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Phase Intermodulation Distortion: Instrumentation and Measurement Results

Authors: Cordell, Robert R.

AES Convention 70 · Paper 1842 · October 1981

Abstract

Phase intermodulation (PIM) in audio amplifiers, particularly that which may arise from the use of negative feedback, is considered. Coherent SMPTE-IM instrumentation capable of resolving two nanoseconds of equivalent time dispersion and measurement results from several different real amplifiers are presented. The results show that PIM is not a problem in contemporary amplifiers and that negative feedback reduces total PIM in most cases.

Details

Published in
AES Convention 70
AES Convention
70
Paper number
1842
Publication date
October 6, 1981
Session subject
Signal Processing
Affiliation
Bell Laboratories, Holmdel, NJ (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Convention Paper