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Amplification using amplitude reconstruction of amplitude and/or angle modulated carrier

US6147553A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJan 15, 1999
Grant dateNov 14, 2000
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Expiry dateJan 15, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03F2203/7236
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention provides high power linear amplification of an amplitude and/or phase modulated signal using multiple saturated (or if desired, unsaturated) amplifiers driven by an appropriate set of switched, and/or phase modulated constant amplitude signals derived from the input signal. The present invention combines three amplitude reconstruction techniques and implements the amplitude reconstruction modulator digitally.

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