Fundamental Modulation Limits for Minimum Switching Frequency Inband-Error-Free High-Efficiency Power Amplifiers

This paper explores the modulation bandwidth limits for switching amplifiers, by analyzing the fundamental tracking capabilities of two-level switching signals. With this aim, this work synthesizes two-level switching signals by obtaining the distribution of switching events providing both minimum average switching frequency and inband-error-free encoding, targeting to minimize the amplifier switching losses when tracking a generic bandlimited signal. This analysis also provides a framework reference to characterize the deviation from such limit in modulations used in actual amplifiers.