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Faisal
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PSS/QPSS: two tone test
Sep 21st, 2007, 9:47am
 
Hi,

I am performing a two tone test on a RF power amplifier driver.  I specify two closely spaced frequencies and plot power vs frequency curve.  I see intermodulation products generated at the output.

However, when I plot the power at my input port (50 ohm) i also see such intermodulation products, though of different magnitude. Am I doing something wrong in my simulation?  

I am very new in RF Design, so a detailed explanation would be much helpful for me.

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Fas
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Re: PSS/QPSS: two tone test
Reply #1 - Sep 21st, 2007, 11:20am
 
Hi Faisal,

this can either be an issue arising from a non ideal supply voltage or some sort of feedback due to the implementation of the amplifier.
It might be best if you tell us which kind of PA you implemented. And - by the way, I wouldn't care too much about something below -170 dB Smiley
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Reply #2 - Sep 24th, 2007, 2:48am
 
Hi Stefan,

Thank you for the explanation. Yes the IM products are quite low (less than 150 dB and hence negligible). So even if I remove the amplifier and simply take a resistor across a port, i still see the IM products, but they are negligible.

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