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PSPL5546 7 GHz Bias Tee
PSPL5546 Datasheet
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The PSPL5546 is a broadband, coaxial bias insertion tee and DC blocking capacitor. It was designed to have a very low cutoff frequency of only 3.5 kHz. It passes fast rise pulses with a minimum of waveform distortion. Its rise time is 45 ps. The frequency response is very flat, and the -3 dB bandwidth extends from 3.5 kHz to 7 GHz. The PSPL5546 is supplied with a 1 mH choke and terminal strip for connection to the DC bias.
Key performance specifications
- 3.5 kHz to 7 GHz
- 45 ps rise time
- 50 V, 500 mA
Typical performance
1 db/div log plot to 10 GHz Insertion Loss
1 db/div log plot to 10 GHz Insertion Loss
5 dB/div log plot to 10 GHz Return Los
Top to bottom: 1 ns/div, 200 ps/div, and 50 ps/div. Response to 20 ps rise time input step
2.5% rho/div and 200 ps/div. 35 ps rise time input step
Specifications
Parameter | Symbol | Units | Minimum | Typical | Maximum | Comments |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Impedance | Z | ohms | 50 | |||
Upper 3 dB frequency | fc,h | GHz | 4 | 7 | ||
Lower 3 dB frequency | fc,l | kHz | 3.5 | |||
Rise time | tr | ps | 45 | 75 | 10 – 90% | |
Insertion loss | S21 | dB | 0.5 | |||
Input (AC) Return Loss |
S11 | dB | 23 | f = 100 MHz | ||
Refl. Coefficient (35 ps TDR) | Γ | % | -5 | t > 200 ps | ||
DC voltage | V | Volts | 50 | |||
DC current | I | mA | 500 | |||
Capacitance | C | μF | 0.9 | - 50%, + 80% | ||
Inductance | L | mH | 1.34 | +/- 30% 1 | ||
Resistance | R | ohms | 1.5 | |||
RF power | P | W | 2 | Average power | ||
Isolation | S13 | dB | 30 | |||
DC path bandwidth | fc,DC | kHz | 4.5 | |||
RF Connectors | SMA jacks (f) | |||||
DC Connector | Solder pin | |||||
Warranty | One Year |
1 A 1 mH choke is supplied with the bias tee. It is to be wired in series directly to the DC in solder terminal on the coax module. This is a high impedance point. Avoid using long wire, especially coax, for this connection. Do not locate the choke close to ground. Excessive stray capacitance will cause a resonance that will appear as a dip in the insertion loss between 1 and 10 MHz.
Mechanical dimensions
Ordering information
Models
- PSPL5546
- BIAS TEE, 7 GHz, 50 V