Connector Loss, Return Loss, and Reflectance – “Highs and Lows”
A positive value, is normally used to define the return loss of a connection (two mated connectors). A negative value is used to define a reflectance of a connection.
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What is the difference between Return Loss and
To understand why the Return Loss is a positive number and a Reflectance is a negative number, it is necessary to analyze the logarithmic function.