Courtesy of Pasternack By Peter McNeil : Coaxial Cable Power Handling The coaxial cable provides a transmission line with low loss characteristics that can shield from outside signals and provide a durable yet flexible line that can be used in a variety of applications with a wide range of frequencies. Power handling capability, also known as the power capacity,…
Courtesy of Pasternack : Reverse Polarity Connectors A reverse polarity coax connector is a variation of a standard polarized connector in which the gender of the interface has been reversed. The term “reverse polarity” refers not to the signal polarity of the connector itself, but to the gender of the center contact pin. A reverse polarized connector will have…
Courtesy of Pasternack : Coaxial Cable Losses Coaxial cable transfers radio frequency power from one point to another and, in the ideal world, the same amount of power would transfer along the cable to the remote end of the coax cable. However, real world conditions include some power loss along the length of the cable. Loss, or…
Courtesy of Pasternack : Phase Locked Oscillators in Six Single Output Frequencies between 50 MHz to 6000 MHz New Phase Locked Oscillators Support External Frequency References and Deliver Exceptional Phase Noise Performance IRVINE, Calif. – Pasternack, a leading provider of RF, microwave and millimeter wave products, has unveiled a new line of phase locked oscillators (PLO) that…
Courtesy of Pasternack : Quick Connect RF Loads with 10 Different Connector Options New Easy Connect Terminations Available with Frequency Ranges from DC to 40 GHz IRVINE, Calif. – Pasternack, a leading provider of RF, microwave and millimeter wave products, has launched a new line of RF loads with ten different types of connectors for quick mating….
Courtesy of Pasternack : Bits on Baluns – Part 2 Balun Performance Metrics There are many different types of baluns and the type of balun used in microwave RF designs depends on the bandwidth required, the operating frequency, and the physical architecture of the design. Most baluns usually contain two or more insulated copper wires twisted together and…
Courtesy of Pasternack : New Line of 40 GHz Skew Matched Cable Pairs New Flexible Skew Matched Cables Provide 1 ps Delay Match and VSWR of 1.4:1 IRVINE, Calif. – Pasternack, a leading provider of RF, microwave and millimeter wave products, has launched a new line of skew matched cables for use in high-speed digital tests of…
Courtesy of Pasternack : Bits on Baluns Part 1: What is a balun, what does a balun do, and when is a balun needed? What is a balun? A balun (mashup of balanced and unbalanced) is a three-port device, or a type of broadband RF transmission line transformer, with a matched input and differential output that is used to…
Courtesy of Pasternack : More Details on Zero Bias Schottky Diode Detectors The Schottky diode, named after German physicist Walter H. Schottky, is a semiconductor diode formed by the junction of a semiconductor with a metal. It has a low forward voltage drop and a very fast switching action. Compared with the point contact diode used in…
Courtesy of Pasternack : The Limits of Limiting Amplifiers Is many applications, amplifiers are used to increase the strength of a signal, while minimizing the distortion and noise without sacrificing efficiency. However, with most receiver systems, and other applications, achieving the highest signal power isn’t the goal. As receivers circuits are typically highly sensitive to input power,…
