Advances in Millimeter-Wave Isolator Design Launch Manufacturers into Stratospheric Operating Frequencies

It doesn't take a crystal ball to know where the future of wireless is heading. With inexhaustible demand driven by 5G, 6G, and beyond - as well as ultra-high-definition video, autonomous driving cars, security applications, and IoT - the sky's the limit for utilizing the higher ends of the electromagnetic (EM) spectrum.

Meeting this demand requires products capable of capitalizing on the millimeter-wave (MMW) bands that presently cover the frequencies between 30 GHz and 500 GHz; however, these higher frequencies present a significant problem that design engineers must address: that of standing waves. Without control, these unwanted waves can attenuate power output, distort the digital information on the carrier, and in extreme cases, damage internal components.