Gii thch: cng sut li ra ca mt b khuch i cng sut (HPA: High Power Amplifier) phi tuyn, tnh theo

dBm, m ti cng sut ca tn hiu sn phm thnh phn bc 3 bng vi cng sut ca mt trong hai tn hiu m th (test tones) trong php o 2 m th. N l mt trong cc thng s nh gi mc phi tuyn bc ba (3rd-order nonlinearity) ca mt HPA. nh gi phi tuyn ca cc HPA, ngi ta s dng cc php o 2 m th (hay 4 m th - 2 or 4 test tones) bng cch cho 2 (hay 4) tn hiu n tn c tn s nm trong bng tn hiu qua b khuch i v nh gi mc xuyn iu ch gia cc tn s ny. Mt HPA c c tuyn cng tc nh trn hnh v lun c th khai trin tn hiu li ra y theo tn hiu li vo x bng chui Taylor: y = a_1.x+a_2.x^2+a_3.x^3+.... (1) Cc thnh phn bc chn s sinh ra cc sn phm xuyn iu ch ri ra rt xa ngoi bng tn hiu, thng khng nh hng lm nn c th khng cn xt n, trong khi cc s hng thnh phn bc l li sinh ra cc sn phm ri vo trong bng tn hiu, v vy chui (1) c th thay bng chui gm ton thnh phn bc l: y = a_1.x+a_3.x^3+a_5.x^5+.... (2) Trong (1) v (2) th thnh phn bc 1 l thnh phn tn hiu hu ch, c khuch i tuyn tnh. Cc thnh phn cn li gi l cc sn phm xuyn iu ch (InterModulation: IM v tu theo bc ca chng m c con s i km, th d IM3 hay IM5). Gi s trong php o 2 m th vi 2 m c cc tn s l fa v fb vi cng sut nh nhau tng ng l Pa v Pb. Cc sn phm xuyn iu ch bc 3 ri vo trong bng s c: a) tn s 2.fa-fb, gi tt l thnh phn 2a-b; b) tn s 2.fb-fa, gi tt l thnh phn 2b-a. o mt trong hai ci l c th nh gi mo phi tuyn bc ba (3rd-order nonlinearity) ca HPA. Cng sut third-order intercept point (TOI) l cng sut ra (gi nh) m ti P2a-b = Pa hay Pb

P [dBm] Psaturation Pintercept point P 1 dB compression point

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Pout Total P2a-b Pa or Pb

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