A wireless communication element comprising: a transmit path configured to convert a digital signal into a wireless communication signal, the transmit path including a power amplifier configured to amplify a power level of the wireless communication signal according to an amplifier control signal; an antenna coupled to the transmit path and configured to transmit the wireless communication signal; and a control path coupled to the antenna and the power amplifier, the control path comprising: a power detector coupled to the antenna and configured to sense one or more signals indicative of the power level of the wireless communication signal transmitted from the transmit path to the antenna; a saturation detector coupled to the power detector and configured to determine a change in the power level based on the one or more signals indicative of the power level, the change associated with one or more perturbations of the amplifier control signal; and an amplifier controller coupled to an output of the saturation detector and configured to adjust transmission of the wireless communication signal according to the change in the power level, wherein the control path is further configured to: compare the change in the power level with a threshold value; determine that the power amplifier is operating in a saturated state based on the comparison between the change in the power level and the threshold value; and adjust the transmission of the wireless communication signal by adjusting the control signal in response to determining that the amplifier is operating in the saturated state. a transmit path configured to convert a digital signal into a wireless communication signal, the transmit path including a power amplifier configured to amplify a power level of the wireless communication signal according to an amplifier control signal; an antenna coupled to the transmit path and configured to transmit the wireless communication signal; and a control path coupled to the antenna and the power amplifier, the control path comprising: a power detector coupled to the antenna and configured to sense one or more signals indicative of the power level of the wireless communication signal transmitted from the transmit path to the antenna; a saturation detector coupled to the power detector and configured to determine a change in the power level based on the one or more signals indicative of the power level, the change associated with one or more perturbations of the amplifier control signal; and an amplifier controller coupled to an output of the saturation detector and configured to adjust transmission of the wireless communication signal according to the change in the power level, a power detector coupled to the antenna and configured to sense one or more signals indicative of the power level of the wireless communication signal transmitted from the transmit path to the antenna; a saturation detector coupled to the power detector and configured to determine a change in the power level based on the one or more signals indicative of the power level, the change associated with one or more perturbations of the amplifier control signal; and an amplifier controller coupled to an output of the saturation detector and configured to adjust transmission of the wireless communication signal according to the change in the power level, wherein the control path is further configured to: compare the change in the power level with a threshold value; determine that the power amplifier is operating in a saturated state based on the comparison between the change in the power level and the threshold value; and adjust the transmission of the wireless communication signal by adjusting the control signal in response to determining that the amplifier is operating in the saturated state. compare the change in the power level with a threshold value; determine that the power amplifier is operating in a saturated state based on the comparison between the change in the power level and the threshold value; and adjust the transmission of the wireless communication signal by adjusting the control signal in response to determining that the amplifier is operating in the saturated state.