Category: Attenuators

Bridged-T Attenuator

As its name implies, the bridged-T attenuator has an additional resistive element forming a bridged network across the two series resistors of the standard T-pad. This additional

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Pi-pad Attenuator

The Pi-pad attenuator is so called because its basic layout and design resembles that of the Greek letter pi ( π ), meaning that it has one

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L-pad Attenuator

The difference this time is that this type of attenuator is used in frequency dependent circuits to create loss (attenuation) in a transmission line or

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T-pad Attenuator

Although not as common, this “T” (tee) configuration can also be thought of as a wye “Y” attenuator configuration as well. Unlike the previous L-pad

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