Data Sheet HMC862A
Rev. 0 | Page 7 of 15
TYPICAL PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS
DIVIDE BY 1
6
–12
–10
–18
–6
–4
–2
0
2
4
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20
OUTPUT POWER (dBm)
SINE WAVE INPUT FREQUENCY (GHz)
+85°C
+25°C
–40°C
13599-009
Figure 3. Output Power vs. Sine Wave Input Frequency for Various
Temperatures, P
IN
= 0 dBm
15
–25
–20
–15
–10
–5
0
5
10
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 2220
INPUT POWER (dBm)
SINE WAVE INPUT FREQUENCY (GHz)
+85°C
+25°C
–40°C
13599-011
MAX P
IN
MIN P
IN
Figure 4. Allowable Range of Input Power vs. Sine Wave Input Frequency
for Various Temperatures
115
–120
–125
–130
–135
–140
–145
–150
–155
–160
–165
100 1k 10k 100k 1M
SSB PHASE NOISE (dBc/Hz)
OFFSET FREQUENCY (Hz)
SQUARE 100MHz
SINE 100MHz (5dBm)
SINE 12GHz
SINE 6GHz
13599-013
Figure 5. SSB Phase Noise vs. Offset Frequency for Various Input Frequencies,
P
IN
= 0 dBm, T
A
= 25°C
6
–12
–10
–18
–6
–4
–2
0
2
4
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20
OUTPUT POWER (dBm)
SINE WAVE INPUT FREQUENCY (GHz)
V
CC
= 5.25V
V
CC
= 5.0V
V
CC
= 4.75V
13599-010
Figure 6. Output Power vs. Sine Wave Input Frequency for Various V
CC
Voltages, P
IN
= 0 dBm
0
–60
–50
–40
–30
–20
–10
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HARMONIC POWER (dBm)
OUTPUT FREQUENCY (GHz)
SECOND HARMONIC
THIRD HARMONIC
13599-012
Figure 7. Output Harmonics, P
IN
= 0 dBm, T
A
= 25°C
115
–120
–125
–130
–135
–140
–145
–150
–155
–160
–165
100 1k 10k 100k 1M
SSB PHASE NOISE (dBc/Hz)
OFFSET FREQUENCY (Hz)
P
IN
= +10dBm
P
IN
= +5dBm
P
IN
= 0dBm
P
IN
= –5dBm
P
IN
= –10dBm
13599-014
Figure 8. SSB Phase Noise vs. Offset Frequency for Various Input Power (P
IN
)
Levels, f
IN
= 12 GHz Sine Wave, T
A
= 25°C
