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Switch Spans 10 To 40 GHz

Feb. 21, 2013
This broadband SP4T switch offers excellent electrical performance from 10 to 40 GHz.

PMI’s model P4T-10G40G-60-T-GPO is a single-pole, four-throw (SP4T) absorptive, solid-state switch designed to control signals from 10 to 40 GHz. It suffers maximum insertion loss of 6 dB and provides as much as 60 dB isolation across the frequency range. Insertion loss is typically flat within ±1 dB across the frequency range. The SP4T switch exhibits better than 2.0:1 VSWR into a 50-Ω impedance and can handle continuous-wave (CW) input power levels to 200 mW (+23 dBm). It is controlled by means of 2-b decoded TTL logic and draws 75-mA current from a +5-VDC supply and 45 mA at -5 VDC. The switch, which achieves switching speed of typically 30 ns, is supplied with GPO connectors in a housing measuring 1.25 x 1.25 x 0.5 in. The compact switch, which meets the applicable environmental requirements of MIL-STD-202F, is designed to meet full specifications at operating temperatures from -55 to +85°C.

Planar Monolithics Industries, Inc., 7311-F Grove Rd., Frederick, MD 21710; (301) 662-5019, FAX: (301) 662-1731, e-mail: [email protected], www.pmi-rf.com.

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Jack Browne | Technical Contributor

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.

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