t is the relative power ratio of the resulting two third-order intermodulation products 2ω1 −ω2 and 2ω2

−ω1, ifω1 and ω2 are close together? 10.15 Find the third-order intercept points for the problem of
Example 10.4 when the positions of the amplifier and mixer are reversed. 10.16 It is possible to
approximately relate the 1 dB compression point to the third-order intercept point. For a single-tone
input, use (10.40) to find the amplitudes of the fundamental and third harmonic terms, and assume that
a3 is of opposite sign to a1. LetV0 be the voltage where the third-order term reduces the first-order
power by 1 dB, and solve for|a3/a1|. For a two-tone input, use (10.43) to find the amplitude of the
third-order intermodulation product, then use (10.44) to relate OP1dB to OIP3. 10.17 An amplifier with a
bandwidth of 1 GHz has a gain of 15 dB and a noise temperature of 250 K. If the 1 dB compression point
occurs for an output power level of 5 dBm, what is the linear dynamic range of the amplifier? 10.18 A
receiver subsystem has a noise figure of 6 dB, a 1 dB compression point of 21 dBm (referenced to
output), a gain of 30 dB, and a third-order intercept point of 33 dBm (referenced to output). If the
subsystem is fed with a noise source with Ni =−105 dBm and the desired output SNR is 8 dB, find the
linear and spurious free dynamic ranges of the subsystem. Assume a system bandwidth o