Rev. 8/12 MCH3008 1 TO 3400 MHz TO-8H TRIPLE-BALANCED MIXER MCH3008 Typical Values LO & RF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Third Order I.P. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conversion Loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LO Drive (nominal) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . High Isolation (LO to RF) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Termination Insensitive Packages: Tall TO-8, or Standard Surface Mount Mixer 1-3400 MHz 1 to 2000 +20.0 dBm 6.0 dB +10.0 dBm 40.0 dB MCH3008 TO-8H Package for Mixer SPECIFICATIONS* Parameter Port Frequency (MHz) Typ. (dB) Guaranteed -55 to +85 °C Max. (dB) SSB Conversion Loss and SSB Noise Figure^ fR fL fI fR fL fI fR 5 to 1000 10 to 1500 1 to 500 1 to 3000 1 to 3100 1 to 2000 1 to 3400 6.0 6.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 8.0 7.5 7.5 7.5 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.5 Conversion Comp. Desensitization Level fR fR2 Level = 0 dBm Level = –2 dBm — — 1.0 1.0 Typ. (dB) Min. (dB) 43 40 40 35 40 35 33 30 28 23 28 23 Isolation fL at R fL at I fL at R fL at I fL at R fL at I MTS3008 Surface Mount Package for Mixer fL 10 to 1500 fL 1500 to 2000 fL 2000 to 3400 * Measured in a 50-ohm system with nominal LO drive and downconverter application, unless otherwise specified. Guaranteed conversion loss values for MCH3008 degradate 0.5 dB than values listed and guaranteed over -55°C to 85°C. ^ Noise Figure is specified only down to 1 MHz for the IF frequency to avoid 1/F contributions. ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS Storage Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -65 to +125 °C Peak Input Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . +27 dBm @ 25 °C derate to +23 dBm @ 100 °C Peak Input Current @ 25°C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 mA DC DIMENSIONS ARE IN INCHES [MILLIMETERS] 650-691-9800 • Fax: 650-962-6845 • Updates: www.teledynemicrowave.com • [email protected] MCH3008 TYPICAL PERFORMANCE Harmonic Intermodulation Products Isolation vs. Frequency 1 L – I F L at +10 dBm -40.0 5 -50.0 -60.0 -70.0 0.01 0.05 0.1 0.5 1.0 1.5 FREQUENCY - GHz 2.0 2.5 3.0 HARMONICS OF f R ISOLATION - dB -30.0 4 3 2 1 0 Isolation vs. Frequency 1 L – R F L at +7 dBm -35.0 -40.0 -50.0 0.01 0.05 0.1 0.5 1.0 1.5 FREQUENCY - GHz 2.0 2.5 3.0 1 Level of the f signal fed through to the R- and I-ports with respect to the level of the f signal L L at the L-port. VSWR vs. Frequency 2 3.0 VSWR 2.5 L-PORT F L at +7 dBm 5 4 3 2 1 86.8 86.7 86.1 87.0 67.0 58.4 65.4 70.8 22.0 19.0 30.7 39.2 5 0 (single tone) 84.2 86.4 83.9 87.0 85.1 86.3 86.6 86.6 76.8 85.3 82.9 73.2 75.8 92.0 74.4 73.0 0.0 24.0 24.9 0.0 8.8 85.4 85.9 87.9 88.8 80.2 76.9 67.1 68.2 36.0 48.1 19.5 88.5 88.9 84.5 84.9 63.7 59.8 69.2 71.8 18.8 18.6 29.6 84.5 84.9 85.9 85.5 79.2 74.7 70.7 71.4 47.3 54.8 31.5 85.9 86.5 86.9 88.2 70.8 65.8 72.3 84.0 42.7 39.2 41.1 2.0 0 2 3 4 HARMONICS OF f L F R = 3000 MHz @ -10 dBm F L = 3030 MHz F L @ +10 dBm F L @ +13 dBm 1.5 1.0 0.01 0.05 0.1 0.5 1.0 1.5 FREQUENCY - GHz 2.0 2.5 3.0 VSWR vs. Frequency 2 2.0 1 5 IP3 2.5 VSWR 84.2 85.8 86.9 84.3 85.6 86.5 85.7 87.0 86.7 84.5 86.4 87.7 68.7 68.0 71.1 68.0 60.4 67.8 81.1 62.0 66.2 66.4 64.2 68.6 37.4 12.5 44.5 38.0 11.4 38.9 16.8 29.9 25.0 17.6 32.3 29.2 2 3 4 HARMONICS OF f L F L = 1030 MHz F R = 1000 MHz @ -10 dBm F L @ +10 dBm F L @ +13 dBm Harmonic Intermodulation Products -45.0 HARMONICS OF f R ISOLATION - dB -30.0 (single tone) 87.4 88.4 88.4 90.3 88.4 83.8 89.7 84.4 71.5 84.1 71.9 71.2 64.0 64.6 62.8 89.4 32.8 0.0 0.0 34.7 28.6 22.6 0 1 R-PORT F L – 0.6 GHz at +10 dBm 1.5 1.0 0.5 0.01 0.05 0.1 0.5 1.0 1.5 FREQUENCY - GHz 2.0 2.5 3.0 VSWR vs. Frequency 2 2.5 VSWR 2.0 I-PORT F L – 0.6 GHz at +10 dBm 1.5 1.0 0.5 0.01 0.05 0.1 0.5 1.0 1.5 FREQUENCY - GHz 2.0 2.5 F R = 1000, 1004 MHz @ -10 dBm Vertical Scale: 10 dB/DIV 3.0 F L = 1030 MHz @ +10 dBm 2 VSWR of the I- and R-ports in a 50-ohm system. Some variation in the R-port VSWR will occur as CONVERSION LOSS dB Conversion Loss vs. LO Drive Level 3 -5.25 -5.50 -5.75 -6.00 -6.25 6.0 7.0 8.0 9.0 10.0 11.0 12.0 13.0 14.0 15.0 16.0 17.0 18.0 DRIVE LEVEL - dBm 3 The minimum recommended drive level is +6 dBm. The maximum recommended drive level is +18 dBm. CONVERSION LOSS - dB a function of the L-port frequency as shown above. Conversion Loss vs. Input Frequency 4 -5.0 IF – 100 MHz -5.5 -6.0 -6.5 -7.0 0.1 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 FREQUENCY - GHz 4 Conversion loss of the mixer when used in an SSB system. The frequency ordinate refers to the R-port (fR) with fI at 100 MHz. Data plotted with an fL level of +10.0 dBm. 650-691-9800 • Fax: 650-962-6845 • Updates: www.teledynemicrowave.com • [email protected]