Fast Responding, 45-dB Range
500 MHz to 40 GHz Power Detector
ADL6010
Preliminary Technical Data
FEATURES
State-of-the-Art Broadband Detector Technology
Schottky Diode Front End with on-Chip Linearization
Boardband 50 ohm Input Impedance
FUNCTIONAL BLOCK DIAGRAM
Accurate Response from 0.5 GHz to 40 GHz
Input Range of -30 dBm to +15 dBm re 50Ω
Unity Gain Scaled Linear in V/V Output
Fast Incremental Envelope Response: >20MHz
Low Power Consumption: 3.0 mA at 5V
2 mm × 2 mm, 6-lead LFCSP package
APPLICATIONS
High-precision Microwave Instrumentation
Point-to-Point Power-Level Control
Collision-Avoidance Systems
Figure 1. Functional block diagram
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The ADL6010 is a versatile, broadband RF envelope detector.
The envelope output voltage is presented as a voltage that is
proportional to the envelope of the input signal. Absolute power
measurement can be made with a simple low pass filter design
at the output of the ADL6010.
components which are reflected into the signal source. The
ADL6010 detector does not exhibit this behavior – an
important benefit in applications where a low-ratio coupler is
used to extract a sample of the primary signal.
The supply voltage may range from 3.3 V up to 5.5 V, with no
degradation in the response accuracy. The zero-signal current
consumption is less than 3 mA.
The ADL6010 provides state-of-the-art accuracy and stability
over time and temperature, in a simple 6-pin format. It features
a novel detector cell using Schottky diodes and a proprietary
linearizing system. The device has a specified input power,
relative to a 50-Ω environment ranges, of −30 dBm to +15 dBm.
Traditional diode-based detectors exhibit significant even-order
nonlinearity, due to source loading, generating distortion
The ADL6010 operates from −55°C to +125°C and is available
in a 6-lead, 2 mm × 2 mm LFCSP package.
Rev. PrB
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