The amplitude of a signal waveform can be increased by using an electronic device

called as an Amplifier. By consuming energy from a power supply an electronic amplifier

increases the power of a signal to control over the shape of the output waveform which
indicates the identical input signal but output signal will be with larger amplitude
compared to the input. The general symbol of an amplifier is shown in the below figure.

Symbol of an Amplifier
As the amplitude of the waveform is getting amplified (modified or increased) these
electronic devices performing this amplification process are named as Amplifiers. The
classification of amplifiers has done based on the different criteria such as size of the
signal, circuit configuration, operation and etc. There are different types of amplifiers,
including Voltage amplifiers, Operational amplifiers, Current amplifiers, Power
amplifiers, RC coupled amplifiers, Vacuum tube amplifiers, Magnetic amplifiers and so
on.
Magnetic Amplifier