Satellite passive intermodulation: systems considerations |
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| Authors: | Boyhan JW Henzing HF Koduru C |
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| Institution: | AT&T Bell Labs., Holmdel, NJ; |
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| Abstract: | Passive intermodulation (PIM) occurring in multicarrier transmission systems can have deleterious effects on system performance by significantly increasing the noise level. An argument is presented for system-level testing for PIM, particularly for high-power communications satellites. In the past, two-carrier, component-level tests were employed to ensure that PIM would not degrade system S/N performance |
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