Broadband RF Converter/Exciter
Features
- 10 MHz – 14 GHz Output Frequency
- Up to 1 GHz Modulation Bandwidth
- Down to 1 Hz Step Size
- Fast 100 μS Switching Speed
- Low Phase Noise Option:
- 110 dBc/Hz @ 10 kHz offset - Compact Size: 4.70” x 4.65” x 1.68”
Applications
- EW / SIGINT
- Radar Systems
- Arbitrary/Linear FM Chirp
- In-Phase/Quadrature Modulation
- Instrumentation or Embedded Application
Description
Spinnaker Microwave’s SMS-ACX RF Converter/Exciter is capable of up-converting an IF signal with arbitrary phase, frequency, and amplitude and quickly placing it at an output frequency ranging from 10 MHz to 14 GHz. The IF signal can have up to 1 GHz of modulation bandwidth and either be generated internally via a DDS / DAC or externally received (depending on customer needs). By utilizing multiple mixing stages and Spinnaker Microwave’s proprietary up-then-down topology, the SMS-ACX RF Converter/Exciter can effectively meet the most difficult phase noise, spurious, and switching speed requirements while maintaining a minimal package size and high degree of resolution. Options include up to 40 GHz output frequency, 10 μS switching speed, and low phase noise (-110 dBc / Hz @ 10 kHz offset). The SMS-ACX RF Converter/Exciter provides an extremely cost/space effective solution to generating complex arbitrary waveforms or linear FM chirp signals for test instrumentation or module embedded applications..
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