Picosecond Pulse Labs Shows Phase-Matched Balun

June 7, 2007

Making news at its booth at this week's MTT-S, Picosecond Pulse Labs introduced their model 5310 phase-matched balun for applications from 4 MHz to 6.5 GHz. With a blazing 10-to-90- perccent rise time of 54 ps, the broadband balun features differential amplitude balance of typically +/-0.1 dB and differential phase balance of typically +/-0.5 deg. The insertion loss is typically 7.6 dB or less from 4 MHz to 6.5 GHz while the return loss is typically 30 dB through 2 GHz. The phase-matched balun is ideal for use with high-speed analog-to-digital converters (ADCs).

Picosecond Pulse Labs (www.picosecond.com)

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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.