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FA4720
Five Pole Bessel Absorbtive Low Pass Filter
ADVANCED DATA SHEET
DESCRIPTION
Aeroflex Microelectronics Solutionʼs Bessel filters are designed
for OEM use in high-speed digital networks, fiber optic, and
telecon systems. The FA4720 Series uses an Aeroflex propri-
etary thick/thin film Absorptive filter design that is a 5th order
Bessel polynomial in both attenuation and group delay char-
acteristics. The Absorptive plus Bessel combination result in
optimum BER and Eye Diagram performance.
Aeroflex Microelectronics Solutionʼs state-of-the-art designs and
ISO 9001 manufacturing facilities enable us to provide high
quality product in large quantities.
FEATURES
5 Pole Bessel polynomial filter characteristic
Non-reflective (Absorptive) thick/thin film technology
Bit rates from 1.3 to 20 Gb/s
Bit Error Rate (BER) optimization
High eye diagram opening
40 MHz to 15 GHz
Custom mechanical and electrical designs available to
match system requirements (Call factory for details)
SPECIFICATIONS
Model Number
FA4720-1
FA4720-2
FA4720-3
FA4720-4
FA4720-5
FA4720-6
FA4720-7
FA4720-8
IMPEDANCE
RETURN LOSS (IN/OUT)
INSERTION LOSS @ Fc/10
Fc 3dB GHz
1.00
1.30
1.87
3.40
4.30
7.46
10.60
15.00
Fc Tolerance ±GHz
0.05
0.065
0.093
0.17
0.22
0.37
0.53
0.75
Bit Rate Gb/s
1.3
1.7
2.5
4.5
5.7
10
14
20
50 OHMS
> 13 dB to 4xFc for -1 thru -5, to 2xFc for -6 thru -8
< 0.10 dB
SHAPE FACTOR vs. LOSS
Insertion Loss dB(Typical)
7.5
14
28
39
23 dBm
0˚C to +85˚C
Shape Factor (Ratio of F/Fc)
1.50
2.00
3.00
4.00
MAXIMUM INPUT POWER
OPERATING TEMPERATURE
RANGE
RETURN LOSS
½½ ½½½½½
½½½½½½½½
½½½½½
½½ ½½½½½
½½½½½½½½
INSERTION LOSS AND GROUP DELAY
½½½½½½ ½½½½
½½
½½½½½½
½½½½½½
½½½½½
½½½½
½½½½½½½½
½½½½
½½½½½½ ½½½½
OUTLINE DRAWING
ORDERING INFORMATION
Model Number
FA4720-1
FA4720-2
FA4720-3
FA4720-4
FA4720-5
FA4720-6
FA4720-7
FA4720-8
Fc
1.00 GHz
1.30 GHz
1.87 GHz
3.40 GHz
4.30 GHz
7.46 GHz
10.60 GHz
15.00 GHz
Package
See Package Outline
Plainview, New York
Toll Free: 800-THE-1553
Fax: 516- 694-6715
SE and Mid-Atlantic
Tel: 321-951-4164
Fax: 321-951-4254
International
Tel: 805-778-9229
Fax: 805-778-1980
West Coast
Tel: 949-362-2260
Fax: 949-362-2266
Northeast
Tel: 603-888-3975
Fax: 603-888-4585
Central
Tel: 719-594-8017
Fax: 719-594-8468
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