[SatNews] These frequency-extension modules address growing needs in millimeter-wave communications, wireless networks and aerospace/defense.
Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) introduced a line of frequency-extension modules from Virginia Diodes Inc. (VDI), a company that designs, manufactures and sells millimeter-wave and terahertz devices, components and systems, for its signal generators and analyzers.
Virginia Diodes Inc.'s frequency-extension modules.
Covering millimeter frequencies up to 1.1 THz, the VDI modules extend the reach of Agilent’s signal generators and analyzers to address growing needs in early next-generation wireless research, sometimes referred to as 5G. The VDI modules are also ideal for working with millimeter-wave communication backhaul systems and emerging wireless standards such as IEEE 802.11ad, as well as a range of aerospace/defense applications.
As applications move to higher frequencies to support increased modulation bandwidth and seek out an uncrowded spectrum, measurement challenges increase dramatically. Agilent’s signal generators and analyzers, coupled with the new extender modules from VDI, address these challenges by enabling designers to accurately generate and analyze complex millimeter-wave signals.
“Access to innovative measurement solutions is essential to early research into next-generation wireless systems and other millimeter-wave applications,” said Andy Botka, vice president of Agilent’s Microwave & Communications Division. “Working with companies like VDI, we’re able to ensure that our signal generators and analyzers effectively address emerging measurement needs.”
