WO1995023453A1 - Power amplifier having nested amplitude modulation controller and phase modulation controller - Google Patents

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WO1995023453A1
WO1995023453A1 PCT/US1994/014748 US9414748W WO9523453A1 WO 1995023453 A1 WO1995023453 A1 WO 1995023453A1 US 9414748 W US9414748 W US 9414748W WO 9523453 A1 WO9523453 A1 WO 9523453A1
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    • H03C5/00Amplitude modulation and angle modulation produced simultaneously or at will by the same modulating signal
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    • H03CMODULATION
    • H03C1/00Amplitude modulation
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    • H03C3/09Modifications of modulator for regulating the mean frequency
PCT/US1994/014748 1994-02-23 1994-12-22 Power amplifier having nested amplitude modulation controller and phase modulation controller WO1995023453A1 (en)

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GB9520613A GB2291754B (en) 1994-02-23 1994-12-22 Power amplifier having amplitude modulation controller and phase modulation controller
AU16749/95A AU672549B2 (en) 1994-02-23 1994-12-22 Power amplifier having nested amplitude modulation controller and phase modulation controller
DE4480702T DE4480702T1 (de) 1994-02-23 1994-12-22 Leistungsverstärker mit einer Amplitudenmodulationssteuervorrichtung und einer damit verbundenen Phasenmodulationsvorrichtung
DE4480702A DE4480702C2 (de) 1994-02-23 1994-12-22 Leistungsverstärker mit einer Amplitudenmodulationssteuervorrichtung und einer damit verbundenen Phasenmodulationsvorrichtung
JP7522330A JPH08509589A (ja) 1994-02-23 1994-12-22 入れ子にした振幅変調コントローラおよび位相変調コントローラを有する電力増幅器
SE9503687A SE9503687L (sv) 1994-02-23 1995-10-20 Effektförstärkare som har kapslad amplitudmoduleringsstyrenhet och fasmodulationsstyrenhet

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US08/201,284 US5430416A (en) 1994-02-23 1994-02-23 Power amplifier having nested amplitude modulation controller and phase modulation controller

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CN1121752A (zh) 1996-05-01
GB9520613D0 (en) 1995-12-13
FR2716589A1 (fr) 1995-08-25
GB2291754B (en) 1998-10-07
SE9503687D0 (sv) 1995-10-20
CN1047896C (zh) 1999-12-29
FR2716589B1 (fr) 1999-10-29
RU2121755C1 (ru) 1998-11-10
SE9503687L (sv) 1995-12-21
ZA95442B (en) 1995-09-27

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