YIG Filters Tune From 8 To 18 GHz

June 25, 2009

The model M3043D bandpass YIG filter with 12-b digital driver and model M3043DD bandpass YIG filter with analog driver from Omniyig feature minimum 3-dB bandwidth of 25 MHz from 8 to 18 GHz. Maximum passband insertion loss is 6 dB while minimum off-resonance isolation is 80 dB. The filters incorporate four stages and hold passband spurious and ripple to 2.5 dB. The frequency drift versus temperature from 0 to +55C is 15 MHz. The minimum limiting level is +10 dBm. Linearity is 15 MHz while hysteresis is 12 MHz. The filters operate with driver voltage of 15 VDC and steady-state heater current of 100 mA at +24 VDC. Units with analog driver (and 9-pin connector) measure 1.7 x 1.95 x 3.2 in. while filters with 12-b digital driver (and 25-pin connector) measure 1.7 x 1.95 x 4.0 in.

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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.