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Transmitter including a composite amplifier

US6940349B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 2, 2003
Grant dateSep 6, 2005
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Expiry dateJan 2, 2023

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03F2200/423
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A composite amplifier includes a main power amplifier (10) and an auxiliary power amplifier (12), which are connected to a load (14) over a Doherty output network (16). A non-linear function (18) and a cross-coupling filter (22) emulate the non-linear behavior of the output current of the auxiliary power amplifier (12) and the resulting emulating signal is subtracted from the input signal to said main amplifier (10).

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