The operating principle and design of wideband fixed and step attenuators are described. The main technical data are provided.
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Translated from Izmeritel’naya Tekhnika, No. 10, pp. 41–48, October, 2009.
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Shishkov, G.I. Wideband fixed and step attenuators. Meas Tech 52, 1084–1094 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11018-010-9399-8
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