Abstract: According to one embodiment of the invention, a power absorber for receiving a signal having a fundamental frequency includes an input node for receiving the signal and a first PIN diode circuit having a first end electrically connected at the input node and a second end. The first PIN diode circuit includes at least one PIN diode. The absorber also includes a load resistance having a first end electrically connected to the second end of the PIN diode circuit and a second end electrically connected to a reference voltage. The absorber also includes a quarter wave transmission line having a first end electrically connected to the input node at a second end. The quarter wave transmission line has an electrical link that is one quarter of the wavelength of the fundamental frequency. The power absorber also includes a second PIN diode circuit having an input electrically connected to the second end of the quarter wave transmission line and an output electrically connected to the reference voltage.