The APM-7098 from Marki Microwave is a Low Phase Noise LO Driver Amplifier that operates from 0.1 to 22 GHz. This amplifier provides a saturated output power of 23 dBm with a small signal gain of more than 6.5 dB and has a typical noise figure of 4.6 dB. It can handle up to 16 dBm of input power and has a phase noise of -165 dBc/Hz at 10 kHz offset from the carrier frequency.
This amplifier uses GaAs HBT technology and is optimized to provide enough power to drive the LO port of an S-diode mixer from 100 MHz to 18 GHz or of an H or L diode mixer from 100 MHz to 22 GHz. This RoHS-compliant amplifier is available as a wire bondable die or in a connectorized module with 2.92 mm female connectors. It can be operated with a variety of bias conditions for both low power and high-power applications such as mobile test and measurement equipment, radar, and satellite communication, 5G transceivers, and driver amplifier for S, H, and L-diode mixers developed by Marki Microwave.
