Delft Circuits
Cri/oFlex Compact kit: KF25and KF40

Cri/oFlex, from Delft Circuits, is a flexible, planar, multi-channel cabling platform for routing RF and microwave signals from room temperature down to the coldest stages of a cryostat. It maintains high performance at millikelvin temperatures while keeping the heat load on the cryostat low. It available in silver (Ag) and superconducting niobium-titanium (NbTi) platforms — the latter halving microwave loss and cutting heat load by roughly a factor of ten. Because the filtering elements — attenuators, low-pass filters and infrared filters — are integrated into the flex itself rather than bolted on as discrete components, the number of mechanical interfaces decreases, and with it the number of potential failure points. 
For non-line-of-sight ports, Delft Circuits offers two compact, self-installable cabling kits: KF25 and KF40. KF25 carries 8 or 16 channels; KF40 scales from 8 to 32 channels on SMA and SMP connectors, or 32 to 64 using high-density HD SMP. Every flex carries eight channels, and HD SMP is available on KF40 only.

Key Applications

  • High density cryogenic RF assembly
  • Non-line-of-sight connection
  • Cryogenic measurement

Key Features

  • High density solution: 8 channel per flex
  • Ease of installation: snap fit interconnector design
  • Compact and flexible: 0.3 mm thickness with 5 mm minimum bending radius
  • Cryogenic performance: thermalize time constant of 0.28 ms, twice as fast as coaxial setup
  • Wide frequency band: DC to 18 GHz with 50 Ohm impedence
  • Lowloss: 3 dB/m for silver flex and 1.5 dB/m for NbTi flex at 6 GHz in superconducting stage at 4K
  • Reliable: integrated filtering elements reduce mechanical connections

Technical Highlights

  • Flex material strip line design with high flexibility high-density channels
  • Superconducting NbTi platform for low loss transmission
  • Filtering integrated into the flex to reduce mechanical strain
  • Thermalization by clamping with increases surface area

Configuration options

  • Integrated filtering elements: Attenuators, low pass filters, infrared filters
  • Two platform: silver and superconducting NbTi flex
  • KF25 kit: 8 to 16 channels, SMP or SMA connectors
  • K40 kit: 8 to 32 channels for SMP and SMA connectors, 32 to 64 for HD SMP port
  • Integrated in packed lines configuration:

Discover Cri/oFlex lines yourself

Ready to experience the performance of Cri/oFlex compact kit? Request a live demonstration, download detailed datasheets, or contact our team to discuss a customized configuration for your system. Delft Circuits is hereto help you achieve exceptional results with precision cryogenic connectivity.