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Towards an analytical model of I/Q imbalance in OFDM based direct conversion receivers

Piotr Rykaczewski, J. Brakensiek, Friedrich K. Jondral

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Architectural simplicity, the possibility of monolithic integration as well as the lack of image filter problems make homodyne receivers very popular. However, their I/Q architecture is sensitive to impairments. OFDM based systems are particularly likely to suffer from imbalances due to distortions introduced by the time-to-frequency transformation of the filtered signal in the case of a mismatch between the I and Q branches. The paper focuses on clarifying how phase and amplitude imbalances influence the baseband signal processing of an OFDM based homodyne receiver. A novel analytical impairments model is presented, discussed and compared with simulations of an IEEE 802.11a system.

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Key concepts: Baseband, Direct-conversion receiver, Orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing, Electronic engineering, Computer science, SIGNAL (programming language), Distortion (music), Transformation (genetics)