Effects of One Large Signal on Small Signals in a Memoryless Nonlinear Bandpass Amplifier

The theoretical relationships are presented for determining the output amplitude and phase of each small signal when commonly amplified with a large signal by a memoryless nonlinear amplifier. Both the amplitude and phase of each output small signal depend on the input amplitude of the large signal and on the AM/AM and AM/PM characteristics of the nonlinear amplifier. If the nonlinear amplifier is a hard limiter without AM/PM conversion, then the well-known result can also be derived from a general formula developed in this paper. A numerical example is given and confirmed by laboratory measurement.