Title :
Effect of load impedance on passive intermodulation measurements
Author :
Hienonen, S. ; Räisänen, A.V.
Author_Institution :
Radio Lab./SMARAD, Helsinki Univ. of Technol., Finland
Abstract :
A simple model is derived for predicting the distortion level change of a passive intermodulation source as a function of the impedance loading at the transmitting and intermodulation frequencies. The calculated results correspond well with the measurements, having a mean difference of 0.9 dB.
Keywords :
intermodulation distortion; 0.9 dB; distortion level; intermodulation frequencies; load impedance effect; passive intermodulation measurements;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20040190