Looking toward the Future
The engineering team at ARS Products has over 20 years experience directly serving our market segments. Research & Development means just that. We regularly experiment with new emerging technologies to evaluate their potential and benefits. The team continues to develop new technologies and introducing new products to keep ARS in the industry forefront.
Not all Signal Routing Systems are created equal
A review of the appendices on this site will reveal that there are many ways for a signal to get from point A to point B. The topology selection has a direct bearing on the functionality the switch matrix can provide in a customer’s application.
Test equipment routing typical uses non-blocking architectures (fan out =1). While reception service providers typically use full fan out architectures. Earth stations
typically use full fan in and full fan out architectures.
Understanding the other performance needs
Other key parameters in the selection of the switching system must also include
balancing dynamic range and isolation. Typically Front End routers require the
highest inter-modulation performance with mid-level isolation (50-70 dB), while Intermediate Frequency (IF) routers require mid-level inter-modulation performance with higher signal isolation (60-90 dB).
In concept the signal flow is quite simple, route the signal from point A to point B. That is where the simplicity ends. In order for the signal to arrive at point B with the highest fidelity, it must pass through amplification and switching circuits that introduce minimum distortion. The primary goal is high dynamic range; the
lowest noise figure and the highest inter-modulation intercept points.
ARS Products designs and manufactures specialized amplifiers and switch circuits to address systems that require or benefit from high performance levels.
ARS Products are modular to allow for quick configuration and rapid
serviceability.
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