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Directional Couplers Extend To 40 GHz

Jan. 9, 2013
Two stripline connectors with two sizes of SMA connectors can each operate with flat coupling from 2 to 40 GHz.

A pair of stripline directional couplers from Krytar—models 102040020 and 102040020K—provide broad frequency coverage from 2 to 40 GHz with 2.4- and 2.9-mm female SMA connectors, respectively. Suitable for commercial wireless and military electronic-warfare (EW) applications, the directional couplers exhibit nominal coupling of 10 dB with ±1 dB coupling flatness and frequency sensitivity of ±0.7 dB. The directivity is better than 15 dB to 20 GHz and better than 11 dB to 40 GHz. Insertion loss is less than 1.2 dB to 20 GHz and less than 1.8 dB to 40 GHz. The maximum VSWR is 1.50:1 through 20 GHz and 1.70:1 through 40 GHz. Both couplers are rated for 20 W average power and 3 kW peak power. They both measure 1.75 x 0.40 x 0.65 in. and weigh 1.2 oz. They are designed for operating temperatures from -54 to +85°C.

Krytar, Inc., 1288 Anvilwood Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94089; (408) 734-5999, (877) 734-5999, FAX: (408) 734-3017, e-mail: [email protected], www.krytar.com.

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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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