Crest Factor - Examples

Examples

This table provides values for some normalized waveforms:

Wave type Waveform Peak magnitude (normalized) RMS value Crest factor PAPR (dB)
DC 1 1 1 0.0 dB
Sine wave 1 3.01 dB
Full-wave rectified sine 1 3.01 dB
Half-wave rectified sine 1 6.02 dB
Triangle wave 1 4.77 dB
Square wave 1 1 1 0 dB
PWM-Signal
V(t) 0.0V
1

dB

QPSK 1 1 1 0 dB
8VSB 6.5–8.1 dB
64QAM 1 3.7 dB
-QAM 1 4.8 dB
WCDMA downlink carrier 10.6 dB
OFDM ~12 dB
GMSK 1 1 1 0 dB

Notes: 1. crest factors specified for QPSK, QAM, WCDMA are typical factors needed for reliable communication, not the theoretical crest factors which can be larger.

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