NXPLOS Series PLDRO: External Reference, Phase Locked DRO (PLDRO)
Frequency Range in GHz (1) 3.0 - 7.99 * 8.0-13.99  14.0-16.0  16.01-18.0**
Output Power (over temperature) (min) (1) +12 dBm +11 dBm +10 dBm +8 dBm
Frequency Stability (over temp) (max)                               Coherent to External Reference.
Power variation (over temperature) (max) +/- 1.0 dB +/- 1.5 dB +/- 1.5 dB +/- 1.5 dB
Pulling (1.5:1 VSWR) (max)                                         Will not break lock.
Harmonics (typ) -15 dBc -20 dBc -25 dBc -25 dBc
Discrete Spurious (Fo<+/- 300 MHz) -75 dBc -75 dBc -75 dBc -70 dBc
Discrete Spurious (Fo>+/- 300 MHz) (2) -65 dBc -65 dBc -65 dBc -65 dBc
External Reference Frequency (3)                                         100 MHz nominal
External Reference Input Power (4)                                    +11 +/- 3 dBm nominal
Typical Phase Noise (5)  @ 100Hz offset -88 dBc/Hz -85 dBc/Hz -82 dBc/Hz -80 dBc/Hz
                                              @ 1KHz offset -107 dBc/Hz -103 dBc/Hz -100 dBc/Hz -97 dBc/Hz
                                              @ 10KHz offset -120 dBc/Hz -115 dBc/Hz -110 dBc/Hz -108 dBc/Hz
                                              @ 100KHz offset -125 dBc/Hz -120 dBc/Hz -115 dBc/Hz -113 dBc/Hz
                                              @ 1MHz offset -130 dBc/Hz -130 dBc/Hz -130 dBc/Hz -128 dBc/Hz
Phase Lock Alarm Open Collector, locked open, unlocked ground
Phase Voltage Monitor Option available
Operating Temperature (base plate) (6) -10 to +60 deg C
Power Supply (7) +12 +/- 3% VDC, 180 mA typ
RF Connector: (2 places) SMA Female
DC Connector Solder pin
Size (8):

2.25" x 2.25" x .63" (53mm x 53mm x 16.0mm)

Outline:

DC200102  or Rev 4

*Lower frequency phase locked oscillators (300 - 3000 MHz) offered in similar performance.
** Higher frequency phase locked oscillators (18 to 23 GHz) offered in similar performance.

 

Notes:
(1) Typical power level at least 1 dB higher than minimum.  Higher power level available.
(2) Lower spurious option available. 
(3) Other Reference Frequencies to be specified by customer, contact factory for details. 
(4) Lower reference input level @ 0+/- 3 dBm available as an option.
(5) Guaranteed phase noise is 5 dB higher than typical, with acceptable Reference Noise Floor 

     Typical phase noise within loop bandwidth= 20 Log (N) + 3 dB, N is the Reference Multiples.

(6) Wider temperature range available.
(7) Other supply voltage available.
(8) Height dimension of .63" exclude tuning screw height (.25" max), Height to be .75" under 8 GHz.
Unit performances frequently meet or exceed typical level.

Applications: PLDRO's have the best combination of ultra low phase noise and excellent frequency accuracy when phase locked to a clean stable external crystal reference.  PLDRO's are ideal for high data rate 64 QAM and 128 QAM digital communication systems in LMDS, MVDS and point to point digital radio transceivers and Fiber Optic applications.

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