Waveguide to coaxial transitions are an integral capability of the business. Smiths Interconnect offers a choice of connector type and orientation, pin/socket interfaces to waveguide apertures with a choice of standard or custom flange details.
Offering a choice of “dc coupled” in line and orthogonal and “ac coupled” orthogonal types. For certain applications dc coupled transitions are most commonly used where thermal characteristics are a key design consideration.
These stand-alone products can be integrated with waveguide or coaxial isolators to form iso-adapters. Smiths Interconnect’s capability and experience extends from 1.2 GHz (ATC radar) to 46 GHz for a space applications.
Hypertac hyperboloid contacts will help explore the Red Planet and seek signs of ancient microbial life
Utilizing more than 40 years of experience in refining attenuation solutions for the defence, the TT9 offers a power handling capability of 500 mW while maintaining excellent impedance matching in an SMT package.
Specifically designed and tested for critical space flight applications, the new SpaceNXT K2TVA series offers a highly reliable, totally passive solution to offset signal strength fluctuation due to changes in temperature – an issue that affects all RF and microwave systems.
The above article has outlined the advantages and challenges of using fiber optical interconnects. To use fiber optic cables, the electrical signals need to be converted to light signals using fiber optic transceivers. While there are many challenges to embedded fiber optics design, the benefits are substantial. The guidelines and design check list provided will help developers select the best solutions for their needs.
