Distortions in processed signals and their application in electronic design - I: Basic and general formulations

Complete analytical expressions for the distortion signals introduced into analogue signals by sampling and quantization processes are developed. These expressions are made up of terms that are wholely functions of the parameters of the original signals involved and hence are easy to evaluate numerically. It is shown in Parts 2 and 3 of this series that these expressions may be successfully used in the design and development of some electronic devices whose operation depends upon the above-named distortion signals. (author). 7 refs