Maury Microwave Videos

1. What Is The Video Bandwidth Of A Power Sensor? 12/8/2023

   Peak power sensors discharge rapidly when the RF amplitude drops, allowing quick rise times and wide video bandwidths. Learn more about the video bandwidth of a power sensor in this video.

    

2. What Types Of Signals Have A High Crest Factor? 2/12/2024

   In this video, you will learn about the types of signals that have a high crest factor, commonly found in applications such as 5G networks that use advanced modulation schemes.

3. Video: Noise Source Solutions For Power And Signal Integrity Challenges 5/6/2022

   The demand for higher data rates and lower power consumption has tightened requirements for  high-speed semiconductor devices.  To address power and signal integrity challenges, Noisecom J7000 and JV9000 noise generators enable real-world evaluation and tolerance testing to ensure these components can be powered correctly and function at high data rates.

4. Video: Optimizing The Performance Of Directed Energy Weapons With Noise Sources 5/25/2022

   Directed energy weapons (DEW) bring significant advantages to traditional weaponry, but the high optical power required for an effective DEW drives a potentially destructive return loss and reflection that can damage laser sources. Use of a noise source embedded in the weapon’s electronics can spread laser coherence, minimize reflection, protect the laser source, and ultimately improve DEW reliability and performance.

5. Video: The Power of Boonton Real Time Power Processing 6/15/2022

   Boonton's RTP5000 and RTP4000 Series Real-Time USB Power Sensors utilize a unique digital signal processing methodology called Real-Time Power Processing (RTPP). RTPP keeps pace with signal acquisition by performing vital processing steps in parallel, enabling gap-free signal acquisition that virtually guarantees the capture of waveform anomalies. 

6. Video: The Boonton RTP Series Measurement Buffer Mode Application 6/15/2022

   The Boonton RTP Measurement Buffer Mode Application is a complementary software utility that controls one or multiple Boonton real-time power sensors and analyzes the input signal during user-defined intervals of interest.

7. What Is A Peak Power Sensor? 12/7/2023

   Peak power sensors play a significant role in capturing and analyzing RF power measurements. Explore how they work and what capabilities should be considered when selecting a peak power testing solution.

8. What Is Overshoot? 12/8/2023

   A pulsed RF signal should ideally transition smoothly to its maximum amplitude. However, overshoot can cause distortion. Learn about overshoot and how it affects an RF signal in this video.

9. How Do You Interpret A CCDF Plot? 12/8/2023

   An important method used to analyze power levels statistically is the complementary cumulative distribution function (CCDF). Learn how to interpret a CCDF plot with a measurement example.

10. How To Characterize A Communications Amplifier With Peak Power Sensors 5/10/2023

    Amplifiers are used in a variety of RF and microwave systems and devices. Discover why peak power sensors are an ideal solution for characterizing these critical components.