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SHF M834 BBroadband Linear Amplifier

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Description
The SHF M834 B is a RoHS compliant broadband RF amplifier with a small footprint, 15 dB small signal
gain and a bandwidth of more than 34 GHz. In addition, it exhibits excellent amplitude linearity (P1dB) inexcess of 4Vpp. These characteristics offers the capability to amplify binary signals of more than 32 Gbps
while the high amplitude linearity enables this amplifier to drive modulators and lasers for PAM, opticalQAM, OFDM and analog signals.
A single stage amplifier design is employed using our monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) insidespecial carriers to achieve the bandwidth and the low noise performance.

Ease of Use
Only a single 8 V supply is needed for operation.
Upon delivery, the amplifier is already set to deliver maximum gain and 50% crossing. For operation underthese conditions the appropriate pins can be left floating. However, in case gain and crossing shall bemodified, this can be done just by applying another bias.

Applications


Optical Communications

High-Speed Pulse ExperimentsSatellite Communications



Research and Development

Antenna MeasurementsData Transmission

Available Options
1

01: DC return on input (max. ±1.75 V, max. 35 mA)

02: Built-in bias tee on input (max. ±12 V, max. 200 mA)
03: DC return on output (max. ±1.75 V, max. 35 mA)

1

1

04: Built-in bias tee on output (max. -5…+12 V, max. 200 mA)

1

MP: Matches the phase of two amplifiers

1The options 01 & 02 or 03 & 04 cannot be combined.
If an option is chosen, the maximum gain and the maximum output power might be reduced by up to 1 dB. The low frequency 3 dB Point might beincreased up to 100 kHz. The DC resistance of an bias tee is about 6 Ω.

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Specifications - SHF M834 BParameter

UnitSymbol

Maximum RF Input

dBmVPin max

DC Voltage at RF Input

MinTypMaxConditions

Absolute Maximum Ratings
102peak to peak voltage

V±12AC coupled input

DC Voltage at RF Output

V-5…
+12

AC coupled output

Positive Supply Voltage

V7.5

89.2

Gain Control Voltage

V-6-5…0+6will not exceed 0.02 A

Crossing Control Voltage

V-6-5…+5+6will not exceed 0.02 A

Case TemperatureTcase

104555°C

typ. 0.3 A, max. 0.35 A
reverse voltage protected

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Parameter

UnitSymbol

Min

TypMax

Conditions

Electrical Characteristics (At 45°C case temperature, unless otherwise specified)High Frequency 3 dB Point

GHz

fHIGH

3438

Low Frequency 3 dB Point

kHz

fLOW

Gain

dB

S21

14

Output Power at 1 dB
Compression

dBm
V

P01dB

164.0

10 MHz…20 GHz

Output Power at 2 dB
Compression

dBm
V

P02dB

195.6

10 MHz…20 GHz

Output Power at 3 dB
Compression

dBm
V

P03dB

20.56.7

10 MHz…20 GHzInput Return Loss

dBS11-10-8< 20 GHz

Output Return Loss

dBS22-10-8< 20 GHz

Rise Time/Fall Time

pstr/tf90
inverting15

measured at Pin=-27 dBm @ 500 MHz

peak to peak voltage

peak to peak voltage

peak to peak voltage< 34 GHz< 34 GHz
20%...80%

Jitterfs

Group Delay Ripple

psPower Consumption

W

JRMS

500
550

2.4

1115

Deconvoluted 2, 3

600
650

Deconvoluted 2, 3±50500 MHz…30 GHz, 160 MHz aperture

Full Setup 2

Full Setup 2

VDD = 8 V / IDD = 0.3A

Mechanical Characteristics
Input Connector

2.9mm (K) female4

Output Connector

2.9mm (K) male4

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Measured with SHF 611C DAC (at full scale) -> DUT (SHF M834 B) -> Agilent 86100C with 70 GHz sampling head & precision time base.
Calculation based on typical results of setup without DUT :𝑡𝑟 𝑑𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑣𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑡𝑒𝑑 = √(𝑡𝑟 𝑓𝑢𝑙𝑙 𝑠𝑒𝑡𝑢𝑝 )2 − (𝑡𝑟 𝑠𝑒𝑡𝑢𝑝 𝑤/𝑜 𝐷𝑈𝑇 )2 = √(𝑡𝑟 𝑓𝑢𝑙𝑙 𝑠𝑒𝑡𝑢𝑝 )2 − (11 𝑝𝑠)22

𝐽𝑅𝑀𝑆 𝑑𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑣𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑡𝑒𝑑 = √(𝐽𝑅𝑀𝑆 𝑓𝑢𝑙𝑙 𝑠𝑒𝑡𝑢𝑝 )2 − (𝐽𝑅𝑀𝑆 𝑠𝑒𝑡𝑢𝑝 𝑤/𝑜 𝐷𝑈𝑇 ) = √(𝐽𝑅𝑀𝑆 𝑓𝑢𝑙𝑙 𝑠𝑒𝑡𝑢𝑝 )2 − (300 𝑓𝑠)24

Other gender configurations are available on request.

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Typical S-Parameters, Group Delay and Phase Response

Aperture of group delay measurement: 160 MHz

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Typical Binary Eye Diagrams
Measurements for ~3 V had been performed using a SHF611 C DAC in binary mode and an Agilent
86100C DCA with Precision Time Base Module (86107A) and 70 GHz Sampling Head (86118A).
Input signals for higher amplitude had been taken from SHF 12103 A BPG with preamplifier M827 A. Thesewill not be part of the inspection report delivered with each particular device.

Input Signal @ 32 Gbps, Eye amp: 491 mV

Output Signal @ 32 Gbps, Eye amp: 2.9 V

Input Signal @ 32 Gbps, Eye amp: 1 V

Output Signal @ 32 Gbps, Eye amp: 5.7 V

Input Signal @ 32 Gbps, Eye amp: 1.5 V

Output Signal @ 32 Gbps, Eye amp: 7.2 V

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Typical 4-Level Eye Diagrams
All measurements had been performed using a SHF 611C DAC and an Agilent 86100C DCA with Precision
Time Base Module (86107A) and 70 GHz Sampling Head (86118A).
Measurements for ~3V Amplitude will be part of the inspection report delivered with each particular device.

Input Signal @ 32 GBaud, ~510 mV

Output Signal @ 32 GBaud, ~3 V

Input Signal @ 32 GBaud, ~700 mVpp

Output Signal @ 32 GBaud, ~4.0 Vpp

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Handling Instructions
To operate the amplifier a positive supply voltage of approximately +8 V must be applied.
The gain can be adjusted by applying a voltage of 0 to -5 V to the gain control pin. If this pin is left open, theamplifier will have maximum gain. By reducing the gain the crossing will shift. Typical characteristics areshown in the following diagram for an input voltage of 1 V with 50% crossing.

0-2-4-6

Gain [dB]-8-10

Crossing
shift [%]

-12-140-1-2-3-4-5Gain Control Voltage [V]Crossing [%]The crossing can be adjusted by applying a voltage of -5 to +5 V to the crossing control pin. If this pin is left
open a crossing of approximately 50 % is achieved. The adjustable range depends on the input voltage level.
Typical characteristics are shown in the following diagram for input voltages of 0.5, 1.0 and 1.5 Vpp with 50%
crossing.

60
5856
54
5250
48
46
44
42400.5 V
1.0 V
1.5 V-505

Crossing Control Voltage [V]Note:

If both functions are used the effect of the gain control will decrease up to -1 dB. This is the typicalcharacteristic of a single stage amplifier.

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Typical Low Frequency Response (<1 MHz)

Typical Saturation power

Top (red): 3 dB compression;
Middle (green): 2 dB compression;
Bottom (blue): 1 dB compression

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Mechanical Drawing with Heat Sink2xM5m4xm

34

6.5

10.6
9.5

46

5.6

nc

1.7

2415dB

90kHz - 34GHz
P03dB: 21dBm

47123

SHF M834 B+8V
0.4A

6.6

Gain
0 ... -5V2Crossing-5V ... +5V

10.1

10.5
20.4

55
30.4
20.4
10.5

27
14.4
10.6
9.5

5.6

All dimensions in mm

Pin assignment might change if a bias tee option is chosen.
For permanent mounting remove the heat sink from the amplifier. In that case please ensure that
adequate cooling of the amplifier is guaranteed. It is recommended to use thermal paste or a thermalgap pad for the mounting. In order to separate the heat sink from the amplifier, remove the four screws
on the heat sink. Please note, thermal paste is used between the heat sink and the amplifier housing.

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Mechanical Drawing without Heat Sink
4xM
52xm

13.6m

4.6

26.1
520

2.2

18

15dB

90kHz - 34GHz
P03dB: 21dBm

47123

ncSHF M834 BCrossing-5V ... +5V+8V
0.4A

4.6

9.6Gain0 ... -5V

513.1

4.7

7.1
1727
177.1

6.1
5

2.2

All dimensions in mm

Pin assignment might change if a bias tee option is chosen.
Please ensure that adequate cooling of the amplifier is guaranteed.

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User Instructions
ATTENTION!
Electrostatic sensitive GaAs FET amplifier1.

To prevent damage through static charge build up, cables should be always discharged before
connecting them to the amplifier!

2.

Attach a 50 Ohm output load before supplying DC power to the amplifier!

3.

The supply voltage can be taken from any regular 7.5…9.2 V, 0.4 A DC power supply and can beconnected to the supply feed-through filter via an ON / OFF switch.

4.

Using a 3 dB or 6 dB input attenuator will result in a 6 dB or 12 dB increase of the input return loss. For
minimal degradation of amplifier rise time, these attenuators should have a bandwidth specification ofgreater 50 GHz (V/ 1.85mm attenuators)!

5.

An input signal of about 1.8 Vpp will produce saturated output swing of about 7 Vpp.

6.

Higher input voltages will drive the amplifier’s output stage into saturation, leading to waveform peakclipping.

8.

Saturated output voltages can only be used without damage while the amplifier is connected to a 50
Ohm precision load with a VSWR of less than 1.2 or better than 20 dB return loss up to 40 GHz.

9.

While using a reflective load the output voltage has to be reduced to a safe operating level according
to the magnitudes of the reflections.
ATTENTION: At radio frequencies a capacitive load can be transformed to an inductive one throughtransmission lines! With an output stage driven into saturation this may lead to the immediate
destruction of the amplifier (within a few ps)!

10. The input voltage should never be greater than 2 Vpp equivalent to 10 dBm input power.
The input voltage without DC power supplied to the amplifier should never be greater than 2 V pp
equivalent to 10 dBm input power.

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