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Digital predistortion (DPD) is essential for mitigating nonlinearity in RF power amplifiers, particularly for wideband applications. This paper presents TCN-DPD, a parameter-efficient architecture based on temporal convolutional networks,…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-08-26 Huanqiang Duan , Manno Versluis , Qinyu Chen , Leo C. N. de Vreede , Chang Gao

Digital predistortion (DPD) is crucial for linearizing radio frequency (RF) power amplifiers (PAs), improving signal integrity and efficiency in wireless systems. Neural network (NN)-based DPD methods surpass traditional polynomial models…

Hardware Architecture · Computer Science 2026-04-14 Manno Versluis , Yizhuo Wu , Chang Gao

In massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) downlink systems, the physical implementation of the base stations (BSs) requires the use of cheap and power-efficient power amplifiers (PAs) to avoid high hardware cost and high power…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-09-04 Yatao Liu , Mingjie Shao , Wing-Kin Ma

We propose an over-the-air digital predistortion optimization algorithm using reinforcement learning. Based on a symbol-based criterion, the algorithm minimizes the errors between downsampled messages at the receiver side. The algorithm…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-11-24 Yibo Wu , Jinxiang Song , Christian Häger , Ulf Gustavsson , Alexandre Graell i Amat , Henk Wymeersch

Hearing aids are expected to improve speech intelligibility for listeners with hearing impairment. An appropriate amplification fitting tuned for the listener's hearing disability is critical for good performance. The developments of most…

Sound · Computer Science 2021-03-16 Zehai Tu , Ning Ma , Jon Barker

Massive multiple input multiple output (MIMO) systems are typically designed under the assumption of linear power amplifiers (PAs). However, PAs are typically most energy-efficient when operating close to their saturation point, where they…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2022-10-14 Thomas Feys , Xavier Mestre , François Rottenberg

We investigate neural network (NN) assisted techniques for compensating the non-linear behaviour and the memory effect of a 5G PA through digital predistortion (DPD). Traditionally, the most prevalent compensation technique computes the…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-03-31 Alexandru Cioba , Alvin Chua , Da-shan Shiu , Ting-Hsun Kuo , Chia-Sheng Peng

High-fidelity quantum gates require precise classical control signals, yet the analog hardware delivering these signals introduces nonlinear distortions that degrade gate performance. We demonstrate digital predistortion of an acousto-optic…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-03-31 Jovan Markov , Yotam Shapira , Ayelet Hasson , Meir Alon , Avraham Gross , Nitzan Akerman , Roee Ozeri

In multi-user multiple-input multiple-output (MU-MIMO) systems, the non-linear behavior of the power amplifiers (PAs) may cause degradation of the linear precoding schemes dealing with interference between user equipments (UEs), e.g., the…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-12-03 Juan Vidal Alegría , Ashkan Sheikhi , Ove Edfors

Digital Pre-Distortion (DPD) enhances signal quality in wideband RF power amplifiers (PAs). As signal bandwidths expand in modern radio systems, DPD's energy consumption increasingly impacts overall system efficiency. Deep Neural Networks…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-04-25 Yizhuo Wu , Ang Li , Mohammadreza Beikmirza , Gagan Deep Singh , Qinyu Chen , Leo C. N. de Vreede , Morteza Alavi , Chang Gao

Nonlinear distortion of an OFDM signal is a serious problem when it comes to energy-efficient Power Amplifier(PA) utilization. Typically, Peak-to-Average Power Ratio(PAPR) reduction algorithms and digital predistortion algorithms are used…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-04-22 Pawel Kryszkiewicz

Flux-tunable superconducting qubits rely on fast flux control pulses to implement two-qubit entangling quantum gates, a key building block for quantum algorithms. However, distortion effects introduced by non-ideal control electronics,…

Digital Video Broadcasting - Satellite - Second Generation (DVB-S2) is the current European standard for satellite broadcast and broadband communications. It relies on high order modulations up to 32-amplitude/phase-shift-keying (APSK) in…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2014-05-14 Thibault Deleu , Mathieu Dervin , Kenta Kasai , François Horlin

The SSPA has wide application in Communication system, but its high output power varies due to its non linear gain. Pre-distortion method plays major role in power amplifier linearization. Polynomial is one of the methods used. The error…

Other Computer Science · Computer Science 2013-03-15 J. N. Swaminathan , P. Kumar , M. Vinoth

We present a simple nonlinear digital pre-distortion (DPD) of optical transmitter components, which consists of concatenated blocks of a finite impulse response (FIR) filter, a memoryless nonlinear function and another FIR filter. The model…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-12-16 Takeo Sasai , Masanori Nakamura , Etsushi Yamazaki , Asuka Matsushita , Seiji Okamoto , Kengo Horikoshi , Yoshiaki Kisaka

Due to the nonlinearity of power amplifiers (PAs), the transmit signal is distorted. Previous works have studied the spatial distribution of this distortion for a central massive MIMO array. In this work, we extend the analysis for…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-06-21 François Rottenberg , Gilles Callebaut , Liesbet Van der Perre

Nonlinear distortion in power amplifiers (PA) can significantly degrade performance of orthogonal frequency division multiplexed (OFDM) communication systems. This paper presents a joint maximum-likelihood channel frequency response and…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2016-12-30 Sergey V. Zhidkov

Large array-based transmission uses the combination of a massive number of antenna elements and clever precoder designs to achieve array gain and spatially multiplex different users. These precoders require linear front-ends, and more…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-10-18 François Rottenberg , Gilles Callebaut , Liesbet Van der Perre

In a computer-generated holographic projection system, the image is reconstructed via the diffraction of light from a spatial light modulator. In this process, several factors could contribute to non-linearities between the reconstruction…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-05-18 Jinze Sha , Adam Goldney , Andrew Kadis , Jana Skirnewskaja , Timothy D. Wilkinson

Noncontiguous transmission schemes combined with high power-efficiency requirements pose big challenges for radio transmitter and power amplifier (PA) design and implementation. Due to the nonlinear nature of the PA, severe unwanted…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2016-11-23 Mahmoud Abdelaziz , Lauri Anttila , Chance Tarver , Kaipeng Li , Joseph R. Cavallaro , Mikko Valkama