Defense Product Solutions
Enabling the connected future

©2015
Rakon
Limited©2019
Rakon
LimitedJuly 2022

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Rakon’s Key Markets and Products

TELECOMMUNICATIONSSUB-SYSTEMSUSOGLOBAL POSITIONING
OCSO

OCXO

TCXO

SPACE & DEFENSE
VCXO

XO

EMERGING & OTHERSAW FILTERS

CRYSTAL RESONATORS

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Rakon Frequency Control Products
CRYSTALS

CRYSTAL FILTERSXOSVCXO & VCSOS

TCXOS

OCXOS

SAW AND RSS

SMDHi-Rel Defense

Low Noise & Jitter

Low Noise & Jitter

High Stability

IC-OCXOSAW Filters

T-sensing

Hi-Rel Space

Selectable

Selectable

Ultra Stable

Discrete OCXO

OCSO

g-performance

Hi-Rel Defense

Hi-Rel Space

g-Performance

Hi-Rel Defense

VCSO

Hi-Rel Space

Hi-Rel Space

New Space

Hi-Rel Space

Hi-Rel Space

Sub-Systems

New Space

Defense & Hi-Rel

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CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATIONKey Markets vs Product Families
TELECOMMUNICATIONSGLOBAL POSITIONING

HI-REL SPACEDEFENSENEW SPACE& OTHER HI-REL APPSINSTRUMENTATION

Crystal resonators

Crystal resonators

Crystal resonators

XO

Crystal resonators

High Stability
OCXO

XO

XO

Crystal filters

VCXO

Crystal & SAW filters

Low Noise
OCXO

VCXO

VCXO

XO

OCXO

XO

Low Noise
OCSO

TCXO

TCXO

VCXO

Low g-sensitivity
TCXO

Synthesizers

TCXO

Low Noise
OCXO & OCSO

OCXO

Sub-Systems &Synthesizers

OCXO

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Defense Solutions – XO, TCXO and OCXO

XO, TCXO, OCXOLOW NOISE OSCILLATORSHIGH STABILITY OSCILLATORSAPPLICATIONS: JET FIGHTERS, MISSILES, LAND & SEA-BASED RADARS, ELECTRONIC WARFARE SYSTEMS, UAVSSUB-SYSTEMSCONFIDENTIAL INFORMATIONHigh Performance XO – RXO5032AD
RXO5032AD XO Applications:

RXO5032AD Model Outline

Aeronautics
Defense systems
High Reliability applications

Features:

Low phase noise and RMS phase jitter
Short lead time

Key Specifications:
Frequency

8 to 1500 MHz

Output waveform

CMOS, LVPECL, LVDS

Absolute Frequency Drift (AFD)
Option I:
Option M:± 50 ppm max. (-40 to +85°C)± 75 ppm max. (-55 to +125°C)

Supply voltage

2.5 V or 3.3 V

RMS Phase Jitter

0.9 ps Typ. (Integrated 12 kHz – 20 MHz)PIN CONNECTIONS
1, 2
3
4
5
6
*

Enable/Disable*, or Not connected (NC)GND
RF Output
Complementary Output (LVPECL/LVDS) or NC
Supply voltage VDD
Enable: >70% of VDD on E/D, or E/D pin left open(Connected to internal pull-up resistor)
Disable: <30% of VDD on E/D, or E/D pin to GND

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Pluto+™ TCXO Solutions for Defense

S PECIAL
S PECIFICATIONS

RPT7050A

RPT7050D

7.0 x 5.0 x 2.0 mm, 10 to 60 MHz

7.0 x 5.0 x 1.8 mm, 16 to 60 MHz

H IGH
STABILITY

LOW
AGEING

H IGH S HOCKR ESISTANCE

LOW
G-S ENSITIVITY

H IGH S HOCKR ESISTANCE

Stability-55 to 105°C± 0.2 ppm

± 0.2 ppm

± 1.0 ppm

± 0.5 ppm

± 1.0 ppm

f<40 MHz-40 to 85°C

± 0.1 ppm

± 0.1 ppm

± 0.5 ppm

± 0.2 ppm

± 0.5 ppm

1 year<1 ppm<0.5 ppm<1 ppm<1 ppm<1 ppm10 year<2.5 ppm<1.5 ppm<2.5 ppm<2.5 ppm<2.5 ppm

g-Sensitivity≤2 ppb/g≤2 ppb/g≤2 ppb/g≤0.2 ppb/g≤0.5 ppb/g

High shock resistance<5000 g<5000 g<20,000 g<10,000 g<20,000 g

Slope± 0.05 ppm/°C± 0.05 ppm/°C

Phase Noise
f=10 MHz typ-110 dBc/Hz @ 10 Hz-157 dBc/Hz ≥ 100 kHz-110 dBc/Hz @ 10 Hz-157 dBc/Hz ≥ 100 kHz

Supply Voltage

2.5 – 6 V

2.5 – 6 V

Output TypeACMOS, HCMOS,
Sinewave,
Clipped Sinewave

ACMOS, HCMOS,
Sinewave,
Clipped Sinewave

Ageingf=10 MHz

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Low Noise VCSO
Enabling the connected future

Based on OCSO grade E format
SMD
2
 25 x 22 mm
 Lower profile: 5 mmFeaturesFundamental frequency: from 500 MHz to 1 GHz With internal doubler: up to 2 GHz band +5V power supply (+12V on request)
 Consumption
 < 50 mA for fundamental
 < 100 mA with internal doubler activated Output power < +10 dBm


Operating temperature: -40 to +85°C©2015 Rakon Limited

1 GHz

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Rakon’s OCXO and OCSO Snapshot

A RANGE OF OCXO AND OCSO SOLUTIONS FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS, THROUGH TO DEFENSE, INSTRUMENTATION AND SPACE APPLICATIONS, AS WELL AS GROUND STATIONS

Mercury™ IC OCXO

Discrete OCXO

Ground USO

Space OCXO

Low Noise OCXO

Ultra Low Noise OCSO(ROX…)(HSO1…)(RK4…)(LNO100)(LNO320…5000)(RFPO…)KEY FEATURES:

 Freq.: 5 to 100 MHz
 Low component count Frequency stability
down to 10-8

MARKET: Telecommunications
 Defense

KEY FEATURES:KEY FEATURES:KEY FEATURES:KEY FEATURES:KEY FEATURES:

stability
 Frequency stability
down to 10-11

stability (Allan Dev.)
 Frequency stability
down to 10-11

qualified Frequency stability
down to 10 -11

demanding phase noise
requirements
 Frequency stability
down to 10-6

for 320 – 500 MHz
 Frequency stability
down to 10-6

MARKET:

MARKET:

MARKET:

MARKET:

MARKET: Freq.: 5 to 65 MHz Excellent holdover Telecommunications

 Freq.: 5 to 10 MHz
 8 x 10-14 short-term

 Ground Stations

 Freq.: 5 to 130 MHz
 High reliability Space Space Freq.: 10 to 125 MHz Meeting the most Defense Instrumentation

 Freq.: 320 MHz to 5 GHz
 Noise floor: -180 dBc/Hz Defense Instrumentation
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CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATIONASIC OCXO for Defense (COTS* products)
Mercury™ ASIC OCXO – SMD

Mercury™ ASIC OCXO – DIL

Applications: Time and frequency reference

Applications: Time and frequency reference

Model

RFPO40, RFPO50

Model

RFPO60

Package

9.7 x 7.5 x 4.3 mm
14.5 x 9.5 mm

Package22.7 x 13.08 x 8.65 mm

Frequency

5 to 50 MHz

Frequency

5 to 50 MHz

FvsT±25 to ±100 ppb

FvsT±25 to ±100 ppb

Temperature range-40 to +85°C

Temperature range-40 to +85°C

Supply voltage

2.7 – 5.5 V

Supply voltage

2.7 – 5.5 V

Key features

 Small form factor and low power
consumption
 FvsT as low as ±10 ppb / -20 to 70°C

Key features

 Low power consumption and highreliability
 FvsT as low as ±10 ppb / -20 to 70°C

COTS*: Commercial Off-The-Shelf

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Defense Solutions – Low Noise Oscillators

XO, TCXO, OCXOLOW NOISE OSCILLATORSHIGH STABILITY OSCILLATORSAPPLICATIONS: JET FIGHTERS, MISSILES, LAND & SEA-BASED RADARS, ELECTRONIC WARFARE SYSTEMS, UAVSSUB-SYSTEMSCONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION

Ultra Low Noise Oscillators Overview
Ultra low phase noise OCSO and OCXO versus applications
OCSO
1 – 10 GHz

OCSO
320 – 1000 MHz

OCXO
10 – 125 MHzA PPLICATIONS

E: 25x22x13 mm
Frequency: 1.2 GHz

B3: 120x76x23 mm
Frequency: 3.2, 4.8, 5 GHz

D1+SDB: 70x70x55 mm
Frequency: 3.2, 4.8, 5 GHz

B1: 95x76x23 mm
Frequency: 1.28, 1.92, 2 GHz

E: 25x22x13 mm
Frequency: 400, 500, 600, 800, 1000 MHz

B1/2: as small as 48x48x13 mm
Frequency:
320, 480, 500, 640, 960, 1000 MHz

PTH1/2/3: as small as 25x25x13 mm
Frequency: 10, 80, 100, 120, 125 MHz

PSS1: 38x38x25 mm
Frequency: 80, 100, 120, 125 MHz

SMD1: 25x22x13 mm
Frequency: 80, 100, 120, 125 MHzI NSTRUMENTATIONG ROUND

D1: 70x70x35 mm
Frequency:
320, 480, 500, 640, 960, 1000 MHz

ULN D: 60x60x40 mm
Frequency: 80, 100, 120, 125 MHzULN C: 65x50x27 mm
Frequency: 80, 100, 120, 125 MHz

G ROUNDS HIPBOARDA IRBORNE

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10 MHz Ultra Low Noise & ADEV OCXO
Applications:

SAT Communications, Test equipment, Simulator, Reference oscillator, RADAR

Performances:
Parameters

Conditions/Remarks

Min

Typ

Max

Unit

Nominal frequency

Initial tolerance ±0.1ppm

-

10

-

MHz

Reference voltage

VREF

9.5

10

10.5

V

Frequency adjustment

Positive slope
0 to VREF.

±0.3

-

±0.7

ppm

Frequency stability vs temperature

Referenced to 25°C

-

-

±1

ppb

Frequency variation vs. supply voltage

Over operating temperature

-

-

±0.1

ppb

Frequency variation vs. load

@ 25°C

-

-

± 0.5

ppb

Per year

-

-

±30

ppb

10 years

-

150

±300

ppb

Allan variance1s-

1.5E-133E-13-

Output waveform-

Output level

Vcc = 12V

5

-

10

dBm

Harmonics level

Over operating temperature
1MHz to 500MHz

-

-

-30

dBc

Non-harmonics level

1MHz to 5GHz

-

-

-100

dBc

Aging

Dimensions: 2” x 2 ” x 0.63”
50 x 50 x 16 mm

Sine

Phase Noise:
Parameters

1Hz

10Hz

100Hz

1kHz

10kHz

Unit

@ Vcc = 12 V

-119

-140

-157

-163

-165

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Ultra Low Noise OCXO
Applications:

Test equipment, Simulator, Reference oscillator, Radar& Electronic Warfare systems

Typical Phase Noise Curve of LNO100(100 MHz, 12 V )Key Specifications:
Frequency

80 to 125 MHz

FvsT± 0.5 ppm (-40 to +85°C)

Temperature range-40 to +85°C

Ageing± 0.5 ppm/1 year

g-Sensitivity

2 - 0.5 ppb/g (guaranteed)

Supply voltage

12 V, 15 V

LNO100 - SMD1

LNO100 - PTH1

LNO100 - PTH2

LNO100 - PTH3

LNO100 - PSS1

(25 x 22 x 13 mm)(38 x 38x 13 mm)(38 x 25 x 13 mm)(25 x 25 x 13 mm)(38 x 38 x 25 mm)

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Ultra Low Noise SAW Oscillators (OCSO)
Applications:

Test equipment, Simulator, Reference oscillator, Radar &Electronic Warfare systems

Typical Phase Noise Curve of LNO320(320 MHz, 12 V )Available Frequencies:320, 480, 500, 640, 800, 960 MHz
1000, 1200, 1280, 2000, 3200, 4800, 5000 MHz
Custom frequency upon request

Features:Phase noise: -180 dBc/Hz at 100 kHz for 320 – 500 MHz
Supply voltage: from 12V to 5V (for LNO – E1)
g-sensitivity: < 2 ppb/g (guaranteed)

Instrumentation and Ground Systems

Airborne Systems

LNO - B1

LNO - B2

LNO - B3

LNO – E1

LNO - D1

(95 x 76 x 23 mm)(48 x 48 x 13 mm)(120 x 76 x 23 mm)(25 x 22 x 13 mm)(70 x 70 x 35 mm)

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Shock Absorber OCSO – Grade D1Special Features:Automatic detection of the control inputInternal shock absorbers
Package: 70 x 70 x 35 mm

Shock Absorber OCSO g-sensitivity

Key Specifications:
Frequencies
Fundamental :With internal doubler :

320, 480, and 500 MHz
640, 960, and 1000 MHz

High performance internal PLL

Free running :Voltage controlled :Phase locked :Vc = Open
Vc = DC voltage
Vc = 10 MHz refPower supply

10 VCore oscillator intrinsic
g-sensitivity (each axis)

0.5 ppb/g typ., 1 ppb/g max.

g-sensitivity withvibration (each axis)

0.07 ppb/g typ., 0.14 ppb/g max. at 100 Hz
4 ppt/g typ., 8 ppt/g max. at 1000 Hz

10

100

1000

10000

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Multiplied OCSO available up to 10 GHz
OCSO at fundamental frequency + multiplier by 10
OCSO Phase Noise: 320 MHz -> 3200 MHz

OCSO Phase Noise: 500 MHz -> 5000 MHz

5000 MHz

3200 MHz
500 MHz
320 MHz16

CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATIONOCSO in C and S Bands – Grade B3
Package: 120 x 76 x 23 mm
LNO-B3 OCSO Phase Noise at 3.2 GHz

Key Specifications
Frequency

3.2, 4.8, 5 GHz

Frequency multiplierx 10

Fundamental frequency

320, 480 and 500 MHz

Phase Noiseat 3.2 GHz-130 dBc/Hz at 1 kHz-152 dBc/Hz at 10 kHz-157 dBc/Hz noise floor

Power supply

10 V

OptionInternal PLL to lock on external 10 MHz
reference(other frequencies up to 10 GHz upon request)

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Defense Solutions – High Stability Oscillators

XO, TCXO, OCXOLOW NOISE OSCILLATORSHIGH STABILITY OSCILLATORSAPPLICATIONS: JET FIGHTERS, MISSILES, LAND & SEA-BASED RADARS, ELECTRONIC WARFARE SYSTEMS, UAVSSUB-SYSTEMSCONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION

Product Highlight – ROD5242T1
Sampling

GPS Disciplined OCXO

Product
ROD5242T1

Footprint
52 x 42 x 14 mm

Standard Frequencies

Key Features

10, 12.8, 20 MHz• < 0.1 ppb pk-pk• < 1.5 µs Holdover over >24 hours with
±10°C variation (10°C/hour)

Key Features:


1 PPS



Longest time keeping ability

1.5 µs holdover over 24 hours / up to 48hmax.

Frequency Stability over full operating
temperature range -40°C to +85°C


0.1 ppb peak to peak max

Less than 50ppt typical over temp.



100ns time holdover over 4hours



Low Ageing :< 0.1 ppb/day

< 0.3 ppm/10 years
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Ultra Stable Oscillator – HSO14
HSO14 – State of the art in the short term stability domain
Ground USO in the 10-14 short-term stability class

Customer BenefitsFully compatible with the obsolete BVA product (OSA 8607)
Excellent standalone reference with reduced calibrationintervals
Clean signal generation for frequency multiplication

Application BenefitsFrequency distribution for satellite ground stations
Atomic fountain and other atomic frequency standards
Test & measurement
Network synchronisation

Key Specifications
Package

73 x 135 x 84 mm(2.86”x5.33”3.32”)
Same as OSA 8607

Frequency

5 or 10 MHz

FvsT± 0.05 ppb (0 to 50°C)

ADEV (Allan Deviation)

6 E-14 (3 – 30s)

Ageing± 50 ppb/10 years

Guaranteed Phase Noiseat 5 MHz-130 dBc/Hz at 1 Hz
-150 dBc/Hz at 10 Hz-160 dBc/Hz at 1 kHz

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CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATIONHSO14 ADEV & Phase Noise Performance
HSO14 Phase Noise at 5 MHz
ADEV: 8 E-14 (3 – 30s)

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CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATIONHSO14 ADEVHSO14 Phase Noise at 5 MHz
ADEV: 6 E-14 (3 – 30s)

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Defense Solutions – Sub-Systems

XO, TCXO, OCXOLOW NOISE OSCILLATORSHIGH STABILITY OSCILLATORSAPPLICATIONS: JET FIGHTERS, MISSILES, LAND & SEA-BASED RADARS, ELECTRONIC WARFARE SYSTEMS, UAVSSUB-SYSTEMSCONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION

Radar Sub-Systems

Rakon offers solutions to retrofit or upgrade existing radars, allowing an
improvement in overall system performance and a service life extension

Digital Pulse
Expander Amplifiers &ModAmplifiers &DemodPhase Detection& AD conversion

Digital Pulse
Compression
Frequency
Generation

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RF Modules – Example of applications
Capabilities up to 10 GHz for RF modules

Example #1

OCXO (external & optional)

Examples:10 MHzPhase-Locked Dielectric Oscillator



GPS Disciplined OCXOTransceivers for Mil Communications

IF and RF filter banks

PLL
OCSO / VCSO / OCXO
x2

1 GHz

xN

2 GHz
N GHz

Multi outputs
Fixed frequencies

Example #2

OCXO (external & optional)

Filter banks

10 MHz

Example #3

PLL
OCSO / VCSO / OCXO
1 GHz

x2

xN

2 GHz
N GHz

DDS

Mod IQ
DC+500 MHz

N GHz ± 500 MHz

DC-500 MHz

Single output
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Variable frequency

CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATIONPLO Series – PLO-D
The PLO-D
is a Phase-Locked Dielectric Oscillator dedicated to the defence market disciplined to an external or internalreference. It generates a 6 to 40 GHz frequency signal which gets its stability from the external reference. This PLO isrecommended as a Local Oscillator RADAR, Communication Equipment.

Key Features
Frequency outputs: 6 to 40 GHz
Phase-locked to an ext. 10 or 100 MHz
Operating temperature: 0 to 50°C
DC power req.: 12 V @ 500 mA with OCXO
Compact package: 57 x 57 x 16 mm

Options
RF connectors: SMA
Output power: 14 dBm
Phase noise @ 8 GHz (Typical):
Offset

8 GHz

100 Hz
1 kHz
10 kHz
1 MHz
10 MHz-104 dBc/Hz-125 dBc/Hz-128 dBc/Hz-138 dBc/Hz-170 dBc/Hz

Frequency of input reference
Customized package
Custom output level

Reference

Multiplier

OCXO

xN

Phase
detector

Loop filter

DRO

OutputDivider÷
Example of design

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Frequency Synthesizer Module – DS H01
Key Specifications

Features










Standard DS H01 can go up to 6 GHz
Semi-custom design (with DS H01 inside)
can go up to Ku-band
Plug and play implementation
Waveform generator, highly flexible
Modes: CW, chirp, list, pulse, burst
Synchronization with other synthesizers
Internal or External Clock references
Package: 174 x 131 x 54 mm

Parameter

I/Q Outputs

RF Output

Outputs

2x (I/Q) or 1x RF

2x (I/Q) or 1x RF

Frequency

10 ~ 500 MHz

LO – 500 MHz ~ LO + 500 MHz
with 2.5 GHz ≤ LO ≤ 3.5 GHz

SFDR≥ 60 dBc≥ 50 dBc

Phase noise- @ 1 kHz- Floor@ 500 MHz≤ -130 dBc/Hz Typ.
≤ -155 dBc/Hz Typ.

@ 3.5 GHz≤ -120 dBc/Hz Typ.
≤ -145 dBc/Hz Typ.

Frequency step

7 µHz

Freq. tuning agility

1 μs

Output power-10 dBm ~ 0 dBm, 1 dB steps

Power consumption

~17 W

Modes

CW, chirp, list, pulse, burst

Programming

USB / SPI
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