Systems and methods of RF power transmission, modulation, and amplification, including embodiments for compensating for waveform distortion

• Main Authors: SORRELLS DAVID F, RAWLINS GREGORY S, RAWLINS MICHAEL W
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 25.10.2007
• Subjects: AMPLIFIERS; BASIC ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY; ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE; ELECTRICITY; IMPEDANCE NETWORKS, e.g. RESONANT CIRCUITS; RESONATORS; TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHICCOMMUNICATION

Methods and systems for vector combining power amplification are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a plurality of signals are individually amplified, then summed to form a desired time-varying complex envelope signal. Phase and/or frequency characteristics of one or more of the signals are contro...