
Description
The HP 11867 A
RF
limiter is a unidirectional, solid-state, passive device for use from 10
Hz
to 1800
MHz.
It
consists of four oxide-passivated silicon diodes: two PIN diodes and two
Schottky-Barrier diodes. These diodes are functionally integrated in a
500 transmission line as
part
of a low-pass filter with a cutoff frequency
(Fe)
of approximately 2.5
GHz.
The limiter has
no adjustments, and its diodes are not field-replaceable.
For noise considerations,
the
limiter behaves as a thermal resistance shunted across
the
transmission line. The excess noise temperature is less
than
20°
Kelvin. This results in a noise
figure
that
is essentially equal to
the
insertion loss below
the
limiting threshold. (Figure
1-1
shows typical insertion loss below
the
limiting threshold.)
The
VSWR
specification in Table
1-1
applies below
the
limiting threshold. (Typical
VSWR
into
either
port
is shown in Figure 1-2.)
VSWR
above
the
threshold is unpredictable, since
the
limiter effects its limiting by reflecting some of
the
input power.
Limiting is non-linear and depends on input power and ambient temperature. The typical
limiting curves shown in Figure
1-3
apply
at
an
ambient temperature of 25°C.
5
10
ill
-o
(/)
15
(/)
0
_j
17.8
z
Ct:
20
::::J
I-
w
Ct:
25
30
SP
CIFICA
TION
LI
IT
v
~
/
.5
1.0
~
"
v
~
1.5
FREQUENCY
-
GHz
2.0
I
I
2.5
wn33b
Figure 1-2. Typical Return Loss Versus Frequency
HP
11867A
RF
Limiter
1·3
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