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nonlinear distortion

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nonlinear distortion [′nän‚lin·ē·ər di′stȯr·shən]
(electronics)
Distortion in which the output of a system or component does not have the desired linear relation to the input.
(engineering acoustics)
The ratio of the total root-mean-square (rms) harmonic distortion output of a microphone to the rms value of the fundamental component of the output.


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A NIST scientist working with staff from Ohio University, examined how time-base distortion causes nonlinear distortion of the electrical waveforms measured by digital sampling instruments, such as digital voltmeters and multimeters, sampling waveform recorders and oscilloscopes.
The CL1012 IC delivers the known benefits of MLSE - improved tolerance to chromatic dispersion (CD), polarization mode dispersion (PMD) and nonlinear distortion, impairments that are prevalent in telecom networks - in a 10x10 mm2 package that dissipates less than 2 watts of power, thereby enabling these benefits for the first time in a small form factor 300 pin transponder.
The HPA also introduces nonlinear distortion that may do severe damage for multi amplitude constellations with large envelope fluctuations.
 
 
 
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