Quantum noise


Quantization noise (called quantization error) - signal distortion resulting from quantization.

The quantum noise is generated by in analogue-to-digital converters and in CCDs of digital cameras due to rounding errors. When converting a continuous analog signal to a digital form, each value is approximated to the nearest discrete value. The error thus generated is referred to as the quantization noise. This noise can be reduced by increasing the number of bits describing each sample. Increasing the number of bits by one results in a double increase in the quantization levels and as a result reduces the quantization noise by: 20 log ⁡ ( 2 ) & # x2248; 6 , 02 dB {\displaystyle 20\log(2)\approx 6{,}02\,{\text{dB}}} .

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