Ultra Wide-band Amplifier

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-- It extends on a very wide band of six decades, high dynamic, medium power and moderate noise. -- It can be used in a lab as preamplifier, for example on spectrum analizers where the NF is about 25-30dB, it improves the S/N ratio of about 20 dB and allows to see signals under 0.1μV. -- It is suitable as medium power amplifier for instruments with +21dBm output or as high insulation buffer stage, or even as spare part for a final amplifier stage of RF generators and microwave sweep generators, due to its small size it can be put directly into the instrument . -- For EMI EMC measurements, as driver for other wide band power amplifiers. -- On optical fiber for fast modulations up to 12.5 Gb/s with 7.5Vpp output and small group delay. -- To amplify very fast pulses, where it is required a very small recovery time even with medium level signals. -- Frequency hopping / jamming , as antenna preamplifier, local oscillator amplifier, etc… -- For medical, nuclear and general physics loboratories. -- It has a single positive +15V 500mA power supply, the negative bias is not required. -- It has better performances than HP 83006A (that costs about 4K €), it is equal to HP 83017A (that costs about 5K €) and it is slightly worse than HP 83018A (that costs about 12K €), moreover it has no risks on start up because there is no need to supply the negative bias first and then the positive, in fact it is provided with an internal negative generator and a delay on the positive power supply.

GENERAL

SPECS

Frequency range

unit -

Gain

dB

Gain ripple

± dB

Gain tuning Gain tuning voltage Output level P1dB 18 GHz version Output level P1dB 24 GHz version Saturated output level 0.5 - 9 GHz Noise 0.2 - 12 GHz figure 0.05 - 18 GHz Group delay 2 - 10GHz Raise time Overshoot / Undershoot Droop

dB V dBm dB dB dB pS pS % %

“DET” detector output IN – OUT connectors Single power supply V Temperature range °C Relative humidity % cod. AWB-18 18 price on GHz test report request 24 GHz

AWB-24 price on request

test report

minimum typical maximum 20 KHz 18 or 24 GHz 23 dB up to 10 GHz 18 dB up to 18 GHz 18 dB up to 24 GHz ( opt 24 GHz ) 2 up to 10 GHz (18 GHz model) 5 up to 24 GHz (24 GHz model) 15 25 0 -10 1 GHz + 20 3 GHz + 21.5 10 GHz + 20.5 15 GHz + 20 as above 24 GHz = + 15 + 1.5 / + 2 dB than P1dB NB. 5.5 It needs to 6 8 be mounted +/- 25 +/- 50 on an adequate 35 40 heat sink 5 10 3 10 from 400 mV with zero output level NB. even if out of specs to 300 mV with +21dBm output level the 18 GHz model SMA female is still usable up to +14 +15 0.5A +18 24 GHz -5 +70 95 description 18 GHz version Gain + NF continuous diagram from 10 MHz to 18 GHz with 8 markers P1dB at : 500 MHz - 1 - 3 - 10 - 12 - 15 GHz 24 GHz version Gain + NF continuous diagram from 10 MHz to 24 GHz with 8 markers P1dB at : 1 - 3 - 10 - 15 - 18 - 24 GHz

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GAIN + NF made with AGILENT N 8975 A + SNS

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Ultra Wide Band amplifier AWB-18

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NF

GAIN

NF

GAIN

NF

SPAN 50 - 3000 MHz GAIN

NF

SPAN 3 - 26 GHz GAIN

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Ultra Wide Band amplifier AWB-5828

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MODEL 5828A ULTRA-BROADBAND AMPLIFIER PRODUCT SPECIFICATION

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10 dB Gain 23 ps Risetime 14 GHz Bandwidth +12dBm Output 6.0 dB Noise Figure

This Ultra-Broadband Amplifier is an excellent choice for either pulse or RF applications. It offers a very attractive price/performance ratio. It is AC coupled and is extremely broadband, covering 5 1/2 decades from 50 kHz to 14 GHz. It has clean transient response and smooth gain vs. frequency response. This is a stable 50 Ω amplifier, and several can be connected in cascade for higher gains. The Model 5828A is ideal for 10 Gb/s systems.

Time Domain Pulse Response Input is 15 ps Risetime Step Measured with a PSPL Model 4015C, 15 ps Pulse Generator and an Agilent, 50 GHz digital sampling oscilloscope

Eye Diagram 10 Gb/s Measured with an Advantest D3186 Pattern Generator and Agilent 40 GHz sampling oscilloscope PRBS = 223-1

Ordering Information

Model Number

Description

5828A-107

SMA jack (f) - jack (f), solder pin on DC

5828A-108

SMA jack (f) - jack (f), solder pin on DC, mounting plate option

PICOSECOND PULSE LABS, P.O. Box 44, BOULDER, CO 80306, USA, TEL: 1.303.443.1249, FAX: 1.303.447.2236 WWW.PICOSECOND.COM SPEC-4040052, REVISION 6, MARCH 2006

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PRODUCT SPECIFICATION MODEL 5828A AMPLIFIER

Specifications Gain, S21 (100 MHz) min limit Polarity Bandwidth (-3 dB) [3] min limit Gain Flatness [3] Low Frequency (-3 dB) Risetime (10%-90%) [4] max. limit Overshoot [4] max limit Max Power Out (-1 dB gain comp) Noise Figure (100 MHz) max limit typical NF vs. frequency Effective Input RMS Noise Voltage TDR Refl. Input output Max. RF In (cw) or peak pulse Return Loss S11 input (100 MHz) S22 output Isolation S12 (100 MHz) DC Current DC Voltage Temperature Temp Coeff - Gain Temp Coeff - BW Connectors Warranty

10.6 dB 9 dB min. Inverting 14.4 GHz 12 GHz min. ±0.5dB f