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Linearized detector/rectifier circuit

US4259641A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateDec 11, 1978
Grant dateMar 31, 1981
Priority date
Expiry dateDec 11, 1998

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03D1/10
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Circuit for use in the rectification and detection of alternating electrical signals. The circuit employs a feedback amplifier in combination with a non-linear rectifier element to provide an output signal which has a linear relationship to the input signal notwithstanding the non-linear characteristic of the rectifier element. In some embodiments, the circuit is also capable of power gain and/or frequency selectivity.

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