Hybrid Coupler Connects 8.5 GHz

Model IPP-7044 is a 3-dB 90-deg. hybrid coupler from Innovative Power Products that operates from 6000 to 8500 MHz. It can combine two signals with power levels totaling 100 W CW in a component measuring only 0.2 x 0.4 in. The surface-mount hybrid coupler has less than 0.4 dB insertion loss and less than 1.30:1 VSWR. The isolation between ports is better than 17 dB. The coupler features amplitude balance of 0.35 dB and phase balance of 6 deg.