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A synthetic vector network analyzing measurement system
University of Gävle, Faculty of Engineering and Sustainable Development, Department of Electronics, Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Electronics. (ATM)
University of Gävle, Faculty of Engineering and Sustainable Development, Department of Electronics, Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Electronics.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-8460-6509
2011 (English)In: IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, ISSN 0018-9456, E-ISSN 1557-9662, Vol. 60, no 6, p. 2154-2161Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

In this paper a synthetic vector network analyzing measurement system is presented. The system is based on a hardware set-up, including a signal generator and a vector signal analyzer, with the vector network analyzing functionality implemented in the software. The measurements of the proposed system demonstrated comparable performance in terms of accuracy and speed compared with a modern traditional vector network analyzer, but it is more flexible due to its inherent software implementation. The proposed system’s ability to measure nonlinear phenomena is addressed and discussed, and some preliminary results are given.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Institution of Electrical Engineers (IEE), 2011. Vol. 60, no 6, p. 2154-2161
Keywords [en]
vector network analyzer, S-parameters, nonlinear, virtual instrument, synthetic instrument
National Category
Control Engineering
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-9735DOI: 10.1109/TIM.2011.2113132ISI: 000290538700025Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-79955971576OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hig-9735DiVA, id: diva2:428951
Available from: 2011-07-01 Created: 2011-07-01 Last updated: 2018-03-13Bibliographically approved
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1. Vector Measurements for Wireless Network Devices
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Vector Measurements for Wireless Network Devices
2013 (English)Licentiate thesis, comprehensive summary (Other academic)
Abstract [en]

Wireless networks are an iconic technology of today’s modern era, theyare present in our daily activities as can be exemplified by cellular communications,wi-fi, bluetooth, and others. Vector measurements play an importantrole in the design, simulation, and testing of wireless networks and are usedto characterize key devices operating in the radio interface, such as amplifiers,filters, and mixers.Accurate characterization is the key for improving the capacity and efficiencyof wireless networks. As the demand for network capacity continuouslyincreases, the accuracy of vector measurements must also improve. Further,it is anticipated that such trends will continue in the years to come. Consequently,the wireless industry needs to include nonlinear behavior in theircharacterization and analysis, to assess and guaranty the operation of the devices,and to comply to the specifications from governmental regulations. Incontrast to linear behavior, nonlinear behavior presents an additional bandwidthrequirement because the signal bandwidth grows when it passes throughnonlinear devices. In this thesis, vector measurements for devices operatingin wireless networks are studied, emphasizing a synthetic approach for theinstrumentation. This approach enables the use of digital post-processing algorithms,which enhances the measurement accuracy and/or speed and canovercome hardware impairments. This thesis presents the design of a vectorialmeasurement system for wireless devices considering the aforementionedtrends and requirements. It also explores the advantages of the proposedapproach, describes its limitations, and discusses the digital signal processingalgorithms used to reach its final functionality. Finally, measurement resultsof the proposed setup are presented, analyzed and compared to those of modernindustrial instruments.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Stockholm: KTH Royal Institute of Technology, 2013. p. 45
Series
TRITA-EE, ISSN 1653-5146 ; 2013:004
Keywords
Vector measurements, radio frequency, synthetic instrumentation, bandwidth extension
National Category
Telecommunications
Research subject
Järnvägsgruppen - Elsystem
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-18940 (URN)978-91-7501-630-6 (ISBN)
Presentation
2013-02-22, Hörsal 99131, Kungsbäcksvägen 47, Gävle, 13:00 (English)
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Available from: 2015-02-05 Created: 2015-02-05 Last updated: 2021-06-17Bibliographically approved
2. Digital Compensation Techniques for Transmitters in Wireless Communications Networks
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Digital Compensation Techniques for Transmitters in Wireless Communications Networks
2015 (English)Doctoral thesis, comprehensive summary (Other academic)
Abstract [en]

Since they appeared, wireless technologies have deeply transformed our society. Today, wireless internet access and other wireless applications demandincreasingly more traffic. However, the continuous traffic increase can be unbearableand requires rethinking and redesigning the wireless technologies inmany different aspects. Aiming to respond to the increasing needs of wirelesstraffic, we are witnessing a rapidly evolving wireless technology scenario.This thesis addresses various aspects of the transmitters used in wireless communications.Transmitters present several hardware (HW) impairments thatcreate distortions, polluting the radio spectrum and decreasing the achievabletraffic in the network. Digital platforms are now flexible, robust and cheapenough to enable compensation of HW impairments at the digital base-bandsignal. This has been coined as ’dirty radio’. Dirty radio is expected in future transmitters where HW impairments may arise to reduce transmitter cost or to enhance power efficiency. This thesis covers the software (SW) compensation schemes of dirty radio developed for wireless transmitters. As describedin the thesis, these schemes can be further enhanced with knowledge of thespecific signal transmission or scenarios, e.g., developing cognitive digital compensationschemes. This can be valuable in today’s rapidly evolving scenarioswhere multiple signals may co-exist, sharing the resources at the same radiofrequency (RF) front-end. In the first part, this thesis focuses on the instrumentation challenges andHWimpairments encountered at the transmitter. A synthetic instrument (SI)that performs network analysis is designed to suit the instrumentation needs.Furthermore, how to perform nonlinear network analysis using the developedinstrument is discussed. Two transmitter HW impairments are studied: themeasurement noise and the load impedance mismatch at the transmitter, asis their coupling with the state-of-the-art digital compensation techniques.These two studied impairments are inherent to measurement systems and areexpected in future wireless transmitters. In the second part, the thesis surveys the area of behavioral modeling and digital compensation techniques for wireless transmitters. Emphasis is placed on low computational complexity techniques. The low complexity is motivated by a predicted increase in the number of transmitters deployed in the network, from base stations (BS), access points and hand-held devices. A modeling methodology is developed that allows modeling transmitters to achieve both reduced computational complexity and low modeling error. Finally, the thesis discusses the emerging architectures of multi-channel transmittersand describes their digital compensation techniques. It revises the MIMOVolterra series formulation to address the general modeling problem anddrafts possible solutions to tackle its dimensionality. In the framework of multi-channel transmitters, a technique to compensate nonlinear multi-carrier satellite transponders is presented. This technique is cognitive because it uses the frequency link planning and the pulse-shaping filters of the individual carriers. This technique shows enhanced compensation ability at reduced computational complexity compared to the state-of-the-art techniques and enables the efficient operation of satellite transponders.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Stockholm: KTH Royal Institute of Technology, 2015. p. 63
Series
TRITA-EE, ISSN 1653-5146 ; 2015:017
Keywords
Digital compensation, MIMO, wireless communications, satellite, Volterra, Amplfiers, HW effects
National Category
Telecommunications Communication Systems
Research subject
Information and Communication Technology
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-19393 (URN)978-91-7595-540-7 (ISBN)
Public defence
2015-06-15, Sal 99131, Kungsbäcksvägen 47, Gävle, 10:00 (English)
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Supervisors
Available from: 2015-05-27 Created: 2015-05-27 Last updated: 2022-10-31Bibliographically approved

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