interaction between two signals in electronic apparatus such that each affects the amplitude of the other
b.
(as modifier)
intermodulation distortion
intermodulation in American English
(ˌintərˌmɑdʒəˈleiʃən, -ˌmɑdjə-)
noun
the production in an electrical device of frequencies that are the sums or differences of frequencies of different inputs or of their harmonics
Word origin
[1930–35; inter- + modulation]This word is first recorded in the period 1930–35. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: DNA, acoustic phonetics, boondoggle, kickback, logical positivisminter- is a prefix occurring in loanwords from Latin, where it meant “between,” “among,”“in the midst of,” “mutually,” “reciprocally,” “together,” “during” (intercept; interest). On this model, inter- is used in the formation of compound words (intercom; interdepartmental)
Examples of 'intermodulation' in a sentence
intermodulation
Our data show that selective attention differentially modulates self-terms as well as intermodulation terms.
YeeJoon Kim, Preeti Verghese 2012, 'Selective Attention Modulates the Nonlinear Interaction between Stimuli', i-Perceptionhttps://doi.org/10.1068/if651. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Both are limited in order to fulfill the sensitivity and intermodulation tests of a given standard.
L. H. A. Lolis, P. N. Stroski, E. G. Lima 2019, 'System Level Design of RF Receivers Based on Non Linear Optimization and Power ConsumptionModels', Radioengineeringhttps://www.radioeng.cz/fulltexts/2019/19_01_0347_0356.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
These effects also produce harmonic signals and intermodulation outside the frequencyband which results in spectral spread.
Ari Endang Jayati, Wirawan, Titiek Suryani, Endroyono 2019, 'Nonlinear Distortion Cancellation using Predistorter in MIMO-GFDM Systems', Electronicshttps://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/8/6/620. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
This intermodulation component must produce a hysteretic current-voltage curve to be useful as an energy harvester.
Mitchell B. Lerner, Brett Goldsmith, John Rockway, Israel Perez 2015, 'Towards a Carbon Nanotube Intermodulation Product Sensor for Nonlinear Energy Harvesting',Journal of Sensorshttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/983697. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Finally, the s-parameters and noise figure of the amplifier were measured, and stability and third-order intermodulation products were also checked.
J. Dobes, J. Michal, J. Popp, D. Cerny, M. Grabner, F. Vejrazka, J. Kakona, S. Matejka 2015, 'Precise Characterization and Multiobjective Optimization of Low Noise Amplifiers',Radioengineeringhttp://www.radioeng.cz/fulltexts/2015/15_03_0670_0680.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)