Four-Way Dividers Cover 1 To 20 GHz

Nov. 24, 2010
A pair of four-way Wilkinson power dividers from Marki Microwave provide total frequency coverage of 1 to 20 GHz. Model PD4-0218 operates from 2 to 18 GHz while model PD4-0120 spans 1 to 20 GHz. The model PD4-0218 four-way power divider minimizes ...

A pair of four-way Wilkinson power dividers from Marki Microwave provide total frequency coverage of 1 to 20 GHz. Model PD4-0218 operates from 2 to 18 GHz while model PD4-0120 spans 1 to 20 GHz. The model PD4-0218 four-way power divider minimizes insertion loss to typically 1.2 dB above the nominal splitting loss, with minimum isolation between ports of 15 dB and typical VSWR of 1.30:1. It features amplitude balance of 0.2 dB and phase balance of 2 deg. Model PD4-0120 has excess insertion loss above nominal power splitting losses of just 1.3 dB from 1.8 to 20.0 GHz and 1.6 dB from 1.0 to 1.8 GHz. The minimum isolation is 12 dB while typical VSWR is 1.60:1 or better at all frequencies. The 20-GHz divider delivers amplitude balance of 0.25 dB and phase balance of 3 deg. Both are supplied with SMA connectors.

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Jack Browne | Technical Contributor

Jack Browne, Technical Contributor, has worked in technical publishing for over 30 years. He managed the content and production of three technical journals while at the American Institute of Physics, including Medical Physics and the Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology. He has been a Publisher and Editor for Penton Media, started the firm’s Wireless Symposium & Exhibition trade show in 1993, and currently serves as Technical Contributor for that company's Microwaves & RF magazine. Browne, who holds a BS in Mathematics from City College of New York and BA degrees in English and Philosophy from Fordham University, is a member of the IEEE.

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