Specifications.pdf

Requirements / Specification Document

TITLE: Waveguide Components

Requesting Laboratory / Division / Group:

Communications Technology Laboratory Radio Frequency Technology Division Guided Wave Electromagnetics Group (672.01)

General Statement of Need:

The Communications Technology Laboratory (CTL) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) enables science and industry by providing essential measurement methods, instrumentation, and standards to support all phases of communications technology development, from fundamental characterization and discovery to production.

The Radio Frequency Technology Division (RFTD) within CTL requires a selection of fixed attenuators to act as check standard devices for the S-parameters calibration service. These fixed attenuators shall have stable electromagnetic properties over time, and they shall have precision flanges to ensure repeatable, high-quality measurements. These attenuators are required in a range of rectangular waveguide bands including WR-90, WR-62, WR-42, WR-22, and WR-28.

Item Specifications and Quantities:

Item 1: 10 dB Fixed Attenuators Quantity: 1 SET Specifications: 1.1

1.2

10 dB attenuators in the following waveguide bands: WR-90, WR-62, WR-42, WR-22, and WR-28. Must include fine alignment dowels for each attenuator All flanges shall be precision flanges with UG-XX/U-PF where XX is the UG designation for each waveguide band (UG-39 for WR-90, UG-599 for WR-28, UG-419 for WR-62, UG-595 for WR-42 and UG-383 for WR-22).

Item 2: 20 dB Fixed Attenuators

Specifications: 2.1

2.2

20 dB attenuators in the following waveguide bands: WR-90, WR-62, WR-42, WR-22, and WR-28. Must include fine alignment dowels for each attenuator All flanges shall be precision flanges with UG-XX/U-PF where XX is the UG designation for each waveguide band (UG-39 for WR-90, UG-599 for WR-28, UG-419 for WR-62, UG-595 for WR-42 and UG-383 for WR-22).

Item 3: 3 dB Fixed Attenuators

3 dB attenuators in the following waveguide bands: WR-90, WR-62, WR-42, WR-22, and WR-28. Must include fine alignment dowels for each attenuator All flanges shall be precision flanges with UG-XX/U-PF where XX is the UG designation for each waveguide band (UG-39 for WR-90, UG-599 for WR-28, UG-419 for WR-62, UG-595 for WR-42 and UG-383 for WR-22).

Item 4: 30 dB Fixed Attenuators

30 dB attenuators in the following waveguide bands: WR-90, WR-62, WR-42, WR-22, and WR-28. Must include fine alignment dowels for each attenuator All flanges shall be precision flanges with UG-XX/U-PF where XX is the UG designation for each waveguide band (UG-39 for WR-90, UG-599 for WR-28, UG-419 for WR-62, UG-595 for WR-42 and UG-383 for WR-22).

Item 5: 50 dB Fixed Attenuators

50 dB attenuators in the following waveguide bands: WR-90, WR-62, WR-42, WR-22, and WR-28. Must include fine alignment dowels for each attenuator All flanges shall be precision flanges with UG-XX/U-PF where XX is the UG designation for each waveguide band (UG-39 for WR-90, UG-599 for WR-28, UG-419 for WR-62, UG-595 for WR-42 and UG-383 for WR-22).

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