Digital Predistortion Equalizer using a Finite Impulse Response (FIR)
Filter Implemented on FPGA
Abstract
This manuscript proposed an innovative digital predistortion equalizer
using the LMS algorithm. In this article, we used self-made nonlinear
circuit boards cascaded with an off-the-shelf RF amplifier to mimic the
distorted intermediate frequency (IF) response of a wireless
communication system. After applying our proposed algorithm, our
prototype demonstrated adaptive equalization within 2 dB bandwidth in
the 0.2 - 0.8 Nyquist frequency range (10 - 40 MHz in our case). At this
range, the equalizer kept the phase response relatively linear with a
group delay less than 10ns. It is foreseeable that our proposed adaptive
digital equalizer can be widely used in wireless communication systems.