AD8341

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1RM

1AVG

A

SPAN 10MHz

1MHz/

CENTER 1.96Hz

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MARKER 1 [T1 ]

–18.47dBm

1.95999900GHz

1

RBW 30kHz

VBW 100kHz

SWT 500ms

RF ATT 0dB

UNIT dBm

REF LVL

–12dBm

–30

0.3dB OFFSET

1 [T1]

–18.47dBm

1.95999900GHz

CH PWR

–4.06dBm

ACP UP

–77.64dBm

ACP LOW

–76.66dBm

C11

C11

C0

C0

CU1

CU1

Figure 35. Output Spectrum, 1960 MHz, Single-Carrier CDMA2000

Measured at ±2.25 MHz Carrier Offset in 1 MHz BW Input Signal Filtered

Using a Cavity Tuned Filter (Pass Band = 6.8 MHz)

Holding the differential I and Q control voltages steady at

0.353 V, input power was swept. Figure 36 shows variation in

spurious content, again measured at ±2.25 MHz carrier offset in

a 1 MHz bandwidth, as defined by the 3GPP2 specification.

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0

OUTPUT POWER (dBm)

Figure 36. Adjacent Channel Power vs. Output Power,

CDMA2000 Single Carrier @ 1960 MHz; ACP Measured at

With a fixed input power of 2.4 dBm, the output power was

kept equal and were swept from 100 mV to 500 mV. The result-

ing output power and ACP are shown in Figure 37.

0

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0

0.1

0.2

0.3

0.4

0.5

IQ CONTROL VOLTAGE

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–90

Figure 37. Output Power and ACP vs. I and Q Control Voltages,

±2.25 MHz Carrier Offset in 1 MHz BW

Figure 37 shows that for a fixed input power, the ACP (measured in

dBm) tracks the output power as the gain is changed.

WCDMA APPLICATION

Figure 38 shows a plot of the output spectrum of the AD8341

transmitting a single-carrier WCDMA signal (Test Model 1-64

at 2140 MHz). The carrier power is approximately −9 dBm. The

differential I and Q control voltages are both equal to 0.353 V,

that is, the vector is sitting on the unit circle at 45°. At this

power level, an adjacent channel power ratio of −61 dBc is

achieved. The alternate channel power ratio of −72 dBc is

dominated by the noise floor of the AD8341.

1RM

SPAN 25MHz

2.5MHz/

CENTER 2.14GHz

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OFFSET 1dB

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A

MARKER 1 [T1 ]

–28.39dBm

2.14050000GHz

RBW 30kHz

VBW 300kHz

SWT 1s

RF ATT 0dB

UNIT dBm

REF LVL

–24dBm

1 [T1]

–28.39dBm

2.14050000GHz

CH PWR

–8.95dBm

ACP UP

–60.78dB

ACP LOW

–60.82dB

ALT1 UP

–72.67dB

ALT1 LOW

–72.66dB

1

C12

C12

C11

C11

C0

C0

CU1

CU1

CU2

Figure 38. AD8341 Single-Carrier WCDMA Spectrum at 2140 MHz

Figure 39 shows how ACPR and noise vary with varying input

power (differential I and Q control voltages are held at 0.353 V).

At high power levels, both adjacent and alternate channel power

ratios increase sharply. As output power drops, adjacent and

alternate channel power ratios both reach minimums before the

measurement becomes dominated by the noise floor of the

AD8341. At this point, adjacent and alternate channel power

ratios become approximately equal.