Product Specification

PE43701

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-0.25

0.00

0.25

0.50

0

4

8

12

16

2024

2832

Attenuation Setting (dB)

200 MHz

900 MHz

1800 MHz

2200 MHz

3000 MHz

Figure 5. 0.25 dB Major State Bit Error

Figure 3. 0.25 dB Step Error vs. Frequency*

Performance Plots

900 MHz

1800 MHz

2200 MHz

3800 MHz

5

10

152025

30

035

5

10

15

20

25

30

0

35

Attenuation State

0.25-dB PE43701 Attenuation

Figure 4. 0.25dB Attenuation vs. Attenuation State

Parameter

Test Conditions

Frequency

Min

Typical

Max

Units

Frequency Range

9 kHz

4.0

GHz

Attenuation Range

0.25 dB Step

0 – 31.75

dB

Insertion Loss

9 kHz

≤ 4 GHz

1.9

2.4

dB

Attenuation Error

0 dB - 7.75 dB Attenuation settings

8 dB - 31.75 dB Attenuation settings

0 dB - 31.75 dB Attenuation settings

9 kHz < 3 GHz

9 kHz < 3 GHz

3 GHz

≤ 4 GHz

±(0.2+1.5%)

±(0.15+4%)

±(0.25+4.5%)

dB

dB

dB

Return Loss

9 kHz - 4 GHz

18

dB

Relative Phase

All States

9 kHz - 4 GHz

44

deg

P1dB (note 1)

Input

20 MHz - 4 GHz

30

32

dBm

IIP3

Two tones at +18 dBm, 20 MHz spacing

20 MHz - 4 GHz

59

dBm

Typical Spurious Value

1MHz

-110

dBm

Video Feed Through

10

mVpp

Switching Time

50% DC CTRL to 10% / 90% RF

650

ns

RF Trise/Tfall

10% / 90% RF

400

ns

Settling Time

RF settled to within 0.05 dB of final value

RBW = 5 MHz, Averaging ON.

4

25

µs

Figure 6. 0.25 dB Attenuation Error vs. Frequency

Note 1. Please note Maximum Operating Pin (50

Ω) of +23dBm as shown in Table 3.

-1.5

-1.0

-0.5

0.0

0.5

1.0

1.5

0

1000

2000

3000

4000

Frequency (MHz)

0.25dB State

0.5dB State

1dB State

2dB State

4dB State

8dB State

16dB State

31.75dB State

-1.5

-1.0

-0.5

0.0

0.5

1.0

1.5

0.0

4.0

8.0

12.0

16.0

20.0

24.0

28.0

32.0

Attenuation Setting (dB)

200 MHz

900 MHz

1800 MHz

2200 MHZ

3000 MHz

4000 MHz

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