by minicircuitsadmin | Sep 11, 2015 | Engineering Resources, Filters, Measurement Methods & Techniques
Low pass filters used in IM testing can be remotely controlled to reduce setup time and improve measurement accuracy. Improvements in communication system designs have resulted in more stringent intercept-point specifications. Measurement of two-tone, second- and...
by minicircuitsadmin | Jun 3, 2015 | Engineering Resources, Frequency Mixers
Introduction With increased demand on communication systems, today’s receivers and transmitters need to handle multiple carriers, some wanted and some unwanted. When these carriers arrive at the input of a mixer they combine with each other to generate intermodulation...
by minicircuitsadmin | Jun 1, 2015 | Engineering Resources, Frequency Mixers
First, it’s important to define the significance of input levels. Then, details on the measurement technique will be given. Two-tone, third-order intermodulation distortion (IM) expresses the degree of non-linearity of an electronic device that has a definable...
