GPS Frequency-Reference Module Consumes Less Than 4 W

A small Global Positioning System disciplined oscillator (GPSDO) series dubbed the M9103 flaunts a built-in distribution amplifier and GPS receiver. It features a built-in, three-port distribution amplifier with +13-dBm sine-wave outputs and typical isolation above 80 dB at 3 GHz and 90 dB at 10 MHz. The series has a phase-noise floor below −155 dBc/Hz. It provides very low jitter (less than 400 fs RMS) while consuming less than 4 W typical power. The series provides an OCXO-sourced, 1-pps LVDS output that is phase synchronized to better than 5 ns RMS to UTC (typically less than 10 ns RMS). It also provides a high-accuracy LVDS 10-MHz output and three independent 10-MHz sine-wave outputs. Each oscillator in the series can be monitored and controlled by an RS-232 port via standard SCPI commands. In addition, parts in this series are capable of generating NMEA-0183 output sentences for easy integration into existing infrastructure. Measuring just 1.5 x 3.0 in., the M9103 series provides Stratum-1 long-term performance of better than 5 parts per trillion averaged over 24 hrs. The modules are backward form, fit, and function compatible to the company's M9101D series GPSDO.

MtronPTI, 100 Douglas Ave., P.O. Box 630, Yankton, SD 57078; (605) 665-9321 or (800) 762-8800, FAX: (605) 665-1709, e-mail: [email protected], Internet: www.mtronpti.com.

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