Power Amplifier / Multi-Port Circuit / Digital Beam-forming Network

White Paper | Patent| Publications

White Paper

X. Huang, M. Caron, “Type-based predistorter function estimation technique for nonlinear circuits,” CRC White Paper, February 2007.
Abstract | PDF [1.31MB]

Patent

X. Huang, M. Caron, "Type-based baseband predistorterfunction estimation technique for non-linear circuits,"Canadian Patent No. CA 2,457,404, July 2010.
Abstract | PDF [1.98 MB]

X. Huang, M. Caron, "Adaptive predistorter based on the probability distribution function of the output amplitude," European Patent No. EP 1,402,700 B1, July 2010.
PDF [1.44 MB]

X. Huang, M. Caron, “Type-based baseband predistorter function estimation technique for non-linear circuits,” US Patent No. 6,885,241, April 2005.
Abstract | PDF [1.43 MB]

Publications

Z. Zhu, X. Huang, "Design of an LUT-based predistorter for power amplifier linearization," International Conference on Advances in Satellite and Space Communications, Colmar FRANCE, July 2009.
Abstract | PDF [147 KB]

X. Huang, M. Caron, "Performance improvement from linearizing power amplifiers in multi-port amplifier subsystems", International Workshop on Signal Processing for Space Communications (SPSC), Rhodes Island GREECE, October 2008.
Abstract | PDF [308 KB]

X. Huang, M. Caron, "Benefit of linearizing power amplifiers in multi-port amplifier subsystems," IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS), Seattle USA, May 2008.
Abstract | PDF [182 KB]

X. Huang, M. Caron, “ Efficient transmitter self-calibration and amplifier linearization techniques ”, IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS) , New Orleans USA, May 2007.
Abstract | PDF [383 KB]

D. Huang, X. Huang, H. Leung, “Nonlinear compensation of high power amplifier distortion for communication using a histogram-based method,” IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing (SP), Vol. 54, No. 11, November 2006.
Abstract | PDF [509 KB]

P. Tardif, S. Morris, X. Huang, “Implementation and tests of a simple amplitude predistorter to linearize saturated SSPAs”, AIAA International Communications Satellite Systems Conference (ICSSC), Rome ITALY, September 2005.
Abstract | PDF [356KB]

X. Huang, M. Caron, “Performance of a type-based digital predistorter for solid-state power amplifier linearization”, IEEE International Symposium of Circuits and Systems (ISCAS), Kobe JAPAN, May 2005.
Abstract | PDF [304 KB]

M. Caron, X. Huang, Z. Zhu, “Enabling satellite communication technologies”, AIAA International Communications Satellite Systems Conference (ICSSC), Monterey USA, May 2004.
Abstract | PDF [2.46 MB]

X. Huang, P. Tardif, M. Caron, “Experimental results of a type-based predistorter for SSPA linearization”, IEEE International Symposium of Circuits and Systems (ISCAS), Vancouver CANADA, May 2004.
Abstract | PDF [676 KB]

X. Huang, M. Caron, “A linearly extended type-based predistorter for SSPA linearization”, IASTED International Conference onWireless and Optical Communications (WOC), Banff CANADA, July 2003.
Abstract | PDF [173 KB]

X. Huang, M. Caron, “A novel adaptive type-based baseband predistorter for solid-state power amplifiers”, AIAA International Communications Satellite Systems Conference (ICSSC), Montreal CANADA, May 2002.
Abstract | PDF [117 KB]