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| university:tools:pluto:users:amp [20 Sep 2018 10:45] – [Power Supply Limits] Robin Getz | university:tools:pluto:users:amp [21 Jan 2019 14:13] (current) – [Peak to Average] Robin Getz | ||
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| ^ Power in mW | Power in dBm | | ^ Power in mW | Power in dBm | | ||
| | 0.1 mW | -10 dBm | | | 0.1 mW | -10 dBm | | ||
| + | | 0.3 mW | -5 dBm | | ||
| | 1 mW | 0 dBm | | | 1 mW | 0 dBm | | ||
| + | | 3.2 mW | 5 dBm | | ||
| | 10 mW | 10 dBm | | | 10 mW | 10 dBm | | ||
| + | | 32 mW | 15 dBm | | ||
| | 100 mW | 20 dBm | | | 100 mW | 20 dBm | | ||
| + | | 316 mW | 25 dBm | | ||
| A doubling of output power (from 1mW to 2mW) is only +3dBm. A gain of +20dBm, is output power increasing by a factor of 100 times in mW. | A doubling of output power (from 1mW to 2mW) is only +3dBm. A gain of +20dBm, is output power increasing by a factor of 100 times in mW. | ||
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| whether expressed in percent in dB, PAPR is dimensionless quantity. | whether expressed in percent in dB, PAPR is dimensionless quantity. | ||
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| + | When dealing with signals and amplifiers, it is the peak that we need to be concerned about, not the average power in the signal. Different types of modulation schemes have different peak to average power, and this needs to be taken into account. | ||
university/tools/pluto/users/amp.txt · Last modified: 21 Jan 2019 14:13 by Robin Getz