• DocumentCode
    1733650
  • Title

    Analysis of Influence of DAC on Total Harmonic Distortion in Digital Waveform Synthesis

  • Author

    Yalu, Li ; Min, Liu

  • Author_Institution
    Chinese Acad. of Space Technol., Beijing
  • fYear
    2007
  • Abstract
    Harmonic distortion exists in sinusoidal waves generated by digital waveform synthesis techniques. The total harmonic distortion (THD) is not only related to the number M of discrete points in one period but also the bits N of digital-to-analog converter (DAC). Through testing a 16-bit "LTC1597 DAC" on a D/A testing system designed by ourselves, we analyze in this paper the influences of the DAC resolution and the establishing time on THD of sinusoidal waves generated by digital waveform synthesis techniques.
  • Keywords
    digital-analogue conversion; harmonic distortion; signal synthesis; LTC1597 DAC; digital waveform synthesis; digital-to-analog converter; sinusoidal waves; total harmonic distortion; Appraisal; Digital-analog conversion; Distortion measurement; Harmonic analysis; Instruments; Quantization; Signal synthesis; System testing; Total harmonic distortion; Voltage; Digital Waveform Synthesis; Digital-to-Analog Converter (DAC); Total Harmonic Distortion (THD);
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Electronic Measurement and Instruments, 2007. ICEMI '07. 8th International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Xi´an
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-1136-8
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-1136-8
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICEMI.2007.4351077
  • Filename
    4351077