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Pre-requisite to this paper is
an understanding of the theory behind the Digital Amplitude
Modulator presented previously. The previous paper shows by
examples how digital amplitude modulation takes place in an array
of cascaded 3 dB power combiners fed with RF drive gated power
sources. Which drive sources are gated on or off is determined by
the binary state of the digital word representing the modulation
waveform. This paper carries the theory of the
Digital Amplitude Modulator to the practical design of the much
more useful Digital Linear Amplifier. Its design can be cumbersome
unless a combination of digital and analog methods are used
allowing for the high power efficiency and superb linearity of the
Digital Linear Amplifier.
Keywords: OSEE, online
symposium for electrical engineers
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