Offset (Hz)
P
h
a
se
No
is
e
(d
B
c/
Hz)
10
100
1000
10000
100000
1000000
1E+7
5E+7
-170
-160
-150
-140
-130
-120
-110
-100
-90
-80
-70
-60
-50
D002
LVDS, SE
LVDS, Balun
LVCMOS (Norm/Inv), SE
LVPECL16 /w 240 ohm em, SE
LVPECL16 /w 240 ohm em, Balun
Clock Output Phase Noise Measurements
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Typical Phase Noise Performance Plots
B.2
Clock Output Phase Noise Measurements
The LMK04208 features programmable LVDS, LVPECL, and LVCMOS output modes. Below is a phase
noise measurement of CLKout0 for LVPECL and CLKout4 for LVDS and LVCMOS outputs. When
measured single ended (SE) the unmeasured output is terminated using a 50-
Ω
termination. Balun
measurements are made using the Prodyn BIB-100G balun. Measurements are provided for 245.75 MHz
and 2949.12 MHz. The default populated VG-4513CA-122.8800M-GFCT3 Epson VCXO is used for
measurements. The note 240 ohm em refers to the emitter resistors of the AC coupled LVPECL output
are 240
Ω
.
B.2.1
CLKout 245.76 MHz
Figure 19. LMK04208 245.76 MHz, Divide-by-12
Table 10. 245.76 MHz Clock Output Phase Noise (dBc/Hz)
Offset
LVDS, SE
LVDS, Balun
LVCMOS
(Norm/Inv), SE
LVPECL16 /w 240
ohm em, SE
LVPECL16 /w 240
ohm em, Balun
10 Hz
-78.3
-77.3
-77.2
-77.7
-79.1
100 Hz
-99.8
-99.9
-101
-100.0
-100.9
1 kHz
-122.7
-122.9
-122.0
-122.7
-122.8
10 kHz
-133.5
-133.6
-132.1
-133.7
-134.2
100 kHz
-136.0
-136.1
-136.0
-136.2
-136.5
1 MHz
-147.6
-147.5
-148.4
-148.7
-149.1
5 MHz
-155.0
-154.5
-157.4
-157.3
-158.0
10 MHz
-154.8
-155.6
-158.2
-158.6
-159.1
20 MHz
-155.1
-155.5
-157.9
-158.5
-158.5
40 MHz
-153.5
-155.2
-158.1
-158.8
-159.9
Table 11. 245.76 MHz Clock Output Jitter (fs RMS)
Offset
LVDS, SE
LVDS, Balun
LVCMOS
(Norm/Inv), SE
LVPECL16 /w 240
ohm em, SE
LVPECL16 /w 240
ohm em, Balun
100 Hz to 20 MHz
139.3
136.5
126.3
125.5
121.7
12 kHz to 20 MHz
117.1
116.1
103.4
101.4
97.7