LEAD-FREE / RoHS-COMPLIANT

HIGH ISOLATION POWER COMBINER PBR-0006SMG

Features
 10 MHz to 6 GHz Power Combiner/Divider
 35 dB Typ Isolation
 Applications: High Isolation Power Combining for Test Equipment
 Microwave Power Dividers & Couplers App Note

Electrical Specifications - Specifications guaranteed from -55 to +100°C, measured in a 50Ω system.

Parameter Frequency Range Min Typ Max

Nominal Power Splitting (dB) 6
Amplitude Balance (dB) ±0.8 ±1.6
1
Excess Insertion Loss (dB) 1.7 3.4
Input Port VSWR 10 MHz to 6 GHz 1.2
Common Port VSWR 1.4
Isolation (dB) 25 35
Power (W) 1
Excess Insertion Loss = (Input Port to Common Port Insertion Loss) – 6 dB.
1

Model Number Description

PBR-0006SMG 10 MHz to 6 GHz Power Combiner, Surface Mount, LEAD-FREE/RoHS COMPLIANT

EVAL-PBR-0006 Connectorized Evaluation Fixture, LEAD-FREE/RoHS COMPLIANT

PROJECTION
Port Symbol .320
INCH .100 [8.13]
[MM] Common C [2.54]
.120
.138
Input/Output I1, I2 [3.05]
[3.50]

.080 I1 I2
[2.03]
D/C

.320
.04 [8.13]
[1.02] .050 PBR-6
.015 .035 [1.27] C
[.41] [.91]
.020 Ø.060 Thru,
[.51]
.160 2 PL
.050 [4.06]
[1.27]
Plastic Cover

.155 max
[3.94]

.020 .020
[.51] [.51]

.04 .04
[1.02] [1.02]

.080 .080
[2.03] [2.03]

.129 .129
[3.28] [3.28]

Substrate material is 8-mil thick Rogers 4003, 1 Oz Electrodeposited Cu. I/O Pads & Ground Plane Finish is Gold Flash, 5 to 10 µ-
inches, over Electroplated Nickel, 100-200 µ-inches, over Cu. See PBRSMG-PCB for suggested PCB layout. Drying bake required
after aqueous wash.

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IP3 measurement using high isolation power combiner

DUT DUT
(Mixer) (Amplifier)
RF RF
Source 1 Source 1
Power Spectrum Power Spectrum
R I Attenuator Attenuator
Combiner L Analyzer Combiner Analyzer
RF RF
Source 2 Source 2

LO Source

Fig. 1. Mixer IP3 measurement Fig. 2. Amplifier IP3 measurement

Typical Performance

0 0
In 1 Common
-3 In 2 -5 In 1
In 2
Insertion Loss (dB)

-6 -10
Return Loss (dB)

-9 -15

-12 -20

-15 -25

-18 -30

-21 -35
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Frequency (GHz) Frequency (GHz)

Fig. 3. Input port to common port insertion loss. Fig. 4. Return loss for input and common ports.

6 0

4 -10
Amplitude Balance (dB)

2
Isolation (dB)

-20
0
-30
-2

-40
-4

-6 -50
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Frequency (GHz) Frequency (GHz)

Fig. 5. Amplitude balance between input ports. Fig. 6. Isolation between input ports.

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-5

Insertion Loss (dB)

-10
Isolation
-15 In 2
In 1
-20

-25

-30

-35
1 4 7 10
Frequency (MHz)

Fig. 7. Low Frequency Performance.

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215 Vineyard Court, Morgan Hill, CA 95037 | Ph: 408.778.4200 | Fax 408.778.4300 | [email protected]
11/04/13