Title :
Design of a 1.9 GHz PCS band balanced attenuator
Author_Institution :
Agilent Technol. (Malaysia), Penang, Malaysia
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;
Conference_Titel :
Applied Electromagnetics, 2003. APACE 2003. Asia-Pacific Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8129-7
DOI :
10.1109/APACE.2003.1234460
