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  • An Analysis of Output Characteristics of a Nonlinear Satellite Transponder for Multi-Carrier Systems

    Mazen N. DAHABREH  Norihiko MORINAGA  Toshihiko NAMEKAWA  

     
    PAPER-Transmission Systems

      Vol:
    E64-E No:5
      Page(s):
    334-341

    In multi-carrier satellite communication systems, many modulated carriers have to be co-amplified through a TWTA (Traveling Wave Tube Amplifier). In such a case, the intermodulation due to the TWTA nonlinearities i.e., AM/AM and AM/PM conversions degrades that system performance. This paper analyzes the combined effects of the AM/AM and AM/PM conversions on the output properties of the TWTA using a quadrature nonlinear model. A general formula of the output autocorrelation function is derived as a function of the input autocorrelation function with an arbitrary input power spectrum. Based on this formula, the effects of the TWTA nonlinearities (both AM/AM and AM/PM conversions) on the output characteristics such as the output signal and intermodulation power, the intermodulation power spectral distribution, and the output signal-to-intermodulation ratio (SIMR) are theoretically evaluated.