noun
- The production of unwanted frequencies in an electronic system when two or more signals of different frequencies are mixed or amplified together.
Usage: technical; electronics and telecommunications
Examples
- Intermodulation distortion can degrade the quality of radio and television signals.
- Engineers must carefully design amplifiers to minimize intermodulation effects.
- The presence of intermodulation products indicated a problem with the transmitter.
- High-power transmitters are particularly susceptible to intermodulation interference.
- Intermodulation testing is essential in the development of wireless communication systems.