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LMX2541 RFout pin charactrastics

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Hi,

I am trying to design a Synthesizer system using LMX2541, and I just wonder how the RFout pin works?

I saw datasheet shows that the output power depends on register number, and the output impedance also depends on frequency.

In my case, I just need the output frequency at about 200MHz, and I want to feed that signal into a simple XOR mixer which is able to run up to 3GHz. ( Which should take rail to rail signals as input)

So , I just wonder if I have to use a high speed Opamp as a buffer to drive the output of the RFOut pins, or simply feed it into XOR works fine?

What should be the maximum amplitude I can get from the output?

Thanks!