Reliable Modeling of RF Mixers in I/Q Modulators: Experimental Validation and Parameter Extraction
Artikel i vetenskaplig tidskrift, 2025

This article presents an algorithm to effectively model the non-ideal behavior of RF mixers employed within the structure of I/Q modulators. The proposed model is based on the memory polynomial model, which includes nonlinearities and memory effects. To evaluate the accuracy and validity of the algorithm, a comprehensive analysis is conducted using measured data.Furthermore, this study focuses on the analysis and extraction of key parameters associated with I/Q modulators based on the proposed mixer model. Experimental comparisons are performed to assess the agreement between the measured values of each parameter and their corresponding estimated values derived from the model-based analysis. The experimental validation and comparative analysis validate the effectiveness of the proposed model in accurately capturing the intricacies of the mixers’ behavior within the I/Q modulator structure.

Mathematical models

Mixer

Polynomials

Carrier Feed-through

IIP3

I/Q Modulator

I/Q Amplitude Balance

Modulation

Radio frequency

Analytical models

Predictive models

Memory Polynomial

Mixers

Quadrature Phase Error

Conversion Gain

Författare

Nima Hajiabdolrahim

Chalmers, Elektroteknik, Kommunikation, Antenner och Optiska Nätverk

Koen Buisman

University of Surrey

Chalmers, Mikroteknologi och nanovetenskap, Mikrovågselektronik

Siqi Wang

Chalmers, Elektroteknik, Kommunikation, Antenner och Optiska Nätverk

Sorbonne Université

Thomas Eriksson

Chalmers, Elektroteknik, Kommunikation, Antenner och Optiska Nätverk

Gigahertz-ChaseOn Bridge Center

IEEE Transactions on Communications

00906778 (ISSN) 15580857 (eISSN)

Vol. 73 1 187-199

Styrkeområden

Informations- och kommunikationsteknik

Ämneskategorier (SSIF 2011)

Kommunikationssystem

Annan elektroteknik och elektronik

DOI

10.1109/TCOMM.2024.3435435

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2025-02-20