Data Sheet ADL5611
Rev. B | Page 13 of 16
APPLICATIONS INFORMATION
BASIC CONNECTIONS
Figure 26 shows the basic connections for operating the ADL5611.
The device supports operation from 30 MHz to 6 GHz. However,
for optimal performance at lower frequency bands, the board con-
figuration must be adjusted. Table 6 lists the recommended board
configuration to operate the device at various frequency bands.
Figure 26. Basic Connections
A 5 V dc bias is supplied to the amplifier through the bias inductor
connected to RFOUT (Pin 3). Decouple the bias voltage using
68 pF, 1.2 nF, and 1 µF power supply decoupling capacitors. The
typical current consumption for the ADL5611 is 94 mA.
At low frequencies, the device exhibits improved performance
with the suggested setup configuration listed in Table 6. Figure 27
and Figure 28 provide a comparison of the performance of the
device at the 30 MHz to 500 MHz band when driven with the
optimal setup configuration and the default setup configuration.
Figure 27. Noise Figure, Gain, P1dB, and OIP3 vs. Frequency,
30 MHz to 500 MHz, Comparison of Performance
with the Optimized Settings and the Default Configuration
Figure 28. Output Return Loss (S22), Input Return Loss (S11), and
Reverse Isolation (S12), 30 MHz to 500 MHz, Comparison of Performance
with the Optimized Settings and the Default Configuration
Table 6. Recommended Components for Basic Connections
Frequency Band
AC Coupling Capacitors (0402) DC Bias Inductor (0603HP)
C1 (nF) C2 (nF) L1 (nH)
500 MHz to 6 GHz 100 100 43
30 MHz to 500 MHz 100 100 1000
RFIN
GND
GND
RFOUT
1
2
(2)
3
ADL5611
L1
VPOS
GND
RFIN
C1
RFOUT
C2
C6
1µF
C5
1.2nF
C4
68pF
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5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
0
50
100 150
200
250
300
350 400 450 500
NOISE FIGURE, GAIN, P1dB, OIP3 (dB, dBm)
FREQUENCY (MHz)
GAIN (dB), DEFAULT SETUP CONFIGURATION
GAIN (dB), LOW FREQUENCY CONFIGURATION
OIP3 (dBm), DEFAULT SETUP CONFIGURATION
OIP3 (dBm), LOW FREQUENCY CONFIGURATION
P1dB (dBm), DEFAULT SETUP CONFIGURATION
P1dB (dBm), LOW FREQUENCY CONFIGURATION
NOISE FIGURE (dB), DEFAULT SETUP CONFIGURATION
NOISE FIGURE (dB), LOW FREQUENCY CONFIGURATION
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–30
–25
–20
–15
–10
–5
0
0
50
100
150
200 250
300
350 400
450
500
S-PARAMETERS
(dB)
FREQUENC
Y
(MHz)
S
1
1, DE
F
AU
LT SETU
P
CONFIGUR
A
TION
S22, DE
F
AUL
T SETU
P
CONFIGUR
A
TION
S
1
1, LOW FREQUENC
Y CONFIGUR
A
TION
S22, LOW FREQUENC
Y CONFIGUR
A
TION
S12, DE
F
AUL
T SETUP
CONFIGUR
A
TION
S12, LOW FREQUENC
Y
CONFIGURA
TION
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