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October 11, 2024
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Practical Characterization of the Effect of the Transmission Carrier Phases in Passive Intermodulation

Publicated to: IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON MICROWAVE THEORY AND TECHNIQUES. 72 (10): 5888-5895 - 2024-01-01 72(10), DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2024.3389461

Authors:

Smacchia, Davide; Soto Pacheco, Pablo; Boria Esbert, Vicente Enrique; Monerris Belda, Óscar; Ossorio-García, Javier; Raboso García-Baquero, David; Morro, J. V.; Martínez-Mendoza, Mónica
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ESA VSC European High Power RF Space Lab - Author
European Space Agcy ESTEC ESA, European Space Res & Technol Ctr - Author
Univ Politecn Valencia, ITEAM - Author
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Abstract

The effect of the phase of the input carriers has been traditionally neglected in the characterization of passive intermodulation (PIM) since standard two-tone PIM tests seem to be unaffected by phase variations of the excitation signals. However, the phase of the input carriers can be of relevance in many practical applications. This article is aimed at filling this gap in the technical literature. First, the existing theory explaining why the phases do not affect the measured PIM contribution for a two-carrier excitation but can be of relevance for generic multicarrier scenarios is summarized. PIM measurements for complex signals composed of several carriers with varying phases are then reported, enabling the practical characterization of this effect for the first time. Experimental results of the test campaigns are fully aligned with theoretical predictions, thus allowing us to identify those PIM contributions that can be affected by the carrier phases and assess the expected variation range in their amplitude level.
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Keywords

Carrier phaseIntermodulation distortionMicrowave measurementsMulticarrier systemsPassive circuitsSatellite communicationsSystems

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON MICROWAVE THEORY AND TECHNIQUES due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency Scopus (SJR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2024 there are still no calculated indicators, but in 2023, it was in position , thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Radiation. Notably, the journal is positioned above the 90th percentile.

Independientemente del impacto esperado determinado por el canal de difusión, es importante destacar el impacto real observado de la propia aportación.

Según las diferentes agencias de indexación, el número de citas acumuladas por esta publicación hasta la fecha 2026-04-02:

  • WoS: 2
  • Scopus: 2
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Impact and social visibility

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.
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Leadership analysis of institutional authors

This work has been carried out with international collaboration, specifically with researchers from: Netherlands.

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: Last Author (Martínez Mendoza, Mónica).

the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been Soto Pacheco, Pablo.

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