The 84904L is a 40 GHz step attenuator from Agilent. Attenuators are a type of radio frequency (RF) test equipment that’s useful during RF design. When an engineer needs to reduce (attenuate) the level of an electronic signal, he or she uses an attenuator. Attenuation can protect circuit stages from receiving signal levels that are too high. RF attenuators may be fixed, switched, or variable, depending on their capabilities and applications.
Additional Features:
Frequency range: DC to 40 GHz
Attenuation range: 0 to 11 dB, 1 dB steps
Insertion loss at 0 dB: 0.8 dB + 0.04 dB/GHz
Maximum SWR: 1.3 to 12.4 GHz, 1.7 to 34 GHz, 1.8 to 40 GHz
Repeatability life: 0.03 dB maximum, 0.5 million cycles per section
Maximum RF input power: 1 W (average), 100 W (peak)
Connector type: 2.4 mm female, optional 2.4 mm/2.92 mm male/female
Programming connector: 10-pin sockets
The Agilent 84904L programmable step attenuator offers coaxial measurements to 40 GHz in a compact, rugged design. The Agilent 84904L offers repeatability of better than 0.03 dB, excellent life (greater than 5 million switching cycles per section) and an attenuation range of 0 to 11 dB in 1-dB steps. This latest design evolution sets new standards for size and performance. High attenuation accuracy and low SWR are achieved through the use of miniature thin-film attenuation cards composed of high-stability tantalum nitride film of sapphire substrate. Insertion loss is outstanding, with only 2.4 dB of loss at 40 GHz. The compact size of the Agilent 84904L, 35% smaller than the Agilent 8495/7 (26.5 GHz) family, allows for easy integration into instruments and ATE systems.
The 84904L is a 40 GHz step attenuator from Agilent. Attenuators are a type of radio frequency (RF) test equipment that’s useful during RF design. When an engineer needs to reduce (attenuate) the level of an electronic signal, he or she uses an attenuator. Attenuation can protect circuit stages from receiving signal levels that are too high. RF attenuators may be fixed, switched, or variable, depending on their capabilities and applications.
Additional Features:
- Frequency range: DC to 40 GHz
- Attenuation range: 0 to 11 dB, 1 dB steps
- Insertion loss at 0 dB: 0.8 dB + 0.04 dB/GHz
- Maximum SWR: 1.3 to 12.4 GHz, 1.7 to 34 GHz, 1.8 to 40 GHz
- Repeatability life: 0.03 dB maximum, 0.5 million cycles per section
- Maximum RF input power: 1 W (average), 100 W (peak)
- Connector type: 2.4 mm female, optional 2.4 mm/2.92 mm male/female
- Programming connector: 10-pin sockets
The Agilent 84904L programmable step attenuator offers coaxial measurements to 40 GHz in a compact, rugged design. The Agilent 84904L offers repeatability of better than 0.03 dB, excellent life (greater than 5 million switching cycles per section) and an attenuation range of 0 to 11 dB in 1-dB steps. This latest design evolution sets new standards for size and performance. High attenuation accuracy and low SWR are achieved through the use of miniature thin-film attenuation cards composed of high-stability tantalum nitride film of sapphire substrate. Insertion loss is outstanding, with only 2.4 dB of loss at 40 GHz. The compact size of the Agilent 84904L, 35% smaller than the Agilent 8495/7 (26.5 GHz) family, allows for easy integration into instruments and ATE systems.
