Attenuators
PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
The ATN06-0040BH is a connectorized GaAs MMIC 6dB attenuator in a Bullet housing package.
The ATN00-0040PSM is a surface mount GaAs MMIC 0dB attenuator in a DFN package. This attenuator is an ideal solution for attenuating a signal and can be used in a wide range of applications.
ColorConnect™ attenuators precisely reduce RF/MW/mmW signals without distorting them. They are used for power reduction, measurement protection, and impedance matching, and feature color-coded connectors for easy identification.
The ATN03-0070CSP1 is a surface mount GaAs MMIC 3dB attenuator in a chip scale package (CSP). This attenuator is an ideal solution for attenuating a signal and can be used in a wide range of applications.
The Model 50HFFB-xxx-5/40 DC-40 GHz attenuator is rated for a 5-watt average and is available with 2.92mm male/female connectors.
Model 50HFFA-xxx-50/18 is a 50 Ohm coaxial fixed attenuator rated at 50 Watts average input power and operates DC-18 GHz.
The ATN06-0040PSM is a surface mount GaAs MMIC 6dB attenuator in a DFN package. This attenuator is an ideal solution for attenuating a signal and can be used in a wide range of applications.
The ATN20-0040PSM is a surface mount GaAs MMIC 20dB attenuator in a DFN package. This attenuator is an ideal solution for attenuating a signal and can be used in a wide range of applications.
ABOUT
Attenuators are the exact opposite of an amplifier. An attenuator is used to reduce the intensity of either electricity or sound. For example, the digital impulse that is used to drive a speaker may be stepped down to prevent the lower range speakers from failing. An equalizer in music is a form of amplifier and attenuator rolled up into one. However, it targets on particular frequency. Every instrument in a musical symphony and even the human voice occupy a certain frequency range. As an example, each note of a violin has a very specific frequency. The A string on a violin is exactly 440Hz. Using an attenuator, one can target the exact frequency of 440Hz and reduce its intensity. It can even be attenuated all the way down to zero. If this were to happen, then every time an A not of a violin was played, it would not be heard.
This sort of technology is used to clean up sounds of recordings and other sounds in a recording. It is even possible to pinpoint the frequency range of the human voice then use an attenuator to reduce it to zero. Imagine if one were to take a recording of a song and attenuate just the vocal portion, the song will now resemble a minus-one track.
Attenuators have other more sophisticated commercial uses. They can be used to reduce the electrical impulses that were amplified to travel long distances and may still carry strong energy when it arrives, so it needs to be attenuated before it is channeled for processing.