Accelerate Your RF/Wireless Design with Tektronix Solutions
Tektronix delivers the expertise, as well as the signal generation and analysis capabilities required to overcome the most challenging RF,…
Terahertz waves and acoustic modulation: A datalink “Odd Couple”?
Researchers have mixed two radically different forms of energy waves, using laser-generated acoustic pulses to modulate terahertz waves generated by…
Analyze FIR filters using high-school algebra
This article looks at some fundamental facts about FIR filter responses, using some basic math you might even remember from…
How to get better wireless performance for mobile devices with small PCBs
If the product design is to include an antenna, especially if it is using a small PCB, we would recommend…
Design vs. manufacturing: A failed directional coupler
How would you react if a sample of your design came back with a major change?
Use a low-cost noise source as a replacement for a tracking generator
If your spectrum analyzer lacks a tracking generator, here's a low-cost method for plotting the frequency response of filters, coax…
The Doppler Effect: Existed Before Railroads?
Of course the effect did exist before the railroads. However, it wasn’t yet defined by the physics of the day,…
Some Progress in the Ongoing Multiband Antenna Proliferation Battle
Multiband, co-located RF installations are placing increasing demands on antennas and RF front ends. There are solutions, but they are…
Making 5G mmWave a Reality for Smartphones
The launch of the 5G handset duo is a testament that mmWave communications is for real and it’s affordable as…
Does 5G pose health risks? (part 2)
There is some evidence of possible health risks, but more work is needed.