Multipliers Push Generators To 110 GHz

Oct. 7, 2010

A new trio of frequency multipliers from Rohde & Schwarz extend the frequency range of the firm's signal generators to 110 GHz. Frequency multipliers in the R&S SMZ series offer mechanically or electronically controlled built-in attenuator options and are ideal for use with the company's R&S SMF100A microwave signal generator. The electronically controlled attenuator offers a dynamic range of 15 dB, the mechanically controlled attenuator a dynamic range of 25 dB. The multipliers can be controlled by the generator via a Universal Serial Bus (USB) or by the signal source's GPIB or local-area network (LAN) interfaces. The frequency multiplier family includes three models: the R&S SMZ75 (50 GHz to 75 GHz), the R&S SMZ90 (60 GHz to 90 GHz), and the R&S SMZ110 (75 GHz to 110 GHz).

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Jack Browne

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Jack Browne, Technical Contributor, has worked in technical publishing for over 30 years. He managed the content and production of three technical journals while at the American Institute of Physics, including Medical Physics and the Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology. He has been a Publisher and Editor for Penton Media, started the firm’s Wireless Symposium & Exhibition trade show in 1993, and currently serves as Technical Contributor for that company's Microwaves & RF magazine. Browne, who holds a BS in Mathematics from City College of New York and BA degrees in English and Philosophy from Fordham University, is a member of the IEEE.