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DLVA Processes Pulses From 6 To 18 GHz

Dec. 13, 2012
Model DLVA-6G18G-50-HERM is a detector log-video amplifier (DLVA) with frequency range of 6 to 18 GHz.

Model DLVA-6G18G-50-HERM is a detector log-video amplifier (DLVA) with frequency range of 6 to 18 GHz. It offers a logging range of -70 to 0 dBm with tangential signal sensitivity (TSS) of -72 dB. The DLVA, which can handle pulsed signals as short as 100 ns through continuous-wave (CW) signals, has maximum 10%/90% pulse rise time of 50 ns and maximum 90%/10% pulse fall time of 70 ns. The logarithmic slope is 25 mV/dB with logarithmic accuracy of ±4 dB. The DLVA features a recovery time of less than 70 ns with delay time of less than 15 ns. The amplifier draws 400 mA maximum current from a +12-VDC supply and 250 mA maximum current from a -12-VDC supply. It is supplied in a hermetically sealed housing measuring 3.20 x 2.05 x 0.40 in.

Planar Monolithics Industries, Inc., 7311-F Grove Rd., Frederick, MD 21704; (301) 662-5019, FAX : (301) 662-1731, e-mail: [email protected], www.pmi-rf.com.

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Jack Browne | Technical Contributor

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.

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