Hello,
In the HMC431 datasheet, there is no information concerning the VCO noise floor.
Could you please provide me with a typical value.
Thanks,
Nicolas

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Hello,
In the HMC431 datasheet, there is no information concerning the VCO noise floor.
Could you please provide me with a typical value.
Thanks,
Nicolas

The VCO noise floor flattens out to around -157 dBc/Hz at around 100 MHz. I found this plot in ADISimPLL