1 MHz to 4 GHz, 80 dB
Logarithmic Detector/Controller
Preliminary Technical Data
ADL5513
FEATURES
FUNCTIONAL BLOCK DIAGRAM
Wide bandwidth: 1 MHz to 4 GHz
80 dB dynamic range ( 3 dBꢀ
15
14
16
13
Stability over temperature: < 0.5 dB
Low noise measurement/controller output (VOUTꢀ
Pulse response time: 10 ns
Small footprint package: 3 mm x 3 mm LFCSP
Supply operation: 2.7 to 5.5 V at 30 mA
Fabricated using high speed SiGe process
DET
DET
DET
Σ
DET
DET
I
V
12
11
VOUT
VSET
1
VPOS
2
3
INHI
I
V
INLO
ADL5513
10 COMM
APPLICATIONS
RF transmitter PA setpoint control and level monitoring
Power monitoring in radiolink transmitters
RSSI measurement in base stations, WLAN, WiMAX, radar
4
VPOS
BAND GAP
REFERENCE
SLOPE
CONTROL
GAIN
BIAS
9
TADJ
8
5
6
7
Figure 1.
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
pin. Because the output can be used for controller applications,
special attention has been paid to minimize wideband noise. In
this mode, the setpoint control voltage is applied to the VSET
pin.
The ADL5513 is a demodulating logarithmic amplifier, capable
of accurately converting an RF input signal to a corresponding
decibel-scaled output. It employs the progressive compression
technique over a cascaded amplifier chain, each stage of which
is equipped with a detector cell. The device can be used in
either measurement or controller modes. The ADL5513
maintains accurate log conformance for signals greater than 4
GHz. The input dynamic range is typically 80 dB (re: 50 Ω)
with error less than 3 dB. The ADL5513 has 10 ns response
time which enables RF burst detection to a pulse rate of beyond
50 MHz. The device provides unprecedented logarithmic
intercept stability vs. ambient temperature conditions. A supply
of 2.7 V to 5.5 V is required to power the device. Current
consumption is less than 30 mA, and decreases to TBD μA
when the device is disabled.
The feedback loop through an RF amplifier is closed via VOUT,
the output of which regulates the amplifier’s output to a
magnitude corresponding to VSET. The ADL5513 provides 0 V
to (VPOS − 0.1 V) output capability at the VOUT pin, suitable for
controller applications. As a measurement device, VOUT is
externally connected to VSET to produce an output voltage
VOUT that increases linear-in-dB with RF input signal amplitude.
The logarithmic slope is 20 mV/dB, determined by the VSET
interface. The intercept is -95 dBm (re: 50 Ω, CW input, 900
MHz) using the INHI input. These parameters are very stable
against supply and temperature variations.
The ADL5513 can be configured to provide a control voltage to
a power amplifier or a measurement output from the VOUT
Rev. PrA 6/08
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