I've used some LT1719s in a project to discipline a 100MHz OCXO using an HMC1031. They work really well in squaring up the 10MHz sine from my Rb reference.

Neil G4DBN


On 08/09/2017 23:15, Charles Steinmetz wrote:
Chris wrote:

Mark Sims wrote:
It takes a 10 MHz input,  feeds it through a sine-to square converter
(using a biased CMOS gate)

Could you send me a snip of what that looks like?

Depending on your application and its tolerance for jitter/PN, you may want to use a fast analog comparator to do the initial sine-square conversion.  The difference in jitter/PN compared to a biased CMOS gate can be 10-20dB over a wide range of tau/BW (even worse if the gate has a Schmidt trigger input, which has WAY, WAY too much hysteresis for a sine-square converter).  I recommend the TLV3501, LT1719, and LT1720 out of extensive experience with them.  These comparators have just the right amount of internal hysteresis for squaring a 10MHz sine wave, with 10MHz jitter around 10-15pSrms for jitter bandwidths from 10Hz-5MHz.

Of course, if your multiplier/divider chain has more jitter than a CMOS squarer, it won't make much difference which squarer you use -- so be careful with its design and construction.

Best regards,

Charles


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