- Broad capability in design and supply of waveguide hybrid and loop couplers.
- Capability ranges from L to Ka-Band.
- Space hybrid couplers provided with or without a termination on one port or as part of more complication passive assemblies.
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Couplers, Combiners & Splitters
Smiths Interconnect supplies waveguide couplers, combiners and splitters for a variety of space applications. These devices are designed to complement Smiths Interconnect waveguide isolators and terminations.
Smiths Interconnect offers a broad capability in the design and supply of waveguide hybrid and loop couplers. Smiths Interconnect is expanding it's portfolio of couplers designed for a variety of space based applications. These have been supplied as stand-alone products and as assemblies that integrate isolators, transitions, etc.
Smiths Interconnect’s general capability ranges from L to Ka-Band with coupler choice dependent on the application and the system considerations.
Smiths Interconnect has supplied a large quantity of couplers over a relatively short period of time in WR34 and WR28. All of the space qualified couplers delimited to date are hybrid couplers and have been provided with or without a termination on one port or as part of more complicated passive assemblies.
Over the coming few months Smiths Interconnect will expand its portfolio of space qualified hybrid couplers with the delivery in Spring 2016 of WR62 and WR75 broadband 2×1 and 2×2 designs.
| Application | Waveguide | Loop | 2 x 1 Hybrid | 2 x 2 Hybrid |
| S-Band | WR430 | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| C-Band | WR229 | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Ku-Band | WR75 | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| WR62 | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| K-Band | WR51 | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| WR42 | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Ka-Band | WR34 | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| WR28 | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |