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979 Second Street SE, Suite 309 
Charlottesville, VA 22902-6172 (USA)  
Tel: 434.297.3257; Fax: 434.297.3258 
www.vadiodes.com

 

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Compact Converter  

Operational Manual 

 

     

2021

Summary of Contents for WR5.1

Page 1: ...79 Second Street SE Suite 309 Charlottesville VA 22902 6172 USA Tel 434 297 3257 Fax 434 297 3258 www vadiodes com 2021 Virginia Diodes Inc All Rights Reserved Compact Converter Operational Manual 2021 0 ...

Page 2: ...l Guidelines Page 3 Section 2 Product Overview and Technical Specifications Pages 4 7 CC Configurations Page 4 Product Overview Page 5 Double Sideband Up Conversion and Down Conversion Page 6 General Specifications Page 7 Product Specifications Page 8 Appendix 1 CC Performance Pages 9 15 CC Performance Page 9 15 Addendum Product Updates and Company Contacts Page 16 Sec 1 Pg 2 Contents Section One ...

Page 3: ...ponsible for any human hazards that may exist or may occur while using this device Virginia Diodes Inc VDI accepts no liability for damage or injury resulting from or caused by Improper use disassembly or use for purposes other than those for which the product was designed Use outside common safety health or general advisories pertaining to microwave millimeter wave and VDI products Repairs carrie...

Page 4: ...Basic block diagram is shown below E field Polarization Configurations Default E field Polarization for each model is specified in the General Specifications table VDI can offer alternative E field polarization by appending V or H at the end of the part name VDI plans to remove the E field polarization option in 2022 Once option is removed VDI plans to only ship CCU and CCD modules in the default ...

Page 5: ...n IF port is not in use RF Port The RF port can be used as an input or an output depending on the configuration see Page 4 DO NOT exceed damage limits listed on Page 7 Voltage Bias Port The voltage bias port provides 9V that is used to bias external VDI RF amplifiers Failure to follow these procedures may damage or destroy the device The user is liable for repair costs of detectors damaged by ESD ...

Page 6: ...version The CCUs can also be used to up convert a block of IF signals to generate a block of millimeter wave THz signals for transmission from the RF port Figure 2 shows how a VDI CCU up converts a block of IF input signals Due to the double sideband nature of the CCUs two sidebands upper and lower sidebands are generated during the up conversion process A filter may be preferred for certain appli...

Page 7: ...2 2 Not WR3 4CCU CCD 0 6 dBm 9 dBm 2 92mm f WR3 4CCU CCD Not M12 0 6 dBm 9 dBm 1 85mm f IF Input Power Damage Limit for CCUs RF Input Power Damage Limit for CCDs WR28 10 dBm 2 92mm f WR19 6 dBm 2 92mm f WR15 to WR10 Not B 0 dBm 2 92mm f WR15 to WR10 B Only 12 dBm 2 92mm f WR8 0 to WR3 4 6 dBm 2 92mm f WR2 2 0 dBm 2 92mm f IF Frequency CCU 10 MHz min See Table 2 for Max IF CCD 100 kHz min See Table...

Page 8: ...cations for Compact Converters Waveguide Band RF Freq GHz Up Converter Down Converter LO Harmonic Factor LO Input Freq GHz Intrinsic Mixer Conversion Loss dB typ Input Power P1dB P0 1dB Maximum IF Freq GHz WR28 22 5 40 WR28CCU WR28CCD 1 22 5 40 9 8 5 8 5 WR19 40 60 WR19CCU WR19CCD 2 20 30 9 4 14 6 WR19CCU B WR19CCD B 2 20 30 9 5 5 9 WR15 50 75 WR15CCU WR15CCD 2 25 37 5 10 PLO 10dB PLO 20dB 9 WR15C...

Page 9: ...w does not include any internal or external amplification and is tested at 400 MHz IF Measured conversion loss will be shipped with each VDI CC Appendix One CC Performance WR28 and WR19 App 1 Pg 9 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 40 SSB Conversion Loss dB Frequency GHz WR28 Typical 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 40 42 44 46 48 50 52 54 56 58 60 SSB Conversion Loss dB Frequency GHz WR1...

Page 10: ...Side Band SSB Conversion Loss Performance continued App 1 Pg 10 CC Performance Continued 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 50 55 60 65 70 75 SSB Conversion Loss dB Frequency GHz WR15 Typical 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 50 55 60 65 70 75 SSB Conversion Loss dB Frequency GHz WR15 B Typical ...

Page 11: ...e Band SSB Conversion Loss Performance continued CC Performance Continued App 1 Pg 11 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 60 65 70 75 80 85 90 SSB Conversion Loss dB Frequency GHz WR12 Typical 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 60 65 70 75 80 85 90 SSB Conversion Loss dB Frequency GHz WR12 B Typical ...

Page 12: ... SSB Conversion Loss Performance continued 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 75 80 85 90 95 100 105 110 SSB Conversion Loss dB Frequency GHz WR10 Typical CC Performance Continued App 1 Pg 12 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 75 80 85 90 95 100 105 110 SSB Conversion Loss dB Frequency GHz WR10 B Typical ...

Page 13: ...SB Conversion Loss Performance continued CC Performance Continued App 1 Pg 13 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 110 120 130 140 150 160 170 SSB Conversion Loss dB Frequency GHz WR6 5 Typical 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 140 150 160 170 180 190 200 210 220 SSB Conversion Loss dB Frequency GHz WR5 1 Typical ...

Page 14: ...sion Loss Performance continued CC Performance Continued 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 170 180 190 200 210 220 230 240 250 260 SSB Conversion Loss dB Frequency GHz WR4 3 Typical 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 220 230 240 250 260 270 280 290 300 310 320 330 SSB Conversion Loss dB Frequency GHz WR3 4 Typical App 1 Pg 14 ...

Page 15: ...er 2021 CCU CCD Single Side Band SSB Conversion Loss Performance continued CC Performance Continued App 1 Pg 15 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 330 340 350 360 370 380 390 400 410 420 430 440 450 460 470 480 490 500 SSB Conversion Loss dB Frequency GHz WR2 2 Typical ...

Page 16: ...inually improve our products We also depend upon feedback from colleagues and customers Ideas to simplify component operations improve performance or add capabilities are always welcome Contact VDI Virginia Diodes Inc Web http www vadiodes com Email Technical vadiodes com Telephone 434 297 3257 Addendum Product Updates and Company Contacts Addendum Pg 16 ...

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