intermodulation

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modulation of the different frequencies of interacting waves
Also referred to as "IM " The mixing of two or more signals, producing sums, differences and harmonic multiples IM generally occurs in the gain amplifier ahead of the mixer stage within a receiver, but also occurs in any non-linear device
In a receiver, an unwanted signal sometimes interacts with the desired signal The desired signal appears to be modulated by the undesired signal
Intermodulation
Interference caused by mixing of signals from more than one transmitter The mixing occurs when the signals are rectified by something that can act as a diode Diode mixing is part of the process used to receive signals, but can also occur "accidentally" inside or outside of the receiver itself as the signal encounters a rusty metal joint or similar object It is often referred to as "intermod"
  The production, in a nonlinear element of a system, of frequencies corresponding to the sum and difference frequencies of the fundamentals and harmonics thereof that are transmitted through the element (188)
Mutual interference between signals spaced apart in frequency after non-linear amplification by a common amplifier In satellite communication systems the phenomenon of intermodulation is usually only significant after the high power amplifier in an earth station or a satellite transponder It is controlled by means of the IBO/OBO of the amplifier
The modulation of the components of a complex wave by each other in a nonlinear system
The distortion product of an amplifier, caused by the interaction of different signal products within the amplifier
A fiber nonlinearity mechanism caused by the power dependant refractive index of glass Causes signals to beat together and generate interfering components at different frequencies Very similar to four wave mixing
The production, in a nonlinear element (such as a receiver mixer), of frequencies corresponding to the sums and differences of the fundamentals and harmonics of two or more frequencies which are transmitted through the element; or, the modulation of the components of a complex wave by each other, producing frequencies equal to the sums and differences of integral multiples of the component frequencies of the complex wave
A process whereby strong signals mix together in an active circuit to create undesired output frequencies that are not present at the input
intermodulation
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