by minicircuitsadmin | Jun 6, 2015 | Engineering Resources, Frequency Mixers
Select the proper mixer for your needs. There are hundreds of models available. Under-specify and face marginal performance, over-specify and pay for more than you need. Here’s the proper approach. Mixers are abundant in electronic systems ranging from...
by minicircuitsadmin | Jun 5, 2015 | Directional Couplers, Engineering Resources, Terms
Coupling Coefficient The ratio in dB of the incident power fed into the main port to the coupled port power when all ports are terminated by reflection less terminations. Coupling Tolerance The allowable unit-to-unit variation in nominal coupling. Coupling Flatness...
by minicircuitsadmin | Jun 3, 2015 | Engineering Resources, Frequency Mixers
Introduction With increased demand on communication systems, today’s receivers and transmitters need to handle multiple carriers, some wanted and some unwanted. When these carriers arrive at the input of a mixer they combine with each other to generate intermodulation...
by minicircuitsadmin | Jun 2, 2015 | Directional Couplers, Engineering Resources, Q/A
Q. What is the difference between a 3-port and a 4-port coupler? A. A directional coupler is basically a 4-port network. The main-line and auxiliary line each have 2 ports: a 3-port coupler has one end of this auxiliary line, the “isolated port,”...
by minicircuitsadmin | Jun 1, 2015 | Engineering Resources, Frequency Mixers
First, it’s important to define the significance of input levels. Then, details on the measurement technique will be given. Two-tone, third-order intermodulation distortion (IM) expresses the degree of non-linearity of an electronic device that has a definable...
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