duplexer

English

Etymology

From duplex + -er

Noun

duplexer (plural duplexers)

  1. (electronics) A device that enables communication in two directions over a single path.
    • 2009, Ken-ya Hashimoto, RF Bulk Acoustic Wave Filters for Communications, →ISBN, page 119:
      At first, making a duplexer seemed impossible, of all the filters in the cell phone, the specifications for the duplexer were by far the most stringent.
    • 2011, Alastair D. McAulay, Military Laser Technology for Defense, →ISBN, page 272:
      The HE11 mode emits a Gaussian beam into free space as is required for input to the quasi-optical duplexer attached to the antenna.
    • 2012, TV White Space Spectrum Technologies, →ISBN:
      A drawback in the dual duplexer design is that six channels are lost because three band gaps are required.

French

Etymology

From duplex + -er.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dy.plɛk.se/

Verb

duplexer

  1. to link two points (with cables, wires, etc.)

Conjugation

Further reading

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