Clipping A Waveform - Agilent Technologies X Series User Manual

Clipping a Waveform

Digitally modulated signals with high power peaks can cause intermodulation distortion, resulting in
spectral regrowth that can interfere with signals in adjacent frequency bands. The clipping function
enables you to reduce high power peaks by clipping the I and Q data to a selected percentage of its
highest peak, thereby reducing spectral regrowth.
• How Power Peaks Develop
• How Peaks Cause Spectral Regrowth
• How Clipping Reduces Peak–to–Average Power
• Configuring Circular Clipping
• Configuring Rectangular Clipping
Figure 8-8 Clipping Softkeys
Mode > Dual ARB > More
For details on each key, use key help
as described on page 44.
Agilent X-Series Signal Generators User's Guide
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Basic Digital Operation (Option 653/655/656/657)
Available only when
clipping type = |I|, |Q|
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