Waveguide Components Span 5 To 40 GHz

Sept. 30, 2010

A line of off-the-shelf waveguide-to-coax adapters and terminations has been developed by Z-Communications for applications from 5 to 40 GHz. They are supplied in rectangular waveguide sizes ranging from WR137 to WR28. The adapters are available with either SMA or 2.92-mm female connectors. The waveguide components are supplied in the industry standard square cover flange for all rectangular waveguides except for the WR137, which is available in the standard CPR flange. The VSWRs for the waveguide adapters and terminations are better than 1.20:1 and 1.02:1, respectively. The waveguide terminations provide capable power handling of 0.5 W for WR28 terminations from 26.4 to 40.1 GHz and 2 W for WR137 terminations from 5.38 to 8.17 GHz.

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Jack Browne

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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.