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Signal power tappers, signal taps, power tappers, or just taps, are passive RF devices designed to draw a small portion of power from the main transmission line without causing substantial loss. Signal power tappers are similar to directional couplers, but a signal power tapper is typically a 3-port devices, but come in many additional tap ..

Random Electrical and thermal noise are natural phenomenon that is produced by every devices within a RF and microwave system. Depending on the severity of the noise, the introduction of a noise source in an RF system could reduce the signal integrity, bit-error rate (BER), overload a receiver, reduce the dynamic range, and otherwise degrade ..

RF Diplexers and Duplexers are very common RF components in transmitters, receiver, and transceiver circuits for communications, radar, and other sensing applications. As the terms are similar, they are sometimes mistakenly used interchangeably, which isn’t appropriate. Diplexers and Duplexers perform very different functions, though they are located in similar areas in a circuit block diagram. ..