereby the losses caused by them decrease the amplitude of the signal.