Optical control of a microwave switch

An optical controlled attenuator circuit for controlling a microwave variable attenuator. The optical controlled attenuator circuit includes, a light source, a control connected to the light source, an optic fiber having an end coupled to the light source, a field effect transistor coupled to a seco...

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Hauptverfasser: STURZEBECHER, DANA J, PAOLELLA, ARTHUR, HIGGINS, THOMAS P
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:An optical controlled attenuator circuit for controlling a microwave variable attenuator. The optical controlled attenuator circuit includes, a light source, a control connected to the light source, an optic fiber having an end coupled to the light source, a field effect transistor coupled to a second end of the optic fiber, a first inverting amplifier coupled to the field effect transistor, a second non-inverting amplifier coupled to the first amplifier means, a third non-inverting amplifier coupled to the second amplifier, a fourth inverting amplifier means also coupled to the second amplifier, and a microwave variable attenuator having first and second inputs respectively coupled to the fourth inverting amplifier and to the third non-inverting amplifier means and having an RF input and an RF output.