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Duplexer with PIN- diodes
Figure: duplexer with PIN- diodes in stripline technology
Fully solid state duplexers based on PIN diodes are becoming an attractive alternative in the context of good isolation, fast recovery time and long life. A diode limiter passes low power signals with negligible attenuation but above a given threshold it attenuates the signal to a constant level. However, in high power environments, the devices have to be actively switched in order to achieve low loss and good isolation. This complicates the design and leads to increased risks of the catastrophic failure of the receiver if the duplexer drive circuits fail. Also high power handling capability comes at the price of reduced isolation and longer recovery times. More than one set of limiters is often used to achieve the required level of isolation.
This module switches a short circuit with two PIN diodes in a line strip and switches therefore the RF-energie of the entrance into dependence of a control voltage either on the dummyloads or to the exit of this module (that means: to the receiver).
Pin diodes need a control voltage which is usually provided by the synchronizer for switching.
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