ADF4153

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TYPICAL PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS

Loop Bandwidth = 20 kHz, Reference = Fox 10 MHz TCXO, VCO = Vari-L VCO190-1750T, Eval Board = Eval-ADF4153EB1,

measurements taken on HP8562E spectrum analyzer.

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PFD FREQUENCY = 26MHz

CHANNEL STEP = 200kHz

LOOP BANDWIDTH = 20kHz

LOWEST NOISE MODE

N = 66 1/130

RBW = 10Hz

REFERENCE

LEVEL = –4dBm

–102dBc/Hz

–2kHz

–1kHz

1kHz

2kHz

1.722GHz

Figure 5. Phase Noise (Lowest Noise Mode)

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PFD FREQUENCY = 26MHz

CHANNEL STEP = 200kHz

LOOP BANDWIDTH = 20kHz

LOW NOISE AND

SPUR MODE

N = 66 1/130

RBW = 10Hz

REFERENCE

LEVEL = –4.2dBm

–95dBc/Hz

–2kHz

–1kHz

1kHz

2kHz

1.722GHz

Figure 6. Phase Noise (Low Noise Mode and Spur Mode)

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–50

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PFD FREQUENCY = 26MHz

CHANNEL STEP = 200kHz

LOOP BANDWIDTH = 20kHz

LOWEST SPUR MODE

N = 66 1/130

RBW = 10Hz

REFERENCE

LEVEL = –4.2dBm

–90dBc/Hz

–2kHz

–1kHz

1kHz

2kHz

1.722GHz

Figure 7. Phase Noise (Lowest Spur Mode)

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–50

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–60

–70

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PFD FREQUENCY = 26MHz

CHANNEL STEP = 200kHz

LOOP BANDWIDTH = 20kHz

LOWEST NOISE MODE

N = 66 1/130

RBW = 10Hz

REFERENCE

LEVEL = –4.2dBm

–71dBc@200kHz

–400kHz

–200kHz

200kHz

400kHz

1.722GHz

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Figure 8. Spurs (Lowest Noise Mode)

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–50

–80

–90

–100

–60

–70

–40

–20

–10

PFD FREQUENCY = 26MHz

CHANNEL STEP = 200kHz

LOOP BANDWIDTH = 20kHz

LOW NOISE AND

SPUR MODE

N = 66 1/130

RBW = 10Hz

REFERENCE

LEVEL = –4.2dBm

–74dBc@200kHz

–400kHz

–200kHz

200kHz

400kHz

1.722GHz

Figure 9. Spurs (Low Noise and Spur Mode)

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–50

–80

–90

–100

–60

–70

–40

–20

–10

PFD FREQUENCY = 26MHz

CHANNEL STEP = 200kHz

LOOP BANDWIDTH = 20kHz

LOWEST SPUR NOISE

N = 66 1/130

RBW = 10Hz

REFERENCE

LEVEL = –4.2dBm

–400kHz

–200kHz

200kHz

400kHz

1.722GHz

Figure 10. Spurs (Lowest Spur Mode)