NBBChaz
Electrical
- Feb 28, 2011
- 3
Hello,
I am a new engineer to this forum and wanted to ask a question because it seems like you guys are very helpful/knowledgeable here =].
So I have a component in an RF system that looks like a Circulator, but from my understanding, acts like a Pin Diode Modulator.
The input (at Port 1) coming in via rigid (or semi rigid) coax tube is a CW RF signal and gets "modulated" by a digital (voltage) pulse at Port 3 via RG316 cable. The output at Port 2 is a pulsed RF signal.
There is no external power being supplied to this component in question (aside from Port 3's digital pulse), which originally led me to believe it is a circulator, but I did not know a circulator had properties where the input signal could influenced by the 3rd port.
Can you guys please help me identify this component in question?
*added note* The schematic calls this component a "LIMITER/ATTENUATOR"
Thanks in advance!
I am a new engineer to this forum and wanted to ask a question because it seems like you guys are very helpful/knowledgeable here =].
So I have a component in an RF system that looks like a Circulator, but from my understanding, acts like a Pin Diode Modulator.
The input (at Port 1) coming in via rigid (or semi rigid) coax tube is a CW RF signal and gets "modulated" by a digital (voltage) pulse at Port 3 via RG316 cable. The output at Port 2 is a pulsed RF signal.
There is no external power being supplied to this component in question (aside from Port 3's digital pulse), which originally led me to believe it is a circulator, but I did not know a circulator had properties where the input signal could influenced by the 3rd port.
Can you guys please help me identify this component in question?
*added note* The schematic calls this component a "LIMITER/ATTENUATOR"
Thanks in advance!