This Application note is intended to illustrate both the benefits and the design considerations involved in implementing such a switching strategy.
DownloadThis white paper lists some of the most important considerations when designing or implementing a ATE switching system.
DownloadThe application note explains what is good and bad in switching architectures for ATE systems.
DownloadThis application note provides a number of important selection criteria for Microwave relays with some suggestions in how to select one over another.
DownloadYou need higher power to drive your device or antenna. should you choose the high power option to a microwave signal generator or opt for an external power amplifier instead? The trade-offs are not always obvious. This technical brief will guide you in your decision.
DownloadMany applications for microwave signal generators require narrow pulse modulation. Giga-tronics' microwave signal generators are designed with this in mind.
DownloadWithin are six reasons demonstrate why the Giga-tronics Microwave Power Amplifiers are the best solutions for meeting your most demanding amplification needs.
DownloadIn this discussion the focus will be on solid state power amplifiers used at microwave frequencies, particularly in test and measuement applications.
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DownloadRepairing or replacing obsolete signal generators that are used in automated test systems for aerospace and defense is a significant challenge and headache for test engineers and their managers. These systems have a long lifespan, and must be supported for that duration, even when the original equipment in that system starts to fail and cannot be replaced with the original model. Users of these systems are faced with the dilemma to either repair or to replace these instruments.
DownloadFrom calibrating Cellular receivers to agile Electronic Warfare transmitters, the ability to change from one frequency to another and settle within a specified amplitude and frequency is a key requirement for microwave signal generators. But what actually defines the frequency switching speed? What components in the block diagram contribute? What is the specification trade-off with respect to architecture and technology choices? To help answer all these questions, and hopefully generate a few more, let’s take our signal generator apart and see what contributes, and why.
DownloadPhase noise is the result of small random fluctuations or uncertainty in the phase of an electronic signal. We specify and measure phase noise because it is a fundamental limitation in the performance of systems, limiting dynamic range. This shows up in radar and communications as loss of sensitivity, in imaging as lack of definition and in digital systems as higher bit error rate. While this discussion will focus primarily on phase noise in the frequency domain, phase noise can also be quantified as jitter in the time domain.
DownloadIn war, conflicts and other military to military skirmishes we need to detect high velocity vehicles such as supersonic jet fighters. This in the past has driven how we optimized the performance of Radars and Electronic Warfare systems and their associated test equipment. This changing requirement is observed more specifically in Doppler Radar Systems.
DownloadThe following ten reasons demonstrate why the Giga-tronics 2500B series Microwave Signal Generators are the best solution for meeting your most demanding analog signal generator needs.
DownloadThis paper discusses the factors that make up spectral purity specifications to help you make more informed comparisons of microwave signal generator performance for test and measurement applications.
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