HMC525ALC4 Data Sheet
Rev. A | Page 22 of 28
IF BANDWIDTH—DOWNCONVERTER
LO = 5 GHz, Upper Side Band
Data taken as image-reject mixer with external 90° hybrid at the IF ports.
0.5 1.0
1.5
2.0 2.5
3.0
3.5 4.0
4.5 5.0
IF FREQUENCY (GHz)
–20
–15
–10
–5
0
CONVERSION GAIN (dB)
T
A
=
4
0
°C
T
A
=
+
25
°C
T
A
= +85°C
16401-097
Figure 89. Conversion Gain vs. IF Frequency at Various Temperatures,
LO = 15 dBm
–80
–60
–40
–20
0
–70
–50
–30
–10
0.5
1.0 1.5
2.0 2.5
3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0
IMAGE REJECTION (dBc)
IF FREQUENCY (GHz)
T
A
= –
4
0°C
T
A
= +
25
°C
T
A
= +
85
°C
16401-098
Figure 90. Image Rejection vs. IF Frequency at Various Temperatures,
LO = 15 dBm
0
10
20
30
5
15
25
0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0
INPUT IP3 (dBm)
IF FREQUENCY (GHz)
T
A
= –40°C
T
A
= +25°C
T
A
= +85°C
16401-099
Figure 91. Input IP3 vs. IF Frequency at Various Temperatures,
LO = 15 dBm
–20
–15
–10
–5
0
CONVERSION GAIN (dB)
IF FREQUENCY (GHz)
0.5 1.0
1.5 2.0
2.5 3.0
3.5
4.0 4.5
5.0
IF FREQUENCY (GHz)
LO = 13dBm
LO = 15dBm
LO = 17dBm
LO = 19dBm
16401-100
Figure 92. Conversion Gain vs. IF Frequency at Various LO Power Levels,
T
A
= 25°C
–80
–60
–40
–20
0
–70
–50
–30
–10
0.5 1.0
1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0
3.5 4.0
4.5 5.0
IMAGE REJECTION (dBc)
IF FREQUENCY (GHz)
LO = 13dBm
LO = 15dBm
LO = 17dBm
LO = 19dBm
16401-101
Figure 93. Image Rejection vs. IF Frequency at Various LO Power Levels,
T
A
= 25°C
0
10
20
30
5
15
25
0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0
4.5 5.0
INPUT IP3 (dBm)
IF FREQUENCY (GHz)
LO = 13dBm
LO = 15dBm
LO = 17dBm
LO = 19dBm
16401-102
Figure 94. Input IP3 vs. IF Frequency at Various LO Power Levels,
T
A
= 25°C
Data Sheet HMC525ALC4
Rev. A | Page 23 of 28
LO = 8 GHz, Lower Side Band
Data taken as image reject mixer with external 90° hybrid at the IF ports.
–20
–15
–10
–5
0
CONVERSION GAIN (dB)
IF FREQUENCY (GHz)
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
3.5 4.0 4.5
5.0
IF FREQUENCY (GHz)
T
A
= –40°C
T
A
=
+
25
°C
T
A
=
+
85
°C
16401-103
Figure 95. Conversion Gain vs. IF Frequency at Various Temperatures,
LO = 15 dBm
–80
–60
–40
–20
0
–70
–50
–30
–10
0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5
3.0
3.5 4.0
4.5 5.0
IMAGE REJECTION (dBc)
IF FREQUENCY (GHz)
T
A
=
–4
0°C
T
A
=
+25
°C
T
A
= +85
°C
16401-104
Figure 96. Image Rejection vs. IF Frequency at Various Temperatures,
LO = 15 dBm
0
10
20
30
5
15
25
0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0
4.5 5.0
INPUT IP3 (dBm)
IF FREQUENCY (GHz)
T
A
= –40
°C
T
A
= +25°C
T
A
= +85
°C
16401-105
Figure 97. Input IP3 vs. IF Frequency at Various Temperatures,
LO = 15 dBm
–20
–15
–10
–5
0
CONVERSION GAIN (dB)
IF FREQUENCY (GHz)
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
3.5
4.0
4.5
5.0
IF FREQUENCY (GHz)
LO = 13dBm
LO = 15dBm
LO = 17dBm
LO = 19dBm
16401-106
Figure 98. Conversion Gain vs. IF Frequency at Various LO Power Levels,
T
A
= 25°C
–80
–60
–40
–20
0
–70
–50
–30
–10
0.5
1.0 1.5
2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5
4.0
4.5
5.0
IMAGE REJECTION (dBc)
IF FREQUENCY (GHz)
LO = 13dBm
LO = 15dBm
LO = 17dBm
LO = 19dBm
16401-107
Figure 99. Image Rejection vs. IF Frequency at Various LO Power Levels,
T
A
= 25°C
0
10
20
30
5
15
25
0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0
INPUT IP3 (dBm)
IF FREQUENCY (GHz)
LO = 13dBm
LO = 15dBm
LO = 17dBm
LO = 19dBm
16401-108
Figure 100. Input IP3 vs. IF Frequency at Various LO Power Levels,
T
A
= 25°C
HMC525ALC4 Data Sheet
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SPURIOUS AND HARMONICS PERFORMANCE
LO Harmonics
LO = 15 dBm, and all values in dBc below input LO level measured
at RF port.
Table 5. LO Harmonics at RF Port
LO Frequency (GHz)
N
LO
Spur at RF Port
1 2 3 4
2.5 60 54 64 66
3.5 48 42 68 91
4.5 43 39 62 88
5.5 42 65 91 75
6.5 43 70 76 80
7.5 47 77 66 92
LO = 15 dBm, and all values in dBc below input LO level measured
at IF port.
Table 6. LO Harmonics at IF Port
LO Frequency (GHz)
N
LO
Spur at IF Port
1 2 3 4
2.5 24 54 42 59
3.5 20 47 46 82
4.5 20 47 65 91
5.5 22 22 62 73
6.5 30 89 80 104
7.5 34 93 95 117
M × N Spurious Outputs
Downconverter Performance
Mixer spurious products are measured in dBc from the IF output
power level (M × RF N × LO). N/A means not applicable.
RF = 5.6 GHz, LO = 5.5 GHz, RF power = −10 dBm, and
LO power = 15 dBm.
N × LO
0 1 2 3 4
M × RF
0
0
14
+37
+32
+50
1
+32 0 +39 +48 +66
2
+89 +59 +66 +58 +93
3
+92 +93 +84 +80 +85
4
+85 +91 +93 +94 +99
RF = 7.4 GHz, LO = 7.5 GHz, RF power = −10 dBm, and
LO power = 15 dBm.
N × LO
0 1 2 3 4
M × RF
0
0 12 +32 +29 +40
1
+32 0 +45 +48 +59
2
+84 +55 +72 +56 +92
3
+89
+92
+88
+72
+90
4
+76 +56 +87 +90 +93
Upconverter Performance
Mixer spurious products are measured in dBc from the RF output
power level (M × IF
IN
+ N × LO). N/A means not applicable.
IF
IN
= 0.1 GHz, LO = 5.5 GHz, RF power = −10 dBm, and
LO power = 15 dBm.
N × LO
0 1 2 3 4
M × IF
IN
−5
99 95 96 92 92
−4
100 85 91 92 91
−3
98
59
75
87
86
−2
95 48 62 68 56
−1
80 0 32 45 51
+0
N/A 9.4 27 28 15
+1
80 0 32 43 51
+2
96 48 66 68 55
+3
100 55 76 85 88
+4
100 84 94 94 90
+5
98 96 94 90 90
IF
IN
= 0.1 GHz, LO = 7.5 GHz, RF power = −10 dBm, and
LO power = 15 dBm.
N × LO
0
1
2
3
4
M × IF
IN
−5
102 95 95 92 81
−4
101 87 94 90 81
−3
101 61 82 78 83
−2
100 50 74 67 60
−1
79 0 41 30 55
0
N/A 12 44 26 17
+1
79 0 44 28 54
+2
102 49 74 65 60
+3
102 58 85 81 83
+4
100 87 95 89 82
+5
101
97
93
91
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