MATRIX POWER AMPLIFIER, POSSIBLE WITH CHANGE OF SPEED CONFIGURATION FOR TEMPORARY DIVISION OF CHANNELS, AND METHOD OF COMMUNICATION IN ARCHITECTURE WITH FREQUENCY AND TEMPORARY DIVISION OF CHANNELS

摘要

A communication system including a downlink communication module connected to a communication platform and having a matrix power amplifier (109), the matrix power amplifier including an input hybrid matrix (109a), an output hybrid matrix (109b), a bank of high power amplifiers (109d) disposed between and in communication with at least the input hybrid matrix and the output hybrid matrix, and a bank of adjusters (109c) disposed between and in communication with at least the input hybrid matrix and the output hybrid matrix. The communication system further includes a driver circuit (109p) connected to each adjuster in the bank of adjusters, the driver circuit being configured to command each adjuster to modify communication signals, passing through the matrix power amplifier, at time division multiple access rates.