by minicircuitsadmin | May 7, 2015 | Engineering Resources, Switches
A wide variety of PIN diode and GaAs high-speed, high-isolation switches are available from Mini-Circuits, including models with built-in TTL drivers, operating up to 5 GHz. Select from SPST, SPDT, and SP4T models in EMI-shielded plug-in, TO-8, surface-mount and...
by minicircuitsadmin | May 2, 2015 | Engineering Resources, Switches
Model RSW-2-25PA+ is a single-pole 2-throw (SPDT) RF switch. The switched (output) ports are reflective with high impedance in the OFF state. The following procedures are required to ensure reliable operation of RSW-2-25PA+: External DC blocking capacitors are...
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 | Aug 13, 2008 | Engineering Resources, Q/A, Switches
Q. What is the difference between an absorptive and a reflective switch? A. In a reflective switch, the impedance of the port that is OFF will not be 50Ω and will have a very high VSWR. On the other hand, an absorptive switch will have a good VSWR on each port...
