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signal generator

British

noun

electrical engineering an apparatus used to generate a signal consisting of a known oscillating voltage, usually between 1 microvolt and 1 volt, over a range of frequencies, to test electronic equipment

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They then set up a 300 GHz-band wireless communication system that employs the laser-based signal generator in both the transmitter and receiver.

From Science Daily • Feb. 1, 2024

"However, we found that at high frequencies, a signal generator based on a photonic device had much less phase noise than a conventional electrical signal generator."

From Science Daily • Feb. 1, 2024

Then they looked at the strength of transmissions between a radio-frequency signal generator and receiver antenna placed at different spots around test subjects' heads, both with and without the helmet.

From Salon • Jul. 24, 2021

The result is an interior punctuated with unexpected details like a World War II-era radio-frequency signal generator in the master bedroom.

From New York Times • Dec. 15, 2011

By midnight, Julia was superintending the construction of a second signal generator.

From Earth Alert! by Neville, Kris

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