Model FB010BW16SG, a compact bandpass filter bank from ED2 Corp., divides the frequency span from 2 to 18 GHz into eight banks, each of which spans 2-GHz bandwidth, while providing high rejection of signals outside its bank. Internally matched to 50 Ω, the eight-way filter bank is supplied in a 9- × 9-mm, 10-pin LGA surface-mount-technology (SMT) package offering reduced size, weight, and power (SWaP) benefits.
The filter bank serves in applications such as communication modules, electronic-warfare (EW) systems, signal-intelligence (SIGINT) systems, and radar warning receivers (RWRs) in unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
The broadband filter bank (see image above) handles as much as 1 W (+30 dBm) input power across the full bandwidth, with typically 4-dB insertion loss per channel and better than 12-dB return loss per channel. It draws 15 mA current from a ±5-V DC supply and features an operating temperature range of –40 to +85°C.
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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.