A system for linearizing the output of a high power amplifier (HPA)
designed to transmit an RF modulated signal includes in its transmit
section a digital up-converter for processing baseband input signals and
generating a desired digital RF waveform, T(s). The desired digital RF
waveform T(s) is then fed to a digital predistorter circuit for producing
a predistorted digital RF waveform P(s)T(s) which, as modified, may be
applied via a high sampling speed high linearity digital to analog
converter to the high power amplifier (HPA) to produce an output signal
which is a linear function of the baseband input signal. The digital
predistorter circuit may be of the adaptive type or of the predictive
type. Circuits embodying the invention may include encoding circuitry for
converting multi-bit signals to a serial stream of single-bit pulses for
enabling simplification in the digital to analog conversion. In
accordance with the invention, corrections for non-linearity of the HPA
may be made directly on the RF waveform using ultra-high speed
superconducting electronics (SCE) and decreasing the time delay between
sensing a transmitted signal and generating a correcting (linearizing)
signal.