Trajectory modification technique for polar transmitter

1. A signed polar transmitter comprising:

a radio frequency digital to analog converter (RFDAC) configured to receive phase modulation information and processed amplitude information and to provide a radio frequency transmission signal for broadcast using an antenna;

a phase generator configured to receive processed phase information and to provide the phase modulation information; and

a compensation circuit configured to receive phase transmit information and amplitude transmit information for three consecutive trajectory samples of an original trajectory path, referenced to an origin, of the radio frequency transmission signal, and to modify the phase transmit information of a single, time-wise middle sample of the three consecutive trajectory samples to generate the processed phase transmit information,

wherein the phase transmit information is modified to match the phase transmit information of one of the other trajectory samples of the three consecutive trajectory samples; and

wherein a modified trajectory path associated with the processed phase transmit information is closer to the origin than the original trajectory path.

2. The signed polar transmitter of claim 1 , wherein the compensation circuit is configured to change a polarity of the amplitude information of the time-wise middle sample to generate the processed amplitude information.

3. The signed polar transmitter of claim 1 , wherein the compensation circuit is configured to set the phase transmit information of the time-wise middle sample equal to the phase transmit information of a first sample of the three consecutive trajectory samples, wherein the time-wise middle sample is received prior to receiving the first sample.

4. The signed polar transmitter of claim 1 , wherein the compensation circuit is configured to set the phase transmit information of the time-wise middle sample equal to the phase transmit information of a first sample of the three consecutive trajectory samples plus about 180 degrees, wherein the time-wise middle sample is received prior to receiving the first sample.

5. The signed polar transmitter of claim 1 , wherein the compensation circuit is configured to set the phase transmit information of the time-wise middle equal to the phase transmit information of a third sample of the three consecutive trajectory samples, wherein the time-wise middle sample is received prior to receiving a first sample of the three consecutive trajectory samples, and the third sample is received prior to receiving the time-wise middle sample.

6. The signed polar transmitter of claim 1 , wherein the compensation circuit is configured to set the phase transmit information of the time-wise middle equal to the phase transmit information of a third sample of the three consecutive trajectory samples plus about 180 degrees, wherein the time-wise middle sample is received prior to receiving a first sample of the three consecutive trajectory samples, and the third sample is received prior to receiving the timewise middle sample.

7. The signed polar transmitter of claim 1 , wherein the compensation circuit is configured to not change a polarity of the amplitude information of the time-wise middle sample to generate the processed amplitude information.

8. The signed polar transmitter of claim 1 , wherein the phase generator is a phase lock loop.

9. A non-transitory device readable storage medium comprising instructions thereon that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

receiving a first sample for a signed polar transmitter after receiving a second sample;

determining an absolute phase angle change between the first sample and a third sample that is received prior to the second sample;

if the absolute angle change is greater than a threshold phase angle, adjusting phase information of the second sample to provide a modified second sample, wherein e a trajectory associated with the first sample, the modified second sample and the third sample passes through an origin defined by a zero radius value.

10. The device readable storage medium of claim 9 , including instructions to perform operations including changing the sign of amplitude information of the second sample to provide the modified second sample.

11. The device readable storage medium of claim 9 , wherein the amplitude information of the second sample is not adjusted to provide the modified second sample.

12. The device readable storage medium of claim 9 , wherein adjusting the phase information includes setting the phase information of the modified second sample equal to phase information of the first sample.

13. The device readable storage medium of claim 9 , wherein adjusting the phase information includes setting the phase information of the modified second sample equal to phase information of the first sample plus about 180 degrees.

14. The device readable storage medium of claim 9 , wherein adjusting the phase information includes setting the phase information of the modified second sample equal to phase information of the first sample minus about 180 degrees.

15. The device readable storage medium of claim 9 , wherein adjusting the phase information includes setting the phase information of the modified second sample equal to phase information of the third sample.

16. The device readable storage medium of claim 9 , wherein adjusting the phase information includes setting the phase information of the modified second sample equal to phase information of the third sample plus about 180 degrees.

17. The device readable storage medium of claim 9 , wherein adjusting the phase information includes setting the phase information of the modified second sample equal to phase information of the third sample minus about 180 degrees.

18. The device readable storage medium of claim 9 , wherein the threshold phase angle is 90 degrees or greater.

19. The device readable storage medium of claim 9 , wherein the threshold phase angle is 135 degrees or greater.