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Focus Unveils Compact 12-GHz Impedance Tuner

July 24, 2008

Precision-impedance-tuner developer Focus Microwaves has taken the wraps off an extremely compact multipurpose tuner model, the iMPT-Lite-1208 for fundamental and harmonic measurements from 0.8 to 12.0 GHz. Ideal for measurements on emerging wireless circuits, such as for WiMAX and Long-Term-Evolution (LTE) cellular systems, the iMPT-Lite-1208 features two broadband tuning probes. The unit is about 40 to 60 percent the size of a standard three-probe multipurpose tuner but can perform full amplitude and phase tuning at a desired fundamental and second-harmonic frequency within its bandwidth. The easy-to-place impedance tuner can generate VSWRs as high as 100.0:1 for evaluating the behavior of a wide range of high-frequency circuits.

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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.