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GORE™ PHASEFLEX® 110 GHz Test Assemblies

PHASEFLEX 110GHz Microwave Coaxial Test Cable Assemblies

GORE™ PHASEFLEX® Test Assemblies are designed to optimize test system performance up to 110 GHz while reducing the cost of test and ownership. The assemblies are very flexible and offer excellent stability with flexure and temperature, and torque and crush resistance to ensure a long service life.

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Features and Benefits

  • Performance through 110 GHz
  • Low loss
  • Crush and torque resistant
  • Flexible and formable
  • Phase and amplitude stable with flexure and temperature

Mechanical Characteristics

GORE™ PHASEFLEX® 110 GHz Test Assemblies are flexible with no springback which allows easy test set-up and minimizes stress on devices under test, probe tips, and adapters. The assemblies can be flexed, reformed, or repositioned with virtually no chance of damaging the assembly or test components. If a connector is damaged, it can typically be repaired for less than the cost of a new assembly.

Cable Design

Connector Materials

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Center Contact Gold-plated BeCu
Bead Ultem™
Body Stainless steel 303, passivated
Coupling Nut Stainless steel 303, passivated

 

Stability

GORE™ PHASEFLEX® 110 GHz Test Assemblies offer excellent stability with flexure and temperature. Assemblies were bent 90 degrees around a 1-inch radius mandrel resulting in only 4.3 degrees and 0.05 dB change at 110 GHz. After returning the assembly to its original confi guration, phase and amplitude returned to their original values. The assemblies also offer very low loss; typical insertion loss of a 16 cm assembly at 110 GHz is 2.14 dB.

Electrical Performance

Standard
Lengths*		 Typical Loss Guaranteed
Loss		 Guaranteed
VSWR
10 cm 1.34 dB 1.74 dB > 1.50:1
13 cm 1.74 dB 2.23 dB > 1.50:1
16 cm 2.14 dB 2.74 dB > 1.50:1
20 cm 2.67 dB 3.37 dB > 1.50:1
24 cm 3.21 dB  4.03 dB > 1.50:1
30 cm 4.01 dB 5.01 dB > 1.50:1

Typical Performance

Typical VSWR for a 16 cm assembly

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Typical insertion loss for a 16 cm assembly

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Specifications

Impedance 50 ohms
Frequency Range DC-110 GHz
Mating Cycles 500 minimum
Nominal Cable O.D. 0.167 in. (4.2 mm)
Coupling Tourque 4 +/– 0.5 in-lb (45 +/– 5.4 N-cm)
Temperature Range -55 to +125 °C
Minimum Bend Radius 0.4 in (10.2 mm)
Nominal Length Tolerance +/- 0.12 in (3.0 mm)

Connector Material

Center Contact Gold-plated BeCu
Bead Ultem™
Body Stainless steel 303, passivated
Coupling Nut Stainless steel 303, passivated

Connector Drawings

GORE™ PHASEFLEX™ 110 GHz Test Assemblies