For meanings not associated with electronics, see coupling (disambiguation).

In electronics and telecommunication, coupling is the desirable or undesirable transfer of energy from one medium, such as a metallic wire or an optical fiber, to another medium, including fortuitous transfer.

Also the transfer of power from one circuit segment to another. E.g., an alternating voltage may be transferred to a segment at a different direct voltage by use of a capacitor or transformer; power may be efficiently transferred to a segment with different impedance by use of a transformer.

See also

• Acoustic coupler, antenna noise temperature, capacitive (electrostatic) coupling, conducted (resistive or hard-wire) coupling, directional coupler, equilibrium length, fiber-optic coupling, inductive (magnetic) coupling, loading coil, shield, list of electronics topics

References

• Federal Standard 1037C
• MIL-STD-188