- Broadband Baluns use magnetic material to extend their operating range below 1 GHz. Common applications include broadband interfaces for Analog to Digital and Digital to Analog converters that require full band frequency coverage
- Banded Baluns use a planar circuit construction to cover frequencies starting above 1 GHz. They are more repeatable and available in smaller packages (including MMICs) vs broadband baluns that require magnetic materials
- Active Baluns are based on a differential amplifier topology allowing for single ended to differential or differential to single ended mode conversion while applying gain to the signal.
