Patent ID: 7764729

Claim:
A channelized amplifier system comprising: a first band-pass filter for spectrally shaping a radio frequency (RF) signal to produce a first signal; a distributor coupled to the first band-pass filter, the distributor for receiving the first signal and for distributing the first signal to a plurality of amplification modules; and the plurality of amplification modules, each comprising: a frequency divider for converting the first signal into a plurality of frequency band signals; a plurality of channelized non-linear amplifiers coupled to the frequency divider, each of the plurality of channelized non-linear amplifiers for amplifying a corresponding one of the plurality of frequency band signals and producing a corresponding amplified signal; a frequency combiner coupled to the plurality of channelized non-linear amplifiers, the frequency combiner comprising a plurality of band-pass filters for combining the amplified signals from the plurality of channelized non-linear amplifiers and producing a second signal; and a second band-pass filter coupled to the frequency combiner, the second band-pass filter for filtering the second signal and generating an output signal; wherein each of the plurality of frequency band signals occupies a frequency band that is different from one another.