DocumentCode
2109062
Title
Design of a 1.9 GHz PCS band balanced attenuator
Author
Chan, Eric
Author_Institution
Agilent Technol. (Malaysia), Penang, Malaysia
fYear
2003
fDate
12-14 Aug. 2003
Firstpage
26
Lastpage
29
Abstract
An RF attenuator, although functionally simple, serves as an important block in the transmitter chain, where signal levels needs to be dynamically controlled. An attenuator employing a balanced structure is well suited in these applications as it provides high dynamic range, excellent attenuation range and low VSWR across a wide frequency range. This paper discusses the design, simulation and measured performance of such an attenuator, targeted for PCS band application at 1.9 GHz.
Keywords
UHF circuits; attenuators; circuit simulation; network synthesis; 1.9 GHz; PCS band balanced attenuator; RF attenuator frequency range; VSWR; attenuation range; dynamic range; dynamically controlled signal levels; Anodes; Attenuation; Attenuators; Circuit simulation; Couplers; Diodes; Inductance; Personal communication networks; RF signals; Radio frequency;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Applied Electromagnetics, 2003. APACE 2003. Asia-Pacific Conference on
Print_ISBN
0-7803-8129-7
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/APACE.2003.1234460
Filename
1234460
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