
Frequency (MHz)
0.1 1 10
G = 0dB, Third Harmonic
G = +40dB, Third Harmonic
G = 0dB, Second Harmonic
G = +40dB, Second Harmonic
V = 1V
O PP
R = 500W
L
-30
35
40
45
50
55
60
65
70
75
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Harmonic Distortion (dBc)
Load ( )W
100 1000
G = 0dB, Third Harmonic
G = +40dB, Third Harmonic
G = 0dB, Second Harmonic
G = +40dB, Second Harmonic
f = 1MHz
V = 1V
O PP
R = 500W
L
-20
30
40
50
60
70
80
-
-
-
-
-
-
Harmonic Distortion (dBc)
Output Voltage (V )
PP
0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1
G = 0dB, Third Harmonic
G = +40dB, Second Harmonic
G = 0dB, Second Harmonic
G = +40dB, Third Harmonic
f = 1MHz
R = 500W
L
-20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Harmonic Distortion (dBc)
Gain (dB)
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40
Third Harmonic
f = 1MHz
V = 1V
O PP
R = 500W
L
Second Harmonic
-20
30
40
50
60
70
80
-
-
-
-
-
-
Harmonic Distortion (dBc)
Gain (dB)
-40 -30 -20 -10 0 10 20 30 40
Max Useful
Input Voltage Range
Resulting
Output Voltage
Input and Output Measured at 1dB Compression
Resulting
Input Voltage
Max Useful
Output Voltage
Range
Input
Limited
Output
Limited
10
1
0.1
0.01
Input/Output Voltage (V )
PP
Attenuation (dB)
-40 -35 -30 -25 -20 -15 -10 -5 0
f = 1MHz
V = 1V
IN PP
R = 500W
L
Third Harmonic
Second Harmonic
-20
30
40
50
60
70
80
-
-
-
-
-
-
Harmonic Distortion (dBc)
VCA810
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SBOS275F –JUNE 2003–REVISED DECEMBER 2010
TYPICAL CHARACTERISTICS: V
S
= ±5V (continued)
At R
L
= 500Ω and V
IN
= single-ended input on V+ with V− at ground, unless otherwise noted.
HARMONIC DISTORTION vs FREQUENCY HARMONIC DISTORTION vs R
LOAD
Figure 7. Figure 8.
HARMONIC DISTORTION vs OUTPUT VOLTAGE HARMONIC DISTORTION vs GAIN
Figure 9. Figure 10.
INPUT/OUTPUT RANGE vs GAIN HARMONIC DISTORTION vs ATTENUATION
Figure 11. Figure 12.
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