PMX40 RF Power Meter – INSTRUCTION MANUAL
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Figure 3-8. CCDF Plot With Menu Showing Cursor at 1%
Note that this analysis does not depend upon any particular test signal, or upon synchronization with
the modulating signal. In fact, the analysis can be done using actual communication system signals.
Normal operation is not disturbed by the need to inject special test signals. This type of analysis is
particularly suited to the situation in which the bit error rate (BER) or some other error rate measure is
correlated with the percentage of time that the signal is corrupted. If known short intervals of clipping
are tolerable, the CCDF can be used to determine optimum transmitter power output. The CCDF is also
used to evaluate various modulation schemes to determine the demands that will be made on linear
amplifiers and transmitters and the sensitivity to non-linear behavior.