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What is the minimum output frequency of the HMC862A

Answer: It can work down to 100M/8.

 

The datasheet does not explicitly specify the minimum output frequency. However  it can be  inferred from the minimum input frequency (100 MHz) and the maximum divider ratio (8), making the lowest output frequency 12.5 MHz?

 

On Page 10 of the datasheet, the plot illustrates the phase noise for a divider setting of 8 with a 100 MHz input signal.

This can be confirmed by inspection of Fig 23. The Red trace represents the measured  phase noise  at 12.5 MHz (with a 100MHz input square wave ) for  a divide-by-8 operation.

The signal's slew rate has a significant impact on phase noise. In this case, a 100 MHz square wave or a 5 dBm 100 MHz sine wave was used. The slower slew rate of the sine wave causes noticeable phase noise degradation compared to the square wave.

Reducing the sine wave amplitude (further lowering the slew rate) will degrade  the phase noise performance further.

 

 

Tags: KB-18216 frequency dividers and Detectors Prescalers slew rate rf & microwave phase noise and Counters multipliers sine wave and square wave hmc862 HMC862A Show More
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