Surface-acoustic-wave multiplexing techniques

Two approaches to frequency division multiplexing using SAW devices are described. The first one uses a 9-channel filter array, where the signal combining and splitting is performed using wide-band power splitters. Two of these filter arrays were used in a data link, with data rates up to 7.5 Mbit/s for a total data rate of 67.5 Mbit/s. The second approach uses offset multistrip couplers to channel a wide-band signal into various narrow-band outputs according to frequency. Consequently, this approach exhibits lower insertion loss and is especially suitable for a large number of channels. An 8-channel MSC multiplexer has been constructed with less than 10-dB insertion loss.