Hybrid GaAs Amps Boost CATV Systems

Jan. 10, 2013
A pair of hybrid amplifiers boost signals to 1 GHz in CATV HFC distribution systems.

Two hybrid GaAs amplifiers developed by ANADIGICS and supplied by Richardson RFPD are well suited for use as line extenders in cable-television (CATV) hybrid-fiber-coaxial (HFC) distribution systems. Each amplifier consists of two pairs of parallel amplifiers optimized for low noise figure and distortion, with input and output transient voltage protection as well as electrostatic-discharge (ESD) protection; both are housed in SOT-115J packages. Model ACA2786 delivers 25-dB gain from 40 MHz to 1 GHz with gain flatness within 0.5 dB. It draws 430 mA current at +24 VDC and features composite-triple-beat (CTB) and composite-second-order (CSO) performance levels of -70 dBc or better. Model ACA2788 provides 28-dB gain from 40 MHz to 1 GHz with gain flatness within 0.5 dB. It also has CTB and CSO performance levels of -70 dBc or better and requires 430 mA at +24 VDC.

Richardson RFPD, Inc., 40W267 Keslinger Rd., P.O. Box 307, LaFox, IL  60147-0307; (800) 737-2700, FAX : (630) 208-2662, e-mail: sales@richardsonrfpd.com, www.richardsonrfpd.com.

About the Author

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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