by minicircuitsadmin | Apr 11, 2015 | Engineering Resources, Terms, VCOs
Voltage Controlled Oscillator (VCO): This is an oscillator designed so the output frequency can be changed by applying a voltage to its control port, also known as its tuning port. Frequency Tuning Characteristic: Frequency versus tuning voltage performance for a...
by minicircuitsadmin | Mar 14, 2015 | Engineering Resources, Phase Detectors, Terms
Phase detector Provides a DC output voltage proportional to the difference in phase between two RF input signals. A double-balanced mixer can perform as a phase detector when the LO and RF signal inputs are at the same frequency. DC offset The small amount of voltage...
by minicircuitsadmin | Mar 13, 2015 | Engineering Resources, Modulators / Demodulators, Terms
QPSK Quadrature phase shift keying modulator Quadrature phase-shift-keying (QPSK) modulators are four-port devices with RF-in, RF-out, and two data input ports. A bipolar pulse signal is applied at data ports to produce an RF output signal phase-modulated by 0...
by minicircuitsadmin | Mar 11, 2015 | Engineering Resources, Frequency Doublers, Terms
Frequency doubler A non-linear device that efficiently produces an output that is twice the frequency of the signal applied to its input. Conversion loss Conversion loss is a measure of the difference in power level between input signal F1, and output signal F2...
by minicircuitsadmin | Aug 16, 2008 | Engineering Resources, Switches, Terms
Insertion Loss The insertion loss is the attenuation between input and output ports of the switch when embedded in a circuit, when the switch control voltage corresponds to the “ON” state of the output port. For insertion loss measurement techniques see...
by minicircuitsadmin | Jul 23, 2008 | Engineering Resources, Frequency Mixers, Terms
Statistical Processing Applied to Mixers Today’s stringent demands for precise electronic systems place a heavy burden on circuit and systems design engineers. To assist them in their work, Mini-Circuits provides the most comprehensive database for its...
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