Device Overview

General Description

The BALH-0010 is a broadband balun, hand-tuned for optimal phase and amplitude balance over a 200 kHz to 10 GHz bandwidth. It serves as an excellent choice for analog to digital converters, balanced receivers, baseband digital modulations, and signal integrity enhancement.

Photo of BALH-0010

Features

  • 1:1 Impedance Ratio
  • 200 kHz to 10 GHz Balun (Balanced to Unbalanced Transformer)
  • Better than 37 dBm 1-dB compression point
  • Tuned for Optimal Phase/Amplitude Balance

Applications

  • Analog to Digital Converters
  • Balanced Receivers
  • Baseband Digital Modulation
  • Signal Integrity

Functional Block Diagram

Block Diagram

Part Ordering Options

Part NumberDescriptionConnectorsGreen StatusProduct LifecycleExport Classification
BALH-0010High Power Balun (200 kHz to 10 GHz)Standard

REACH

RoHS

ReleasedEAR99

Table Of Contents

Revision History

Revision CodeRevision DateComment
-2015-01-01Datasheet initial Release
A2019-10-01Mixed Mode Scattering Parameters added
B2019-11-01RoHS Compliant assembly
C2020-07-01Specs table update
D2020-10-01Specs table update

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Port Configuration and Functions

Port Functions

PortFunctionConnector TypeDescriptionDC Equivalent
Circuit
Common Port / In (Unbalanced)RF Input SMAFThe common port is DC short to ground.Equivalent circuit for the RF Input
Out 1 / 0° Port (Balanced)0° Port SMAFThe 0° port is DC short to ground.Equivalent circuit for the 0° Port
Out 2 / 180° Port (Balanced)180° Port SMAFThe 180° port is DC short to ground.Equivalent circuit for the 180° Port

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Specifications

Package Information

ParameterDetailsRating
Weight-32g
Dimensions-66.04 x 16.76 mm

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Electrical Specifications

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

ParameterTest ConditionsMinimum
Frequency
(GHz)
Maximum
Frequency
(GHz)
MinTypMaxUnit
Amplitude Balance -0.0002 10-0.20.6dB
Common Mode Rejection -0.0002 102535-dB
Impedance Ratio -- --1:1-
Input P1dB 1-0.0002 1037--dBm
Insertion Loss as a Mode Converter -0.0002 10-2.54.5dB
Isolation -0.0002 10-8-dB
Nominal Phase Shift -0.0002 10-180-°
Phase Balance -0.0002 10-26°
Risetime/Falltime 2-0.0002 10-13-ps
VSWR (Input) -0.0002 10-1.5-
VSWR (Output) -0.0002 10-1.75-

[1] Measured in a well-heat sinked environment.

[2] Specified as 90%/10%. Calculated from Tau_balun2 = (Tau_out2 – Tau_in2)

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Time Domain Performance Plot

Oscilloscope measurements of the BALH-0010 with a 10 Gb/s PRBS pattern. Eye diagrams are taken with a 231-1 PRBS input demonstrating minimal eye distortion/closure afforded by the extremely low frequency operation of the balun (<200 kHz).  graph for BALH-0010

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Typical Performance Scattering Parameters

Three port scattering parameters measured as three single-ended 50Ω ports showing relationship between any two ports. For example: S21 and S31, often referred to as insertion loss of a balun, is the output response on ports 2 and 3 with an input stimulus on port 1.

Common to output port insertion loss and output to output port Isolation graph for BALH-0010
Return loss for common port and output ports graph for BALH-0010
Amplitude balance between output ports graph for BALH-0010
Phase balance between output ports graph for BALH-0010
Common mode rejection graph for BALH-0010

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Mixed Mode Scattering Parameters

Mixed mode scattering parameters are used to characterize differential circuits. For baluns, this means that the 0° and 180° ports become a single 100Ω differential port and the common port remains the same 50Ω common port. The two-port s-parameters of the balun are then characterized based on differential (d), common mode (c), or single-ended (s) signals. For example: S12ds is the differential output response given a single ended input.

S11dd graph for BALH-0010
S11dc graph for BALH-0010
S12ds graph for BALH-0010
S11cd graph for BALH-0010
S11cc graph for BALH-0010
S12cs graph for BALH-0010

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S21sd graph for BALH-0010
S21sc graph for BALH-0010
s22ss graph for BALH-0010

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Mechanical Data

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