DC to 85 GHz High Performance Components

Analog Voltage Variable Attenuators

Our family of voltage controlled attenuators is non-reflective, with ranges of 32 dB of 64 dB. Pin diodes are used and the frequency range is 0.25-16 GHz. They operate with a control voltage of 0 to +8 VDC and handle +27 dBm maximum input power. These attenuators are bi-directional: either SMA port may be used for an input.

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Frequency Range
(GHz)
Attenuation
Range
(dB)
Insertion
Loss
(dB) max.
VSWR
max.
Connector
Type
P/N
Min Max
0.25 0.5 32 2.5 1.50:1 SMA AAT-10-479/1S Add to RFQ
0.25 0.5 64 3.0 1.70:1 SMA AAT-11-479/1S Add to RFQ
0.5 1.0 32 2.6 1.60:1 SMA AAT-12-479/1S Add to RFQ
0.5 1.0 64 3.1 1.80:1 SMA AAT-13-479/1S Add to RFQ
0.5 2.0 32 3.0 1.80:1 SMA AAT-14-479/1S Add to RFQ
0.5 2.0 64 3.5 1.80:1 SMA AAT-15-479/1S Add to RFQ
1.0 2.0 32 3.2 1.80:1 SMA AAT-16-479/3S Add to RFQ
1.0 2.0 64 3.7 1.80:1 SMA AAT-17-479/3S Add to RFQ
1.0 4.0 32 3.5 1.80:1 SMA AAT-18-479/3S Add to RFQ
1.0 4.0 64 5.0 1.80:1 SMA AAT-19-479/1S Add to RFQ
2.0 4.0 32 3.5 1.80:1 SMA AAT-20-479/3S Add to RFQ
2.0 4.0 64 4.5 1.80:1 SMA AAT-21-479/3S Add to RFQ
2.0 8.0 32 4.0 2.00:1 SMA AAT-22-479/2S Add to RFQ
2.0 8.0 64 5.5 2.00:1 SMA AAT-23-479/3S Add to RFQ
4.0 8.0 32 4.0 1.90:1 SMA AAT-24-479/2S Add to RFQ
4.0 8.0 64 5.0 1.90:1 SMA AAT-25-479/2S Add to RFQ
8.0 12.4 32 4.0 2.00:1 SMA AAT-26-479/4S Add to RFQ
8.0 12.4 64 5.0 2.00:1 SMA AAT-27-479/4S Add to RFQ
6.0 16.0 32 4.0 2.00:1 SMA AAT-28-479/5S Add to RFQ
6.0 16.0 64 5.0 2.00:1 SMA AAT-29-479/5S Add to RFQ
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Notes:
Control Voltage:                 0 to +8 Volts typical.
Operating Power:              <= 0 dBm
Power Handling:                +27 dBm max.
Operating Temperature:   -25°C to + 80°C

Harmonic distortion is affected by input power and frequency.
Typical distortion is 50 dBc for input power less than 0.0 dBm.
Two tone intermodulation products are typically 54 dBc for input power less than 0.0 dBm.
These attenuators are bi-directional.
Either J1 or J2 can be used as input.

Other Frequency bands and Attenuation ranges available.
Attenuator Accuracy vs. Frequency
Bandwidth (2:1) Bandwidth (4:1)
Flatness
(dB)
Attenuation
(dB)
Flatness
(dB)
Attenuation
(dB)
± 0.5 0-10 ± 0.6 0-10
± 0.8 0-20 ± 1.2 0-20
± 1.2 0-30 ± 1.8 0-30
± 1.5 0-40 ± 2.2 0-40
± 2.2 0-64 ± 3.5 0-64
Typical Attenuation
vs. Voltage