Microwave Filters Product
Presentation
Microwave Filter Components
www.aeroflex.com/Filters
November 18, 2013
1
11/18/2013
www.aeroflex.com
Top Aerospace / Defense Customers
www.aeroflex.com/HiRel
11/18/20
Our Niche… in Filters
3
▼
Focused on providing state-of-the-art
“tough” filters for space and military
applications.
▼
Very sharp attenuation
▼
Constant group delay
▼
High stability in extreme environments
▼
Small size & high density packages
▼
Low passive intermodulation
performance
▼
High power handling
▼
Strong customer support
11/18/2013
www.aeroflex.com/HiRel
Technologies - Capabilities
▼
Design Types: DC to 40 GHz
– Combline: 100 MHz - 20 GHz
– Cavity: 100 MHz - 20 GHz
– Ceramic cavity: 4 GHz - 12 GHz
– Waveguide: 8 GHz - 40 GHz
– Lumped component: dc - 10 GHz
▼
Switched Filter Assemblies
– High degree of miniaturization
– Creative topologies for wide frequency ranges
– Low intermodulation distortion
4
11/18/2013
www.aeroflex.com/HiRel
Technologies - Capabilities
▼
Special Filter types:
– Multiplexers using the above technologies
– NYQUIST (high data rate filters)
▼
Experts in high power space applications–
multipaction avoidance
– HFSS modeling for critical gap analysis
– Full power testing in vacuum
▼
Low passive intermod performance
– Careful selection of materials and processes
– Full PIM testing
5
11/18/2013
www.aeroflex.com/HiRel
Space Qualified Filter Networks
6
11/18/2013
www.aeroflex.com/HiRel
Heritage
]
Recent Programs
Customer
Program
Application
Technology
ITT Exelis Clifton NJ
GPSIII Payload
L Band Triplexer,
Cross Coupled Combline
L Band Diplexer,
L3 Filter
LM Sunnyvale
Geoeye Payload
X-Band Data Filter
Cross coupled Nyquist filter
Boeing El Segundo
GPSIIF Payload
L-Band Triplexer
Cross-coupled Combline
Boeing El Segundo
GPSIIF-M Payload
L-Band Quadraplexer
Cross-coupled Combline
General Dynamics C4
P5-P8 Payload
Diplexers and Triplexers
Lumped Component
LM Newtown
P301
Delay Equalized Filter
Cross-coupled Combline
LM Newtown
GPSIIR Payload
L-Band Roofing Filter
Interdigital Combline
LM Newtown
MUOS Bus
Bandpass filters
Lumped HF Thru UHF
LM Newtown
SBIRS Bus
Bandpass filters
Lumped HF Thru UHF and Combline
LM Sunnyvale
CRSS payload
NYQUIST Data Filter: 8200 MHz
Cross-coupled Combline
11/18/2013
www.aeroflex.com/HiRel
7
GPSIII Brassboard
▼
L-BandTriplexer
500 watt operation
www.aeroflex.com/HiRel
GPSIIF High Power Triplexer
▼
L-Band Triplexer
– Filters L1, L2, and L3
signals from transmitter
and combines into one
signal feeding antenna
FREQUENCY RESPONSE OF GPSIIF TRIPLEXER
▼
No multipaction to 300
Watts
▼
Very low Passive
intermodulation
distortion
▼
Very low insertion loss
▼
Application:
ATTENUATION AND RETURN LOSS DB
0
1100
-10
1200
1300
1400
1500
1700
-20
-30
DB[S44] TRI
DB[S14] TRI
-40
DB[S24] TRI
DB[S34] TRI
-50
-60
-70
-80
FREQUENCY MHZ
9
1600
11/18/2013
– Boeing “GPSIIF”
program; space platform
www.aeroflex.com/HiRel
GPSIIF-M High Power Quadraplexer
▼
L-Band Quadraplexer
– Filters L1, L2, L3 and L5
signals from transmitter
and combines into one
signal feeding antenna
▼
No multipaction to 500
Watts
▼
Very low Passive
intermodulation
distortion
▼
Very low insertion loss
▼
Application:
GPSIIF L-BAND QUADRAPLEXER
0
1100
1200
1300
1400
1500
1600
1700
-10
-20
LOSS DB
-30
DB[S15] QUAD
DB[S25] QUAD
-40
DB[S35] QUAD
DB[S45] QUAD
-50
– Boeing “GPSIIF-M”
program; space platform
-60
-70
-80
FREQUENCY MHZ
10
11/18/2013
www.aeroflex.com/HiRel
P7 Lumped Component Triplexer
▼
General Dynamics
www.aeroflex.com/HiRel
L-Band Roofing Filter
▼
L-Band
▼
Very low PIM
– Roofing filter reduces the
level of passive
intermodulation
subharmonics produced by
the L1, L2 signals
������������
12
11/18/2013
��
▼
Input power rating of 500
Watts CW with no
multipaction
▼
Insertion loss 0.1 dB
maximum
▼
Application:
– Lockheed Martin “GPSIIR;
space platform
www.aeroflex.com/HiRel
Lumped Filters for MUOS and SBIRS Bus
▼
Lockheed Martin
www.aeroflex.com/HiRel
Aeroflex SRRC NYQUIST Filter
▼
Used in high data rate,
wide bandwidth
application
▼
Technology
– Cross-coupled ceramic
cavity At X-band
CMC 8330 MHz BANDPASS FILTER
0
-1
-2
▼
Low bit error rate
▼
Exact amplitude and
group delay response
-3
-4
-5
-6
-7
-8
-9
-10
8280
14
������������
8290
8300
11/18/2013
8310
8320
8330
8340
8350
8360
8370
8380
��
www.aeroflex.com/HiRel
Military Filter Networks
www.aeroflex.com
Switched Filter Module
▼
9-channel preselector
switched filter
▼
Lumped component,
pseudo-elliptic filters,
14th order
▼
PIN diode switching
▼
Ultra low
intermodulation
distortion
▼
Application:
– “TACJAM” and
“COMPASS CALL”
16
11/18/2013
www.aeroflex.com/HiRel
Switched Filter Bank
▼
4-Channel Filter Bank
– 2 Bit TTL
– 100nS switching speed
▼
400-750 MHz
▼
Ultra-Miniature Design
– <1.4 x 1.35 x 0.34”
������������
▼
High order lumped
component pseudoelliptic filter technology
▼
MIL-STD-883 screening
▼
Welded hermetically
sealed
�� ▼ -55 to +105 degree C
operating temperature
17
11/18/2013
www.aeroflex.com/HiRel
Switched Filter Bank
▼
50-1000 MHz
▼
7-Band, sub-octave
bandwidths
▼
Lumped element design
▼
TTL Control, 3 bit binary
▼
Application:
– Used in radar simulator
18
11/18/2013
www.aeroflex.com/HiRel
Switched Filter Bank
19
11/18/2013
▼
2-18 GHz
▼
4 parallel switched filter
channels
▼
Compact design
▼
“EFA” channelizer
www.aeroflex.com/HiRel
In-house Test Facilities
www.aeroflex.com
Test Facilities
Test Setup For TVAC Testing
21
11/18/2013
www.aeroflex.com/HiRel
Test Facilities
Test Setup For TVAC Testing
11/18/2013
www.aeroflex.com/HiRel
22
Test Facilities
Test Setup For TVAC Testing
11/18/2013
www.aeroflex.com/HiRel
23