Agilent N5181A/82A MXG Signal Generators User’s Guide 105
Basic Digital Operation (Option 651/652/654)
Clipping a Waveform
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 on page 106
• How Peaks Cause Spectral Regrowth on page 108
• How Clipping Reduces Peak- to- Average Power on page 109
• Configuring Circular Clipping on page 112
• Configuring Rectangular Clipping on page 113
Figure 8-9 Clipping Softkeys
ode > Dual ARB > More > More >
Available only when
clipping type = |I| , |Q|
or details on each key, use key help
s described on page 23.