Title :
Passive intermodulation distortion measurements in mobile communication antennas
Author :
Golikov, V. ; Hienonen, S. ; Vainikainen, P.
Author_Institution :
IDC/Radio Lab., Helsinki Univ. of Technol., Espoo, Finland
fDate :
6/23/1905 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
This paper considers passive intermodulation (PIM) effects occurring in passive RF devices like mobile communication antennas where two or more high-power signals can simultaneously be present in the transmitter-receiver path. Due to nonlinear properties of the passive parts, the unwanted PIM components with combination of carrier frequencies may fall within the receive band. In this paper, the main causes of PIM are briefly reviewed. A description of the measurement procedure for testing the PIM performance is presented. In addition, a comparison between the PIM properties of five commercially produced antennas is performed in the GSM 900 frequency region
Keywords :
UHF antennas; cellular radio; intermodulation distortion; mobile antennas; radiofrequency interference; 900 MHz; GSM; PIM effects; carrier frequencies; high-power signals; measurement procedure; mobile communication antennas; nonlinear properties; passive RF devices; passive intermodulation distortion measurements; receive band; transmitter-receiver path; Antenna measurements; Distortion measurement; GSM; Intermodulation distortion; Mobile antennas; Mobile communication; RF signals; Radio frequency; Testing; Transmitting antennas;
Conference_Titel :
Vehicular Technology Conference, 2001. VTC 2001 Fall. IEEE VTS 54th
Conference_Location :
Atlantic City, NJ
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7005-8
DOI :
10.1109/VTC.2001.957226
