Hybrid Coupler Covers 1.0 To 4.2 GHz

The model IPP-7015 is a 3-dB, 90-deg. surface-mount hybrid coupler that operates from 1.0 to 4.2 GHz. This coupler combines two signals of up to 80 W CW total output power. The device is produced in a compact surface-mount (SMD) package measuring 1.80 x 0.39 x 0.17 in. It exhibits less than 0.50 dB insertion loss with amplitude balance of better than 0.60 dB. The coupler provides phase balance of better than 5 deg., VSWR of less than 1.30:1, and isolation of greater than 18 dB. It operates from -55 to +85C. Although standard versions come in a tin/lead finish, it also is available in RoHS-compliant versions with a matte-tin finish (model IPP-7015RT) as well as a nickel-gold finish (model IPP7015RG). Delivery is stock to four weeks; devices are available on tape-and-reel for use with automatic insertion equipment.

Innovative Power Products, Inc., 1170 Lincoln Ave., Unit 7, Holbrook, NY 11741; (631) 563-0088, e-mail: [email protected], Internet: www.innovativepp.com.

See Associated Figure