Wave transmission lines and networks – Attenuators
Patent
1994-11-18
1996-10-22
Gensler, Paul
Wave transmission lines and networks
Attenuators
327540, 330149, 333109, H03H 724
Patent
active
055681050
ABSTRACT:
Spurious frequencies are suppressed in a transmitter by an RF pulse fall time controller circuit comprising a quadrature hybrid matched attenuator located between a predriver and the first stage of class "C" driver amplifiers. The circuit linearly attenuates RF pulses and slows pulse fall time. Operation of the circuit is initiated when the rising edge of a pretrigger starts a pretrigger generator which then triggers the application of current bias to the attenuator circuit. After a controlled period of time, the circuit decreases the forward current bias of PIN diodes in the attenuator thereby increasing the diodes' series resistance and increasing the attenuation of the RF pulses. This creates a slow pulse fall time thereby suppressing spurious emissions caused by parasitic ringing of the cascaded Class C common base transistor amplifiers in the transmitter.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3673492 (1972-06-01), Gilson
patent: 4902983 (1990-02-01), Fujiki et al.
Drake Peter R.
Merrill, deceased Philip R.
O'Leary Thomas M.
Gensler Paul
Mofford Donald F.
Raytheon Company
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