VCO Slashes Phase Noise

June 24, 2010

Model CRO3000B-LF is a RoHS-compliant voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) from Z-Communications with low phase noise at 3 GHz. The fixed-frequency oscillator allows for tuning adjustments at 3 GHz via a tuning voltage range of 0.5 to 4.0 V. It features phase noise of -115 dBc/Hz offset 10 kHz from the carrier with typical tuning sensitivity of 11 MHz/V. The oscillator delivers +9 dBm typical output power from +5 VDC and typically 20 mA current. Second harmonics are typically -20 dBc. The source, which is available in tape-and-reel format for use with automated assembly equipment, is supplied in the firm's standard MINI-16-SM package measuring 0.5 in. x 0.5 in. x 0.22 in.

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Jack Browne

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Jack Browne, Technical Contributor, has worked in technical publishing for over 30 years. He managed the content and production of three technical journals while at the American Institute of Physics, including Medical Physics and the Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology. He has been a Publisher and Editor for Penton Media, started the firm’s Wireless Symposium & Exhibition trade show in 1993, and currently serves as Technical Contributor for that company's Microwaves & RF magazine. Browne, who holds a BS in Mathematics from City College of New York and BA degrees in English and Philosophy from Fordham University, is a member of the IEEE.