Patent ID: 7502422

Claim:
A transmitter comprising: a first baseband processor comprising a pulse processing component for shaping the signal and a polar processing component for translating the signal into polar coordinates comprising amplitude and phase components; a wideband phase modulator; and, an amplitude modulated amplifier; a signal provider comprising a second baseband processor, which provides said signal for transmission to said first baseband processor and which provides signals for transmission and for providing power control signals to the amplitude modulated amplifier; wherein when a signal is provided from the signal provider through said first baseband processor for transmission, said signal is translated into polar coordinates, comprised of amplitude and phase components, with said amplitude component being transmitted to said amplitude modulated amplifier, comprised of one or more independently controllable current sources, and with said phase component being transmitted to said wideband phase modulator, for modulation upon a carrier wave and subsequent transmission to said amplitude modulated amplifier for amplification according to control imposed by said amplitude component upon said one or more current sources.