NOW Enabling 50 GHz low phase noise microwave measurements

The new 50 GHz microwave down converter touts the industry's best noise performance. Until now, there have been no commercial microwave down converters that provide the unparalleled combination of high bandwidth with low noise performance suited for radar, commercial wireless, satellite terrestrial microwave links and calibration labs.

• Lowest phase noise
• Up to 50 GHz
• Modular plug-in
• PN9000 & PN9500 compatible

The PN9276 down-converter includes a microwave mixer and a low noise YIG based 100 MHz step synthesizer. This synthesizer is locked to a 100 MHz crystal oscillator phase locked itself on a 10 MHz crystal oscillator in order to provide low noise reference close-in and far away from the carrier. The "smart" converter scheme, unique to this down-converter allows noise floor as low as -168 dBc/Hz.