Microstrip isolators and circulators

Features & Benefits

Smiths Interconnect has a unique heritage having supplied over 400k microstrip isolators and circulators for space and terrestrial based radar and industrial telecommunications applications. TRAK’s capability extends from 2.7 GHz to 31 GHz with unconditionally linear products that include single junction isolators and circulators & dual junction isolators and duplexer.

Key advantages

Tuneless broadband structures
Lowest mass of any ferrite isolator or circulator
Smiths Interconnect devices are made using processes and from materials with outstanding heritage
Space qualified and suitable for hybrid applications
Exceptional RF performance
ITAR free

Operating over typically a 100C range
Operating Band [GHz]	Insertion Loss [dB max]	Return Loss [dB min]	Isolation Loss [dB min]	Application	Notes
3.4 to 4.2	0.30	21.0	21.0	Space & Defence	Circulator
5.0 to 6.0	0.30	21.0	21.0	Defence	Isolator
5.2 to 5.9	0.30	21.0	21.0	Space & Defence	Circulator
5.7 to 7.1	0.30	21.0	21.0	Space	Circulator & Isolator
5.8 to 6.5	0.30	21.0	21.0	Space & Defence	Circulator & Isolator
7.8 to 8.5	0.30	21.0	21.0	Space & Defence	Circulator & Isolator
8.0 to 12.0	0.30	15.0	15.0	Space & Defence	Circulator & Isolator
8.5 to 9.6	0.30	21.0	21.0	Defence	Circulator & Isolator
8.9 to 10.7	0.30	21.0	21.0	Space & Defence	Circulator
9.0 to 10.0	0.30	21.0	21.0	Space & Defence	Circulator & Isolator
9.5 to 11.5	0.30	21.0	21.0	Space & Defence	Circulator & Isolator
10.0 to 12.0	0.30	15.0	15.0	Space & Defence	Circulator
10.0 to 12.0	0.40	14.0	14.0	Space & Defence	Circulator & Isolator
10.7 to 12.8	0.40	20.0	20.0	Space & Defence	Circulator & Isolator
12.7 to 14.5	0.40	20.0	20.0	Space	Isolator
15.0 to 17.0	0.50	20.0	20.0	Defence	Circulator
24.0 to 27.0	0.50	19.0	19.0	Space	Isolator