Phase splitter
A BJT phase splitter A phase splitter is a device that separates a signal into multiple phases (or polarities). The term is most often applied to amplifiers that produce two "balanced" voltage outputs: of equal amplitude but opposite polarity (i.e. 180 degrees phase difference), but sometimes is used to refer to the generation of quadrature signals (i.e. differing by 90 degrees). The term is not used for logic circuits producing complementary outputs, nor applied to differential amplifiers that have balanced inputs and outputs. Methods using a unity gain inverting amplifier to provide an inverted copy of its input signal; a split-load amplifier (also known as a " cathodyne " or " concertina phase splitter", especially in the context of vacuum tube implementations); a transistor implementation is shown in the diagram; a differential pair amplifier can form a phase splitter in two ways: if the shared emitter (or cathode or source, for...