Important element in software defined radio linearized transmitter A high-linearity transmitter is essential in a design for operation in an envelopevarying modulation

n format. Basic architecture of a software defined radio transmitter i. Creation of a baseband version of the desired RF spectrum.

ii. A linear path translating that spectrum to a high-power RF signal. The frequency translation power amplification processes falls in one of the below categories

i.

Linear processing- Back-off and efficiency issues in case of Pas

ii. Linearization of the RF PA. Linear processing used for up-conversion.

iii. Linearisation of the complete transmitter. Linearisation techniques exist which are capable of linearising the complete transmitter from its base-band input to its high-power RF output.

iv. RF synthesis techniques. Processing of constant envelope waveforms throughout the up-conversion and power amplification hardware, and desired envelope-varying RF waveform is synthesized by combining these waveforms at the output. Base station and handset PA requirements: A comparison 1. Output power 2. Size 3. Efficiency

Linear Upconversion Architectures

Analogue Quadrature Upconversion

A quadrature signal is generated by the DSP- I & Q D/A converters operate ideally at a sampling rate equal to the channel bandwidth.

Outputs of each of the D/A converters feed anti-alias low pass filters. The quadrature mixers and local oscillator quadrature splitter are fabricated using discrete mixers and a 90 hybrid splitter. Usually integrated into a single component in SDR Good gain and phase matching between the two paths and good temperature stability