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US09413306B2 Method of calibrating a multiport amplifier, multiport amplifier allowing the implementation of such a method, and satellite comprising such an amplifier
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校准多端口放大器,允许实现这种方法的多端口放大器的方法以及包括这种放大器的卫星的方法
- Patent Title: Method of calibrating a multiport amplifier, multiport amplifier allowing the implementation of such a method, and satellite comprising such an amplifier
- Patent Title (中): 校准多端口放大器,允许实现这种方法的多端口放大器的方法以及包括这种放大器的卫星的方法
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Application No.: US14268864Application Date: 2014-05-02
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Publication No.: US09413306B2Publication Date: 2016-08-09
- Inventor: Pierre-Henry Moreau
- Applicant: THALES
- Applicant Address: FR Courbevoie
- Assignee: THALES
- Current Assignee: THALES
- Current Assignee Address: FR Courbevoie
- Agency: Baker & Hostetler LLP
- Priority: FR1301031 20130503
- Main IPC: H03F3/68
- IPC: H03F3/68 ; H03F3/189 ; H03F3/21 ; H03F3/60 ; H03F3/20

Abstract:
A method of calibrating a multiport amplifier comprising a plurality of input ports, a plurality of power amplifiers linked to input ports by a matrix distributing signals, a plurality of output ports linked to the power amplifiers by a matrix recombining signals and a plurality of elements for weighting the signals associated with the power amplifiers, comprises: determining a normalized mean cross-correlation between an output signal present at the output port, taken as reference, and the signals present at the other output ports; and iteratively adjusting weights of the weighting elements so as to minimize the normalized mean cross-correlation or to render it less than a predetermined threshold. A multiport amplifier comprising a calibration module configured or programmed to implement such a calibration method, and a satellite for telecommunications whose payload comprises such a multiport amplifier, are also provided.
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