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A simple model is developed for predicting the power rise of the passive intermodulation in the first zone generated by broadband signals compared with the 2-tone test, followed by an experimental validation. The calculated results agree well with the measurements, having a mean difference of 0.6 dB.
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Analysis of passive intermodulation generated by broadband signals