Agilent Technologies E1401-90493 manual

Calibration Guide Agilent T echnologies ESA Spectrum Analyzers This manual provides documentation for the following instruments: Agilen t ES A-E Se ries E4402B (9 kHz - 3.0 GHz) E4404B (9 kHz - 6.7 GHz) E440 5B (9 kHz - 13. 2 GHz) E440 7B (9 kHz - 26. 5 GHz) and Agile nt ESA -L Seri es E4411B (9 kHz - 1.5 GHz) E4403B (9 kHz - 3.0 GHz) E440 8B (9 kH[...]

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Con tents 5 1. Calibrating Calibration Cycle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Before You Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 2. Performance Verifi cation Tests Tests included in t[...]

6 Con tents E4405B, E4407B, and E4408B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136 19. Overall Absolute Amplitude Accuracy: Agilen t E4401B and E4411B . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 20. Overall Absolute Amplitude Accura cy: Agilent E4402B, E4403B, E4404B, E4405B, E4407B, and E4408B . . . . . . . . . [...]

Con tents 7 42. Tracking Generator Absolute Amplitude and Ver nier Accuracy: Agilent E4402B, E4403B, E4404B, E4405B, E4407B, and E4408B (Option 1DN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340 43. Tracking Generator Level Flatness: Agilent E4401B and E4411B ( Option 1DN or 1DQ) 343 44. Tracking Generator Level Flatne ss: Agilent E4402B, E4403B, E4404[...]

8 Con tents Agilent E4403B Performance Verificati on Test Recor d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 479 Agilent E4404B Performance Verificati on Test Recor d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 495 Agilent E4405B Performance Verificati on Test Recor d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 525 Ag[...]

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10 Chapter 1 Calibrating Calibrati on verifies that the analyzer pe rformance is within all specificati ons . It is time consuming and requires extensive test equipment. Calibration consists of all the perfo rmance tests . F or a complete l isting of the performance tes ts , see the performance veri fica ti on tes ts ta ble for yo ur sp ecif ic an [...]

Chapter 1 11 Calibrating Calibrati on Cycle Calibrat ion Cycle The perf ormance test s in ch apter 2 s hould be used to ch eck the analyzer against its speci fications once every year . Specificatio ns are listed in the Specifi cations Guide . P erf orman ce V erificati on T e st T ables The tables on the following pages list the performance tests [...]

12 Chapter 1 Calibrating Calibration Cycle T able 1- 1 Agilent E 4401B P erformance V erifi cation T e sts P erformance T est Name Calibrati on for Instrument Opt ion: Std a 1DN 1DQ 1DS 1D5 1D6 AY X 1. 10 MHz Reference Ou tput Accuracy b • 2. 10 MHz H igh-Stabilit y Frequenc y Reference Output Accu racy • 3. Frequ ency Rea dout and M arker Freq[...]

Chapter 1 13 Calibrating Calibrati on Cycle T able 1- 2 Agilent E 4402B P erformance V erifi cation T e sts P erformance T est Name Calibration for Instrument Option: Std a 1DN 1DS 1D5 1D6 AY X BAC BAH B7E 1. 10 MHz Reference Output Accuracy b • 2. 10 MHz H igh-Stability Frequency Reference Out put Accuracy • 3. Freq uency Readout an d Marker F[...]

14 Chapter 1 Calibrating Calibration Cycle 56. (T his test has been deleted.) 57. (T his test has been deleted.) 58. GSM Phase and Freque ncy Error c • 59. Comms Ab solute P ower Acc uracy (Options BAC or BA H ) •• a. P erform these t ests for all E4402 B analy zers . b. P erfo rm this test only on analyzers not equipped with Option 1D5. c. P[...]

Chapter 1 15 Calibrating Calibrati on Cycle T able 1- 3 Agilent E 4403B P erformance V erifi cation T e sts P erformance T est Name Cali brati on for Instrument Option: Std a 1DN 1. 1 0 MH z Refe renc e Ou tput Accu racy • 3. F requency Readou t and Marker F requency Count Accu racy • 6. Frequency Spa n Accura cy • 7. Noise Sidebands • 9. S[...]

16 Chapter 1 Calibrating Calibration Cycle T able 1- 4 Agilent E 4404B P erformance V erifi cation T e sts Pe r f o r m a n c e Tes t N a m e Cali bration for I nstrument Option: Std a 1DN 1DS 1D5 1D6 AY X BAC BAH B7E 1. 10 MHz Refer ence Output Accuracy b • 2. 10 MHz High-S tability Fr equency Refe rence Ou tput Accu racy • 4. Frequency Readou[...]

Chapter 1 17 Calibrating Calibrati on Cycle 56. (This test has been deleted.) 57. (This test has been deleted.) 58. GSM Pha se and F reque ncy Err or c • 59. Comms Absolute Power Accuracy (Options BAC or BAH) • • a. Perform thes e tests on all Agile nt E4404B an alyzers. b. Pe rform this tes t only on analyzers not equipped wi th Option 1D5. [...]

18 Chapter 1 Calibrating Calibration Cycle T able 1- 5 Agilent E 4405B P erformance V erifi cation T e sts P erformance T es t Name Calibratio n for Instrument Option: Std a 1DN 1DS 1D5 1D6 AY X BAC BAH B7E 1. 10 MHz Referenc e Output Accuracy b • 2. 10 MHz Hig h-Stability Fre quency Reference Output Accuracy • 4. Freq uency Readout an d Marker[...]

Chapter 1 19 Calibrating Calibrati on Cycle 56. (Th is test has been deleted.) 57. (Th is test has been deleted.) 58. GSM Phase and Fre quency Error c • 59. Comms Absol ute P ower Accuracy (Options BAC or BAH) • • a. P erform these t ests on all E44 05B analyze rs . b. Perform this test only if the analyzer is not equipped with Option 1D5. c.[...]

20 Chapter 1 Calibrating Calibration Cycle T able 1- 6 Agilent E 4407B P erformance V erifi cation T e sts P erformance T est Name Calibration for Instrument Option: Std a 1DN 1DS 1D5 1D6 AY X AY Z BAC BAH B7E 1. 10 MHz Reference Ou tput Accuracy b • 2. 10 MHz Hi gh-Stability Frequency Reference Output Accuracy • 4. Frequency Readout and Mar ke[...]

Chapter 1 21 Calibrating Calibrati on Cycle 52. First LO OUTPUT Power Accuracy • 53. IF Input Accuracy • 54. Comms Freq uency Response • • 55. (This test has been deleted.) 56. (This test has been deleted.) 57. (This test has been deleted.) 58. GSM - Ph ase and F req uency Err or c • 59. Comms Abso lute Power Accuracy (Opt ions BAC or BAH[...]

22 Chapter 1 Calibrating Calibration Cycle T able 1- 7 Agilent E 4408B P erformance V erifi cation T e sts P erformance T es t Name Cali brati on for Instrument Option: Std a 1DN 1. 10 MHz Reference Output Accura cy • 4. Frequency Readout and Marker F requency Count Accuracy • 6. Frequency Span Accuracy • 7. Noise Sidebands • 9. Syst em- Re[...]

Chapter 1 23 Calibrating Calibrati on Cycle T able 1- 8 Agilent E 4411B P erformance V erifi cation T e sts P erformance T e st Name Calibr ation for Instrument Option: Std a 1DN 1DQ 1. 10 MHz Refer ence Outp ut Accura cy • 3. Frequency Rea dout and Marker Fr equency Count Accura cy • 5. Frequen cy Span Accuracy • 7. N oi se S ideba nds • 9[...]

24 Chapter 1 Calibrating Bef ore Y ou Star t Before Y ou St art This brief proc edure should be per formed before st arting the perfo rma nc e verif ica tion tes ts: 1. Switch t he analyzer on and let it warm up for five minut es . 2. If the analyzer is an Agilent E4402B , E4403B , E4404B , E4405B , E4407B , or E4408B , conne ct a cable from AMPTD [...]

Chapter 1 25 Calibrating Before Y ou Start P eriod ic verification of operation The analyzer requires pe riodic verificati on of operation. Under most conditions of use , you should test the analyzer at least onc e a year with the comp lete se t of p erf orm ance ver ific atio n te sts. T est equipment you will need The following table s list the r[...]

26 Chapter 1 Calibrating Bef ore Y ou Star t Oscilloscope Bandwidth: dc to 100 MHz V ertical Scale F actor of 0.5 V to 5 V /Div Two cha nnels Minimum Timebase Setting: <100 ns Digiti zing displa y with pulse wi dth and time interva l measurement functions Delta –T measurement accuracy in 200 ns / div: <4 50 ps 54820A T P ower M eter Compa t[...]

Chapter 1 27 Calibrating Before Y ou Start Wid e Of f se t Phas e Nois e Signal Genera tor Freq uency Range: 1 GHz ± 1 MHz Amplitude Range: 0 dBM ± 5 dB Phas e Nois e: <− 131 d Bc/Hz typ ical @ 100 k Hz offset <− 145 dBc /Hz t ypica l @ 1 MHz offse t <− 147 dBc /Hz t ypica l @ 5 MHz offse t <− 149 dBc /Hz typ ical @ 10 MHz of [...]

28 Chapter 1 Calibrating Bef ore Y ou Star t Atte nuato r , 1 dB Step Atte nuation Range : 0 to 11 dB Freq uency Range: 50 MHz ±1 MHz Connectors : Type-N fe male Calibrated at 50 MHz w ith accuracy o f 1 to 11 d B atten uation: ±0.010 dB. 8494A/G P Atte nuato r , 10 dB Step Atte nuati on Range : 0 to 11 0 dB Frequency Ra nge: 50 MHz ±1 MHz Conne[...]

Chapter 1 29 Calibrating Before Y ou Start P ower Splitte r (for E4401B/ 02B/03B/11B ) Frequenc y Range: 9 kHz to 13.2 GHz Insertion Loss: 6 dB nominal Output Tracking: <0.25 dB Equivalent Output SWR: <1.22:1 11667A P ,A P ower Splitte r (for E4404B/ 05B/07B/08B ) Frequenc y Range: 9 kHz to 26.5 GHz Insertion Loss: 6 dB nominal Output Trackin[...]

30 Chapter 1 Calibrating Bef ore Y ou Star t 1.8 GHz L ow P ass Filter (fo r E4404/5/7/ 8B) Cutoff Freque ncy: 1.8 GHz Rej ecti on a t >3 GHz: > 45 dB 0955-049 1 (2 r equ ired) P 4.4 GHz L ow P ass Filter (fo r E4404/5/7/ 8B) Cutoff Freque ncy: 4.4 GHz Rejection at >5 .5 GHz: > 42 dB 9135-000 5 or 360D (2 r equ ired) P a. P = Performa n[...]

Chapter 1 31 Calibrating Before Y ou Start T abl e 1-11 Recom mend ed Ad apte rs Critical Sp ecifications for Adap ter Substitut ion Recommended HP/Agile nt Mode l Use a BNC (m ) to BNC (m) 1250-0 216 P ,T BNC te e (f,m,f) 1250-0 781 A,T Type-N (f) to APC 3 .5 (f) 1250-1 745 P ,A,T Type-N ( f) to BNC ( m) 1250-1 477 P ,T Type-N (f) to BNC (m), 75 ?[...]

32 Chapter 1 Calibrating Bef ore Y ou Star t T able 1- 12 Recommen ded Cables Critical Specific ations for Cable Subs titution Recommended HP/Agile nt Mode l Use a Frequency Range: dc to 1 GHz Length: ≥ 122 cm (48 in) Connectors: BNC (m) both ends (4 required) 10503A P ,A,T Type-N , 62 cm (24 in) 11500C P , T Type-N , 152 cm (6 0 in) (2 require d[...]

33 2 P erformance V erification T ests These tests verif y the electrical perf ormance of the analyzer . Allow the analyzer to w arm up in accordanc e with the temperature stabilit y specifi cations bef ore perform ing the tes ts.[...]

34 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests T ests inc luded in this section: T ests included in this s ection: 1. 10 MH z Re fere nce O utpu t Accu racy 2. 10 MHz High-S tability Fr equency Referenc e Output Accurac y: Agilent E4401B , E4402B , E4404B , E4405B , and E4407B (Option 1D5) 3. Frequenc y Readout and Marker Frequency Count Accur acy[...]

Chapter 2 35 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests T ests inc luded in this section: 23. Fr equency Response , Agilent E4402B and E4403B 24. Fr equency Response , Agilent E4404B , E4405B , E4407B , and E4408B 25. Frequenc y Response (Preamp On): Agilent E4401B 26. Frequenc y Response (Preamp On): Agilent E4402B 27. Fre quency Response (Pr eamp On): [...]

36 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests T ests inc luded in this section: 46. Trac king Generator Harmoni c Spurious Outputs : Agilent E4402B , E4403B , E4404B , E4405B , E4407B , and E4408B (Opt ion 1DN) 47. Trac king Generator Non- Harmonic Spurious Out puts: Agilent E4401B and E4411B (Option 1DN or 1DQ) 48. Trac king Generator Non- Harmo[...]

Chapter 2 37 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests T ests inc luded in this section: Calibration T o perform calibration: 1. Run all performance verificati on tests listed in Column 1 of T able 2-1 that are applic able to the analyzer being calibrate d and the installed options . Refe r to the P erformance V erif ication test tables in Chapter 1 for[...]

38 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests T ests inc luded in this section: T able 2- 1 Calibration Requirements Te s t # P erformance V erificati on T ests Calibration Adjust ments 1. 10 MHz Reference Output Accuracy 10 MH z Fr eque ncy Refe renc e Adjustment 2. 1 0 MHz Hig h-Sta bility Frequen cy Reference Output Accuracy 10 MH z Fr eque nc[...]

Chapter 2 39 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests T ests inc luded in this section: 24. F requency Respo nse F requency Res ponse 25. Frequency Response (Preamp On) Frequency Res ponse 26. Frequency Response (Preamp On) Frequency Res ponse 27. Frequency Response (Preamp On) Frequency Res ponse 28. Othe r Input-Relate d Spurious Response s None 29. [...]

40 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests T ests inc luded in this section: Manu al use of Agi lent 8494 G and Agi lent 8496 G Attenu ators with the Ag ilent 11 713A When using the programmabl e versions of the 1 d B and 10 dB step attenuator ( Agilent 8494G and Agilent 8496G), the Agilent 11713A Attenuator/ Switch Driver m ust be used to con[...]

Chapter 2 41 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests T ests inc luded in this section: T able 2- 2 Agil ent 11713A Settings for A gilent 84 94G and Agil ent 8496G 1 dB Step Atten (dB) Attenuator X 10 dB Step Atte n (dB) Attenuator Y 1234 5678 0 0000 0 0000 1 1000 1 0 1000 2 0100 2 0 0100 3 1100 3 0 1100 4 0010 4 0 0010 5 1010 5 0 1010 6 0110 6 0 0110 [...]

42 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 1. 10 MHz Reference Output Accur acy 1. 10 MHz Ref erence Output Accuracy The setabi lity is measu red by changing t he settings of the digital- to-analog converte r (DAC), which control s the frequency of the tim ebas e. The dif feren ce in frequ enc y for ea ch DA C step is ca lcula ted and compared[...]

Chapter 2 43 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 1. 10 MHz Reference Output Accurac y 10 s . d. Pres s Ent er . e. On Channel 1, press 50 Ω /1 M Ω until the LED is lit. f . On Channel 1, press x10 Attenua tor until t he LEd is extinguis hed. g . On C hannel 1, press AC/ D C until the LED next to DC is extinguished. h. On Ch annel 1, press 100 [...]

44 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 1. 10 MHz Reference Output Accur acy the maximum frequency c hange. 16.Divide the maximum frequency c hange by two and record the result as the settability . T abl e 2-3 10 M Hz R efere nce Ac curac y W orksheet Description Measurement Counter Readi ng 1 _______ ____ Hz Timebase F ine DAC _______ ____[...]

Chapter 2 45 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 2. 10 MHz High-Stability Fr equency Reference Output Accuracy: Agilent E4401B, E4402B, E4404B, E4405B, and E4407B (Option 1D5) 2. 10 MHz High-S tability F requency Ref erence Output Accuracy: Agilent E4401B, E4402B, E4404B, E 4405B, an d E4407B ( Option 1D5) This test applies only t o analyzers eq u[...]

46 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 2. 10 MHz High-Stability Frequenc y Referen ce Output Accur acy: Agilent E4401B, E4402B, E4404B, E4405B, and E4407B (Option 1D5) Procedure The analyzer must ha ve been al lowed to s it with the power off for at least 60 minutes befo re performing this pr ocedure . This adequately simula tes a cold sta[...]

Chapter 2 47 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 2. 10 MHz High-Stability Fr equency Reference Output Accuracy: Agilent E4401B, E4402B, E4404B, E4405B, and E4407B (Option 1D5) 8. Continue with next step 15 minutes after the P ower On Time noted in step 2 . 9. W ait for the universal counter rea ding to make at l east two re adings . Record t he un[...]

48 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 3. Frequency Reado ut and Marker Freque nc y Count Accuracy: Agilent E4401B, E4402B, E4403B, and E4411B 3. Frequency Readout and Mark er F requency Count Accuracy : Agilent E4401B, E4402B, E4403B, and E4411B The frequency readout accuracy of the analyz er is tested with an input signal of known freque[...]

Chapter 2 49 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 3. Frequency Reado ut and Marker Frequenc y Count Accurac y: Agilent E4401B, E4402B, E4403B, and E4411B “P art 2: M arker Count Ac curacy ” Pe r f o r m “P art 1: Frequency Readout Accuracy” be fore “P art 2: Ma rker Count Accurac y” . P art 1: Freque ncy Readout Accuracy 1. Connect the [...]

50 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 3. Frequency Reado ut and Marker Freque nc y Count Accuracy: Agilent E4401B, E4402B, E4403B, and E4411B displa yed. Set th e analyzer to meas ure the marker c ount accuracy by pressing the following keys: FREQUENCY , 1.490 GH z ( Agilent E4401B and E4411B ) FREQUENCY , 1.5 G Hz ( Agile nt E4402B and E[...]

Chapter 2 51 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 4. Frequency Reado ut and Marker Frequenc y Count Accurac y: Agilent E4404B, E4405B, E4407B, and E4408B 4. Frequency Readout and Mark er F requency Count Accuracy : Agilent E4404B, E4405B, E4407B, and E4408B The frequency readout accuracy of the analyz er is tested with an input signal of known freq[...]

52 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 4. Frequency Reado ut and Marker Freque nc y Count Accuracy: Agilent E4404B, E4405B, E4407B, and E4408B Procedure This perfor mance verification tes t consists of two parts: “P art 1: F requency Readout Accuracy ” “P art 2: M arker Count Ac curacy ” P erfo rm “Part 1: Freque ncy R eado ut Ac[...]

Chapter 2 53 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 4. Frequency Reado ut and Marker Frequenc y Count Accurac y: Agilent E4404B, E4405B, E4407B, and E4408B P art 2: Marker Count Accuracy P erform "P art 1: Frequency Readout Accuracy " before p erforming this procedur e. 1. Press Preset on the a nalyzer . Press the Factory Pre set softkey , [...]

54 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 4. Frequency Reado ut and Marker Freque nc y Count Accuracy: Agilent E4404B, E4405B, E4407B, and E4408B veri fica tion tes t recor d as in dica ted in T able 2-7 . 4. Repeat step 2 and step 3 for eac h analyzer center frequency and span se tting an d synthesi zed swee per CW fr equenc y setting li ste[...]

Chapter 2 55 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 5. Frequency Span Accur acy: Agilent E4401B and E4411B 5. F requenc y Span Accuracy: Agilen t E4401B and E4411B F or testing eac h frequency span, two synthesized s ources are used to provide two precise ly-spaced signals . The analyzer marker func tions are used to measure t his frequency d ifferen[...]

56 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 5. Frequency S pan Accuracy: Agilent E4401B and E4411B F igure 2-5 Frequency Span Readout Accu racy T est Setup 5. Adjust the analyzer c enter frequency , if necess ary , to place t he lower frequency on the second vertical graticule line (one d ivision from th e left-most graticule line). 6. On the a[...]

Chapter 2 57 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 5. Frequency Span Accur acy: Agilent E4401B and E4411B CW , 100 MHz PO WER LE VEL , –5 dBm 3. Set the synt hesized signal generat or controls as fo llows: FREQUENCY , 20 MHz AMPLITUDE , 0d B m 4. Adjust the anal yzer center fre quency to center t he two signals on the displ ay . 5. On the analyzer[...]

58 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 5. Frequency S pan Accuracy: Agilent E4401B and E4411B 10 110 20 100 2 )1 0 0 10 10 .1 10.01 10.09 3 )0 . 1 800 900 81 0 890 4 )1 0 0 800 800 .1 800.01 800.09 5 )0 . 1 1400 1500 1410 1490 6 )1 0 0 1499 1499.1 1499.0 1 1499.09 7 )0 . 1 T abl e 2-8 Freq uenc y Sp an Re adou t Accu racy Ana lyz er Star t[...]

Chapter 2 59 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 6. Frequency Span Accur acy: Agilent E4402B, E4403B, E4404B, E4405B, E4407B, and E4408B 6. F requency Span Accuracy: Agilent E4402B, E4403 B, E4404B, E44 05B, E4407B, and E4408B F or testing eac h frequency span, two synthesized s ources are used to provide two precise ly-spaced signals . The analyz[...]

60 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 6. Frequency Span Accur acy: Agilent E4402B, E4403B, E4404B, E4405B, E4407B, and E4408B F igure 2-6 Frequency Span Readout Accu racy T est Setup 5. Adjust the analyzer c enter frequency , if necess ary , to place t he lower frequency on the second vertical graticule line (one d ivision from th e left-[...]

Chapter 2 61 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 6. Frequency Span Accur acy: Agilent E4402B, E4403B, E4404B, E4405B, E4407B, and E4408B PO WER LE VEL , –5 dBm 3. Set the synt hesized signal generat or controls as fo llows: FREQUENCY , 20 MHz AMPLITUDE , 0d B m 4. Adjust the anal yzer center fre quency to center t he two signals on the displ ay [...]

62 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 6. Frequency Span Accur acy: Agilent E4402B, E4403B, E4404B, E4405B, E4407B, and E4408B T abl e 2-9 Freq uenc y Sp an Re adou t Accu racy Analyzer Start F requency (MHz) Analyzer Stop F requency (MHz) Synthesized Signal Generator Frequency (MHz) Synthesized Sweeper F requency (MHz) Te s t Record Entry[...]

Chapter 2 63 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 7. Noise Sideba nds 7. Noise Sidebands A 1 GHz CW signal is applied to the input of the analyzer . The marker functions are used t o measure th e amplitude o f the carrier and the noise level at 10 kHz, 20 kHz, and 30 kHz above and below the carrier . The 100 kHz offset from the carrier is also test[...]

64 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 7. Noise Sidebands Procedure This per formance test consists of five par ts: P art 1: Noise Sideband Suppres sion at 10 kHz (measured in 1 kHz RBW) P art 2: Noise Sideband Suppres sion at 10 kHz (measured in 100 Hz RBW) P art 3: Noise Sideband Suppres sion at 20 kHz P art 4: Noise Sideband Suppres sio[...]

Chapter 2 65 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 7. Noise Sideba nds Det/Demod, Detector , Sample Sweep, Sweep Time, 5 sec Single W ait for the complet ion of a sweep, then press Peak Sear ch (or Search ). 5. Press the foll owing analyzer keys to measure the noise sideband level at 10 kHz: Marker , Delta More , Function , Marke r No ise (or Noise [...]

66 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 7. Noise Sidebands 4. Press the fol lowing analyzer keys to measure the carrier amplitude: P eak S earch (or Searc h ) FREQUENCY , Si gnal T rac k (On) SP AN , 50 kHz BW/A vg , 100 Hz Vide o BW , 30 Hz (Man) FREQUENCY , Sign al T rac k (Off) Det/Demod, Detector , Sample Sweep, Sweep Time, 5 sec Single[...]

Chapter 2 67 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 7. Noise Sideba nds Sweep, Sweep Time, 5 sec Single W ait for the complet ion of a sweep, then press Peak Sear ch (or Search ). 9. Press the foll owing analyzer keys to measure the noise sideband level at 10 kHz: Marker , Delta More , Function , Marke r No ise (or Noise ) AMPLITUDE, –10 d Bm 10.Co[...]

68 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 7. Noise Sidebands FREQUENCY , ↓ , ↓ Single Record t he marker ampl itude noise r eading in T able 2-10 as the Lower Sideband Noise Level at − 30 kH z. 3. Press ↑ . 4. If the analyzer is an Agilent E4401B or E4411B , continue with P art 5: Noise Sideband Sup pression at 100 kHz (Agilent E4401B[...]

Chapter 2 69 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 7. Noise Sideba nds veri fica tion tes t re cor d in loc atio ns 1, 2, 3 and 4 re spec tive ly . 6. This completes the Noise Sid ebands test for the Agilent E4401B or E4411B analyzer . T able 2- 10 Noise Sideb ands W orksheet Noise Si deband Ampl itude Offset (kHz) Upper (dBc/Hz) Lower (dBc/H z) Wo [...]

70 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 8. Noise Sidebands - Wide Offsets: Agilent E 4402B, E4404B, E4405B and E4407B 8. Noise Sideban ds - W ide Off sets: Agilen t E4402B, E 4404B, E440 5B and E 4407B A 1 GHz CW signal is applied to the input of the analyzer . The marker functions are used t o measure th e amplitude o f the carrier and the[...]

Chapter 2 71 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 8. Noise Sidebands - Wide Offse ts: Agilent E4402B, E4404B, E4405B and E4407B noise sideb and suppression. P art 1: Noise Sideband Suppression at 100 kHz 1. P erform the foll owing steps to set up the equipment: Set the synt hesized signal generat or controls as fo llows: FREQUENCY , 1 GHz AMPLITUDE[...]

72 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 8. Noise Sidebands - Wide Offsets: Agilent E 4402B, E4404B, E4405B and E4407B NOT E A spur ma y exist at 1 00 kHz offset f rom the carrier . Measuring at ±98 kHz offset f rom the carr ier will yield a noise sideband level worse t han the reading at ±100 kHz offset. Press the foll owing analyzer keys[...]

Chapter 2 73 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 8. Noise Sidebands - Wide Offse ts: Agilent E4402B, E4404B, E4405B and E4407B P art 3: Noise Sideband Suppression at 5 MHz 1. Press the foll owing analyzer keys to measure the noise sideband level at 5 MHz: FREQUENCY , CF Step, 5 MHz Center Freq, ↑ Single W ait for the analy zer to a verage ten sw[...]

74 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 8. Noise Sidebands - Wide Offsets: Agilent E 4402B, E4404B, E4405B and E4407B reading in T able 2-11 as the Lower Sid eband Noise Level at − 10 MHz. 4. In T able 2-11 , record the more positiv e values (either Up per Noise Sideband Level, or Lower Noise Sideb and Level) at the four offset frequencie[...]

Chapter 2 75 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 9. System-Related Sideba nds 9. System- Related Sidebands A 500 MHz CW signal is applied to the input of the analyzer . The marker f unctions are used to meas ure the ampl itude of the carrier and the amplitude of any system-related sid ebands more than 30 kHz awa y from the carrier . System-relate [...]

76 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 9. System-Related Sid ebands a. Set the synt hesized signal generat or controls as fo llows: FREQUENCY , 500 MHz AMPLITUDE , 0d B m (50 Ω Input o nly) AMPLITUDE , 6 dBm (75 Ω Input only) AM Off FM Off b . Connect the equipment as shown i n Fig ur e 2-9 . c. Pr e ss Pre set on the analyze r . Press[...]

Chapter 2 77 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 9. System-Related Sideba nds Single . W ait for the complet ion of a new sweep, then pre ss P eak S earch (or Searc h ). Record t he marker d elta amplitud e as T est Record e ntry 2 o f the perfo rma nc e verif ica tion tes t recor d.[...]

78 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 10. Residual FM 10. Resi dual FM This tes t measures the inherent short -term instabilit y of the analyzer LO system. With the a nalyzer in zero s pan, a stabl e signal is app lied to the i nput and slop e detecte d on the linear portion of the I F bandwidth filter skirt . Any instability in the LO tr[...]

Chapter 2 79 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 10. Residual FM CA UTION Use only 75 Ω cables , connect ors , or adapters on instruments with 75 Ω connectors , or the connectors will be damaged. Procedure This per formance tes t consists of two part s: “P art 1: Re sidual FM” “P art 2: Re sidual FM for Op tion 1DR and 1D5” Pe r f o r [...]

80 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 10. Residual FM delt a ( ∆ Mkr1 ) amplitude reads − 8d B ± 0.3 d B. 7. Press Delta , then ro tate the knob co unt ercl ockwi se un til th e mar ker delt a ( ∆ Mkr1 ) r eads − 4d B ± 0.3 dB . If you ha ve difficu lty achieving t he ± 0.3 dB setting , then make the following analyzer settings[...]

Chapter 2 81 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 10. Residual FM step 8 by the D eviation recor ded in ste p 12 . Record this value as T est Record entry 1 (Residual FM, 1 kHz Res BW) in th e perform ance verifi cation t est reco rd. P art 2 : Residual FM for Option 1D R and 1D5 P erform t his additional procedure only if Opt ion 1DR and Opt ion 1[...]

82 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 10. Residual FM reference level. If it is not, press Sweep , Sw eep (Con t), FREQUENCY , and use the knob to place the dis played tra ce about five divisions belo w the refer en ce lev el. P res s Single . 6. On the analyzer , press P eak Sea r ch (or Search ), Pk-Pk S earch . Read the mark er delta ([...]

Chapter 2 83 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 11. Sweep Time Accuracy 11. Sweep T ime Acc uracy This test uses a function generat or to amplitude-modulate a 500 MHz CW signal from anothe r signal generator . The analyzer demodulates this signal in zero span to di splay the response in the ti me domain. The marker ∆ function on the analyzer is[...]

84 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 11. Sweep Time Accurac y connectors , or the connectors will be damaged. Procedure 1. Set the synthe sized si gnal generator to output a 500 M Hz, − 10 dBm, CW signal. Set the AM and FM controls to off . 75 Ω Input only : Set o utput l evel t o − 4d B m . 2. Set the functio n generator to output[...]

Chapter 2 85 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 11. Sweep Time Accuracy accuracy as follows: NOT E The sweep time accu racy is defined as a per centage of the indi cated sweep ti me, not of the indi cated signal separation. There fore , it is appropr iate to d ivide the d ifference between the mar ker delta ( ∆ Mkr1 ) read ing and th e nomi nal[...]

86 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 12. Display Scale Fid elity 12. Display Scale Fidelity A 50 M Hz CW signal is applied to the input of the analyzer through two calibrated step attenu ators . The at tenuators are the ampli tude reference standard. The sour ce is adjusted for a resp onse at the refe ren ce l evel . Th e at ten uat ors [...]

Chapter 2 87 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 12. Display Scale Fid elity F igure 2-12 Scale Fidelity T e st Setup CA UTION Use only 75 Ω cables , connectors , and adapte rs on instruments with 75 Ω connectors , or the connectors will be damaged. Procedure Calculate the Actual Attenuation Errors 1. Fro m the calibrat ion data s upplied with[...]

88 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 12. Display Scale Fid elity If the calibrat ion data does not indi cate an actual attenuatio n value for the 0 dB setting , enter 0 dB . NOT E The Agilent 8494G programmable attenuator has four attenuator sections consisting of 1 dB , 2 dB , 4 dB , and 4 dB attenuators . If using the Agilent 8494G pro[...]

Chapter 2 89 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 12. Display Scale Fid elity 6. Press P eak Se arc h (or Se arc h ) on the analyzer . 7. Adjust the synthesized signal generator ampli tude until the analyzer marker amplit ude reads 0 dBm ± 0.1 dB . 75 Ω Input: Adjust the synthesized signal gene rator amplitude until the anal yzer mark er reads 4[...]

90 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 12. Display Scale Fid elity Calculate Incremental Log F idelity 1. Calculate t he Incremental Log F idelity Error (ILFE) for dB from REF L VL settings of –4 dB to − 80 dB using the curre nt and previous Cumulative Log F idelity Error s (CLFEs): –4 0 4 1) 22) –8 0 8 2) 23) –12 10 2 3) 24) –[...]

Chapter 2 91 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 12. Display Scale Fid elity Example Calculation for ILFE at –20 dB from REFL VL setting: 2. Record the res ult in the performance verif ication test rec ord as indicate d in Column 9 of T able 2- 13 . P art 2 : Log Display Scale Fidelity , Digital Bandwidths This section is for analyzer s with Opt[...]

92 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 12. Display Scale Fid elity BW/Avg, A verage (On) 5, Enter 3. Press P e ak S ear ch (or Sear ch ) on t he analyzer and rec ord the marker delt a ( ∆ Mkr1 ) reading in Column 7 of T able 2-14 . 4. Calculate t he Cumulative Log F idelity Erro r (CLFE) as follows and record the result in the p erforman[...]

Chapter 2 93 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 12. Display Scale Fid elity Calculate increm ental log fide lity: Calculate t he Incremental Log F idelity Error (ILFE) for dB from REF L VL settings of –4 dB to − 80 dB using the curr ent and previous Cumulative Log Fidel ity Error s (CLFEs): Record the res ult in the performance verif ication [...]

94 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 12. Display Scale Fid elity SP AN, 10 kHz BW/A vg, 3 kHz AMPLITUDE, S cale T ype (Lin) Input/Output (or Input ) , Input Z Corr (50) ( 75 Ω Input onl y ) 2. Preset t he synthesized signal gene rator , by pressi ng Blue K ey , Special , 0, 0 . Press the foll owing keys: FREQUENCY , 50 MHz AMPLITUDE, ?[...]

Chapter 2 95 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 12. Display Scale Fid elity T able 2-15 . 11.Calculate the Linear F idelity Err or (LFE) as a percentage of refe ren ce lev el (RL ), an d recor d th e res ult in th e pe rform an ce veri fica tion tes t recor d as in dica ted in Colu mn 9 of T able 2-15 . Example calculat ion for LFE(% of RL): P ar[...]

96 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 12. Display Scale Fid elity Setup for linear scale measur ement: 1. Set the following parameters on the analy zer: SP AN, 100, Hz (ESA-E Series o nly) SP AN, 300, Hz (ESA-L Series o nly) BW/A vg, 10 Hz (ESA-E Seri es only) BW/A vg, 10 0 Hz (ES A-L Ser ies o nly ) Video BW , 1 Hz 2. Press P eak Se arc [...]

Chapter 2 97 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 12. Display Scale Fid elity 10.If the analyzer has a 75W Input press : Input/Output (or Input ) Input Z Cor r (75) Zero Span Log Fidelity , Digital Bandwidths This section is for analyzer s with Option 1DR (narrow resolut ion bandwidths) only . Setu p for ze ro span meas urem ents 11. Set th e 1 dB [...]

98 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 12. Display Scale Fid elity 16. Press SP AN, Zero Span on the anal yzer . 17. Adjust the synthesi zed signal generato r amplitude until the analyze r marke r amp litu de reads 0 dBm ± 0.1 dB . 75 Ω Input: Adjust the synthes ized signal gene rator amplitude until the analyzer mark er amplit ude read[...]

Chapter 2 99 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 12. Display Scale Fid elity P ost-T e st Ins trum ent R estora tion 25. Remove th e RF cabl e from th e analy zer input connecto r . 26. On the analyzer , press the f ollowing keys : Preset System , Alignm ents , A uto Align , All T able 2-17 Ze ro Span Cumulative Log Fidelity W orksheet, Opt 1DR Na[...]

100 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 13. Input Attenu ation Switching Uncertainty 13. Input Attenuation S witching Uncert ainty A 50 MHz CW signal is applied to the input of the analyzer through two calibrated step attenu ators . The at tenuators are the ampli tude reference standard. The sour ce is adjusted for a resp onse at the refer[...]

Chapter 2 101 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 13. Input Attenuat ion Switching Uncertainty Fi gure 2-13 Input A ttenuator Switching Uncertainty T est Setup CA UTION Use only 75 Ω cables , connect ors , or adapters on instruments with 75 Ω connectors , or the connectors will be damaged. Procedure Calculate Actual Attenuation V alues 1. From[...]

102 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 13. Input Attenu ation Switching Uncertainty using the Agilent 8496G programmable attenuator , enter the calibrati on data for the section three 40 dB step rat her than the section four 40 d B ste p. 3. F or each T otal Nominal Attenuation s etting indic ated in T able 2-18 , calculate the T otal Act[...]

Chapter 2 103 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 13. Input Attenuat ion Switching Uncertainty 4. F or each attenuat ion error val ue in Column 4 of T able 2-19 , calculate the a ttenu at ion e rrors by sub trac tin g the di ffe renc e betw een the T able 2-18 T o tal Ac tual Attenuation and T otal Nominal Attenuatio n from the difference between [...]

104 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 13. Input Attenu ation Switching Uncertainty 7. Preset the synt hesized signal generato r ( Blue Ke y , Special, 0, 0 ) and set the controls as follows: FREQUENCY , 50 MHz AMPLITUDE , 12 dBm 8. Set the 1 dB ste p attenuator to 5 dB attenuat ion. Set the 10 dB st ep attenuator to 50 dB . Refer to the [...]

Chapter 2 105 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 13. Input Attenuat ion Switching Uncertainty Measure Switching Uncertainty Pe r f o r m step 12 to step 15 for each measur ement value in T able 2-19 . 12.Set the 1 dB and 10 dB step attenuat ors to the T ota l Nominal Attenuation s etting value as indicate d in Column 3 of T able 2-19 for the var [...]

106 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 13. Input Attenu ation Switching Uncertainty Example for 25 dB analyzer internal atte nuation setting: P ost-test Instrument Restorati on 16.Remove the RF cable fro m the analyzer input connect or . 17.On the analyzer , press Preset, Syst em, Alignments, A uto Align, All . Switching Error Marker Delt[...]

Chapter 2 107 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 14. Reference Level Accur acy: Agilent E 4401B and E4411B 14. Referen ce Leve l Accuracy: Agilen t E4401B and E4411B A 50 MHz CW si gnal is app lied to the 5 0 Ω input of the analyzer through two s tep atten uators . The ampli tude of the s ource is decreased in 10 dB steps and the analyzer marke[...]

108 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 14. Reference Le vel Accuracy: Agilent E4401B and E4411B Procedure F igure 2-14 Reference Level Accuracy T est Setup Calculate the Actual Attenuation Errors 1. Fro m the calibrat ion data s upplied with t he 10 dB step attenua tor , ente r i nto Colu mn 2 o f T able 2-20 t hrough T able 2-23 the actu[...]

Chapter 2 109 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 14. Reference Level Accur acy: Agilent E 4401B and E4411B Example f or 50 dB at tenuator sett ing: Log Scale, Analog Bandwidths 1. Set the synt hesized signal generat or controls as fo llows: FREQUENCY , 50 MHz AMPLITUDE , 12 dBm 2. Connect the equipment as shown i n Figure 2- 14 . Set the 10 dB st[...]

110 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 14. Reference Le vel Accuracy: Agilent E4401B and E4411B amp litu de an d ent er the resul t as th e T est Rec ord entry in the perfo rma nce te st re cord . The fol lowing is an example f or –35 dBm r eference l evel: Anal yzer ma rker ∆ amplitude 10.17 – () dB = Actual Attenuator Step 30 dB ([...]

Chapter 2 111 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 14. Reference Level Accur acy: Agilent E 4401B and E4411B Log Scale, Digital Bandwidths, Option 1DR NOT E If the analyzer is an E4401B that is not equipp ed with Option 1DR (narrow re solution band widths) or an E4411B (with or without Opt ion 1DR) , ski p to the next sect ion (L ine ar S cale, An [...]

112 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 14. Reference Le vel Accuracy: Agilent E4401B and E4411B a. Press Single on the analyzer . b. P r es s Peak Search (or Se arch ). c. Record t he Marker Delta Amplitud e reading in Column 5 of T able 2-21 . d. Add the Actual Attenuator St ep to the Analyzer Marker Delta Amplitude and enter the result [...]

Chapter 2 113 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 14. Reference Level Accur acy: Agilent E 4401B and E4411B Linear Scale, Analog Bandwidths 1. Set the 10 dB step attenuato r to 20 dB attenuation. 2. Set the 1 dB step attenuato r to 5 dB attenuation. 3. Set the analyzer by pressing the fol lowing keys: AMPLITUDE , –25 dBm ( 50 Ω in put o nly ) [...]

114 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 14. Reference Le vel Accuracy: Agilent E4401B and E4411B P eak S earch (or Searc h ) Marker , Delta 6. Set the 10 dB step attenu ator and analyzer reference le vel according to Column 1 and Column 4 of T able 2-22 . A t ea ch set ting, d o the following: a. Press Single on the analyzer . b. P r es s [...]

Chapter 2 115 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 14. Reference Level Accur acy: Agilent E 4401B and E4411B Linear Scale, Digital Bandwidths, Option 1DR NOT E If the analyzer is an E4401B that is not equipp ed with Option 1DR (narrow re solution band widths) or an E4411B (with or without Opt ion 1DR), continue wi th the next section ( Pos t -t e s[...]

116 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 14. Reference Le vel Accuracy: Agilent E4401B and E4411B a. Press Single on the analyzer . b. P r es s Peak Search (or Se arch ). c. Record t he marker delta ampli tude readi ng in Column 5 of T able 2-23 . d. Add the Actual Attenuator St ep to the Analyzer Marker Delta Amplitude and enter the result[...]

Chapter 2 117 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 15. Reference Level Accur acy: Agilent E4402B, E4403B, E4404B, E4405B, E4407B, and E4408B. 15. Referen ce Leve l Accuracy: Agilen t E4402B, E4403B, E4404 B, E4405B, E44 07B, and E4408B. A 50 MHz CW si gnal is app lied to the 5 0 Ω Input of the analyze r through two s tep atten uators . The ampli [...]

118 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 15. Reference Le vel Accuracy: Agilent E4402B, E4403B, E4404B, E4405B, E4407B, and E4408B. F igure 2-15 Reference Level Accuracy T est Setup Procedure Calculate the Actual Attenuation Errors 1. Fro m the calibrat ion data s upplied with t he 10 dB step attenua tor , ente r i nto Colu mn 2 o f T able [...]

Chapter 2 119 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 15. Reference Level Accur acy: Agilent E4402B, E4403B, E4404B, E4405B, E4407B, and E4408B. Example f or 50 dB at tenuator sett ing: Log Scale, Analog Bandwidths 1. Set the synt hesized signal generat or controls as fo llows: FREQUENCY , 50 MHz AMPLITUDE , 12 dBm 2. Connect the equipment as shown i [...]

120 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 15. Reference Le vel Accuracy: Agilent E4402B, E4403B, E4404B, E4405B, E4407B, and E4408B. perfo rma nce te st re cord . The fol lowing is an example f or –30 dBm r eference l evel: Log Scale, Digital Bandwidths, Option 1DR NOT E If the analyzer is an E4404B/E4405B/E4407B that is not equipped with [...]

Chapter 2 121 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 15. Reference Level Accur acy: Agilent E4402B, E4403B, E4404B, E4405B, E4407B, and E4408B. 9. On the analyzer , press the following keys: Single P eak S earch (or Searc h ) Marker , Delta 10.Set the 10 dB s tep attenuat or and analyzer reference level accord ing to Column 1 and Column 4 of T able 2[...]

122 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 15. Reference Le vel Accuracy: Agilent E4402B, E4403B, E4404B, E4405B, E4407B, and E4408B. AMPLITUDE, Scale T ype (Lin) AMPLITUDE , More , Y Axis Units (o r Amptd Units ), dBm AMPLITUDE, –20 dBm SP AN , 50 kHz BW/A vg, 3 kHz Video BW , 30 Hz Sweep, Sweep Cont Marker , Off 4. Set the 1 dB step atten[...]

Chapter 2 123 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 15. Reference Level Accur acy: Agilent E4402B, E4403B, E4404B, E4405B, E4407B, and E4408B. Linear Scale, Digital Bandwidths, Option 1DR NOT E If the analyzer is an E4404B/E4405B/ E4407B that is not equipped with Option 1DR (narrow resol ution bandwidths) or an E4403B/E4408B (with or without Option [...]

124 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 15. Reference Le vel Accuracy: Agilent E4402B, E4403B, E4404B, E4405B, E4407B, and E4408B. b. P r es s Peak Search (or Se arch ). c. Record t he marker delta ampli tude readi ng in Column 5 of T able 2-27 . d. Add the Actual Attenuator St ep to the analyzer marker delt a amp litu de an d ent er the r[...]

Chapter 2 125 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 16. Resolution Bandwid th Switching Uncertainty 16. Resolution Bandwidth Switching Uncertainty T o measure the resolution band width switching uncertaint y an amplitud e reference is taken with the res olution bandwidth se t to 1 kHz using the marker delta function. The resolut ion bandwidth is cha[...]

126 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 16. Resolution Band width Switching Uncertainty Input/Output (or Input ), Amptd Ref (On) ( Agil ent E4401B , E44 11B ) Input/Output (or Input ), Amptd Ref Out (On) ( Agilent E4402B , E4403B , E4404B , E4405B , E4407, E4408B ) FREQUENCY , Center Freq , 50 MHz SP AN , 5k H z AMPLITUDE , More , Y Axis U[...]

Chapter 2 127 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 16. Resolution Bandwid th Switching Uncertainty 7. If you are testing an analyzer equipp ed with Option 1DR, press FREQUENCY , Center Freq, 50 MHz, SP AN 10 kHz and continue with st ep 8 . If the analyzer is not eq uipped with Opti on 1DR, stop here . 8. Set the resoluti on bandwidth and span accor[...]

128 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 16. Resolution Band width Switching Uncertainty 10 Hz b 1 00 Hz 15) 3 Hz c, b 100 Hz 1 6) 1 Hz c,b 100 Hz 1 7) a. Thes e Res BW settings must be entered f rom the keypad; they cannot be acc essed from the step keys or k nob. b. Thes e Res BW settings are not a vailable on ESA-L Series analyzers with [...]

Chapter 2 129 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 17. Absolute Amplitude Accurac y (Ref erence Settings): Agilent E4401B and E4411B 17. Absolute Amplitude Accuracy (Ref erence Settings): Agilen t E4401B and E4411B A power sensor (t he “buried senso r”), powe r splitter , and attenuator combinatio n is charact erized at 50 MHz using a seco nd p[...]

130 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 17. Absolute Amplitude Accur acy (Refer ence Settings): Agilent E 4401B and E4411B equipped with Opti on 1DS , Preamplifier . P ar t 1. Splitter/Attenuator Characterization Figur e 2-17 P ower Splitter/Atte nuator Characterization Setup 1. Refer to Fi gure 2-17 . Connec t one RF power sensor to Chann[...]

Chapter 2 131 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 17. Absolute Amplitude Accurac y (Ref erence Settings): Agilent E4401B and E4411B 7. Adj ust the syn the sized signa l genera tor am plitu de to ob tain a Channel A power meter read ing of − 14 d Bm ± 0.1 dB . 75 Ω Inputs , Opt 1DP: Adjust the source amplit ude to obtain a Channel A power mete[...]

132 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 17. Absolute Amplitude Accur acy (Refer ence Settings): Agilent E 4401B and E4411B FREQUENCY , 50 MHz AMPLITUDE , –1 dBm (50 Ω Input only ) AMPLITUDE , –2.3 dBm (75 Ω Input only ) RF ON AM OFF FM OFF 2. Press Preset on the analyzer . (Press t he Factory P reset softkey , if it is displayed. )[...]

Chapter 2 133 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 17. Absolute Amplitude Accurac y (Ref erence Settings): Agilent E4401B and E4411B BW/ A vg , Res olution BW , 1 kHz (Man) BW/A vg , Video B W , 1 kHz (Man) AMPLITUDE , More , Y Ax is U nits, dBm (50 Ω Inp ut only) AMPLITUDE , More , Y Ax is U nits, dBmV (75 Ω Input only) AMPLITUDE , Ref Level ,[...]

134 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 17. Absolute Amplitude Accur acy (Refer ence Settings): Agilent E 4401B and E4411B Absolute Amplitude Ac curacy (Lin) = Marker Amptd (dBm) − Corrected Po wer Meter Reading (dBm) 17.If the analyzer is not equip ped with Option 1DS , Press Preset and w ait for t he preset routine t o finish. Press Sy[...]

Chapter 2 135 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 17. Absolute Amplitude Accurac y (Ref erence Settings): Agilent E4401B and E4411B Det/Demod , Detector , Sampl e 6. Press AMPLITUDE , Mor e , Y Axis Units (or Amp td Uni ts), Vo l t s . 7. Press P eak Se arc h ( or Se arch ). 8. Convert the mark er amplitude reading fro m V olts to dBm using the ap[...]

136 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 18. Absolute Amplitude Accur acy (Referen ce Settings): Agilent E4402B, E4403B, E4404B, E4405B, E4407B, and E4408B 18. Absolute Amplitude Accuracy (Ref erence Settings): Agilen t E4402B, E440 3B, E4404B, E4405B, E 4407B, an d E4408B A power sensor (t he “buried senso r”), powe r splitter , and at[...]

Chapter 2 137 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 18. Absolute Amplitude Accur acy (Referen ce Settings): Agilent E4402B, E4403B, E4404B, E4405B, E4407B, and E4408B P ar t 1. Splitter/Attenuator Characterization Figur e 2-19 P ower Splitter/Atte nuator Characterization Setup 1. Refer to Fi gure 2-19 . Connec t one RF power sensor to Channel A of t[...]

138 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 18. Absolute Amplitude Accur acy (Referen ce Settings): Agilent E4402B, E4403B, E4404B, E4405B, E4407B, and E4408B Tracking Error = Channel A P ower − Channel B P ower F or example , if Channel A P ower is − 14.07 dBm and Channel B power is +6.23 dBm, the splitter tracki ng error is − 20.30 d B[...]

Chapter 2 139 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 18. Absolute Amplitude Accur acy (Referen ce Settings): Agilent E4402B, E4403B, E4404B, E4405B, E4407B, and E4408B 6. Calculate t he ideal buri ed senso r reading by subt racting the Tracking Error record ed in st ep 9 of P art 1 from − 20 dBm, the ideal input level to the analyzer . Idea l Bu ri[...]

140 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 18. Absolute Amplitude Accur acy (Referen ce Settings): Agilent E4402B, E4403B, E4404B, E4405B, E4407B, and E4408B 15.Press P eak Search (or Se arch). 16.Convert the marker amplitud e reading from V olts to dBm using the equation bel ow: Marker Amptd (dBm) ________ dBm 17.Subtrac t the Corrected P ow[...]

Chapter 2 141 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 18. Absolute Amplitude Accur acy (Referen ce Settings): Agilent E4402B, E4403B, E4404B, E4405B, E4407B, and E4408B 5. Set the analyzer by pressing the fol lowing keys: FREQUENCY , Center Freq , 50 MHz SP AN , 2 kHz BW/ A vg , Res olution BW , 1 kHz (Man) BW/A vg , Video B W , 1 kHz (Man) AMPLITUDE [...]

142 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 18. Absolute Amplitude Accur acy (Referen ce Settings): Agilent E4402B, E4403B, E4404B, E4405B, E4407B, and E4408B Alignments , A uto Align , All .[...]

Chapter 2 143 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 19. Overall Absolute Amplitude Accuracy: Agilent E4401B and E4411B 19. Overall Absolute Amplitude Accuracy: Agilent E4401B and E4411B This test meas ures the abs olute amplitude of the analyzer at 50 MHz. A synthesized signal generator and attenuators are use d as the signal source to the analyzer [...]

144 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 19. Overall Absolute Amplitud e Accuracy: Agilent E4401B and E4411B 3. Zero and calibrate the power meter and power senso r connected to Channel A of the power meter . 75 Ω Inputs : Zero and calibra te the p ower meter and 75 Ω powe r sensor conne cted to C han nel A of th e pow er m eter . F igu[...]

Chapter 2 145 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 19. Overall Absolute Amplitude Accuracy: Agilent E4401B and E4411B 8. Obtain the metro logy data for th e step attenuators at 50 MHz. Enter the actu al a tten uati on v alu es fo r e ach a tten uato r s etti ng as indic ated i n T able 2-30 . If using a programmable attenuator , the section three 4[...]

146 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 19. Overall Absolute Amplitud e Accuracy: Agilent E4401B and E4411B F igure 2-22 Amplitude Accuracy T est Setup 12.Set the analyzer as follows : FREQUENCY , Center Freq, 50 M Hz SP AN, 6 kHz BW/A vg, Res BW , 1 kHz AMPLITUDE , More , Y Axis Units (o r Amptd Units ), dBm AMPLITUDE , Ref Level , 0 dBm [...]

Chapter 2 147 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 19. Overall Absolute Amplitude Accuracy: Agilent E4401B and E4411B tes t reco rd as in dica ted in T able 2-30 . Measuring –2 0 dBm Reference Level 1. Press AMPLITUDE , Ref Level , –20 dBm . 2. Copy the ac tual total attenuation val ues from T able 2-30 into the actual total att enuation column[...]

148 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 19. Overall Absolute Amplitud e Accuracy: Agilent E4401B and E4411B 3. P erform the following step s for each of the nominal amplitud e values listed in T able 2-32 : a. Set the 1 dB step atte nuator as indicate d in T able 2- 32 . b . Set the 10 dB step att enuator as indicate d in T able 2-3 2 . c.[...]

Chapter 2 149 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 19. Overall Absolute Amplitude Accuracy: Agilent E4401B and E4411B c. Pr e ss Single and wait fo r the sweep to finish. d. Pres s Peak Search (or Search ). Even though t he signal may be slightly above the refer ence level for the first nominal amplit ude setting , the marker can still make a valid[...]

150 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 20. Overall Absolute Amplitude Accuracy: Agilent E4402B, E4403B, E4404B, E 4405B, E4407B, and E4408B 20. Overall Absolute Amplitude Accuracy: Agilent E4402B, E4403 B, E4404B, E44 05B, E4407B, and E4408B This test meas ures the abs olute amplitude of the analyzer at 50 MHz. A synthesized signal genera[...]

Chapter 2 151 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 20. Overall Absolute Amplitude Accurac y : Agilent E4402B, E4403B, E4404B, E 4405B, E4407B, and E4408B 4. Zero and calibrate the power meter and power senso r connected to Channel A of the power meter . 5. Connect the equipment as shown i n Figure 2- 23 . The po wer sensor should c onnect dire ctly[...]

152 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 20. Overall Absolute Amplitude Accuracy: Agilent E4402B, E4403B, E4404B, E 4405B, E4407B, and E4408B be used for the 4 dB setting on the 1 d B step attenua tor . 10.Calculate the actual total attenuatio n by adding the actual attenuation f or the 1 dB step attenuato r to the actual atten uation for t[...]

Chapter 2 153 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 20. Overall Absolute Amplitude Accurac y : Agilent E4402B, E4403B, E4404B, E 4405B, E4407B, and E4408B F igure 2-24 Amplitude Accuracy T est Setup 13.Set the analyzer as follows : FREQUENCY , Center Freq, 50 M Hz SP AN, 6 kHz BW/A vg, Res BW , 1 kHz AMPLITUDE, Ref Level, 0 dBm Attenuation , 10 dB ([...]

154 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 20. Overall Absolute Amplitude Accuracy: Agilent E4402B, E4403B, E4404B, E 4405B, E4407B, and E4408B Measuring –2 0 dBm Reference Level 1. Press AMPLITUDE , Ref Level , –20 dBm . 2. Copy the ac tual total attenuation val ues from T able 2-34 into the actual total att enuation column in T able 2-3[...]

Chapter 2 155 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 20. Overall Absolute Amplitude Accurac y : Agilent E4402B, E4403B, E4404B, E 4405B, E4407B, and E4408B T able 2-34 will b e required in T able 2-36 . 3. P erform the following step s for each of the nominal amplitud e values listed in T a ble 2-36 : a. Set the 1 dB step atte nuator as indicate d in[...]

156 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 20. Overall Absolute Amplitude Accuracy: Agilent E4402B, E4403B, E4404B, E 4405B, E4407B, and E4408B a. Set the 1 dB step atte nuator as indicate d in T able 2- 37 . b . Set the 10 dB step att enuator as indicate d in T able 2-3 7 . c. Pr e ss Single and wait fo r the sweep to finish. d. Pres s Peak [...]

Chapter 2 157 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 21. Resolution Ba ndwidth Accurac y 21. Reso lution Bandwidth Accuracy The output of a synthes ized signal generator is c onnected to the Input of th e a nal yzer , cha ra cteri zed th roug h a 1 d B ste p a tten uato r s et to 3 dB . The amplitude of the s ynthesized signal generat or is set to a [...]

158 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 21. Resolution Band width Accuracy Fi gure 2-25 Resolution Bandwidth Accuracy T est Setup CA UTION Use only 75 Ω cables , connect ors , or adapters on instruments with 75 Ω connectors , or the connectors will be damaged. Procedure 1. Connect the equipment as shown i n Figure 2- 25 . 2. On the syn[...]

Chapter 2 159 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 21. Resolution Ba ndwidth Accurac y Attenuator Erro r (6 dB) ___________ dB 3 dB Resolution Bandwidth Accuracy 6. Press P eak Se arc h (or Se arc h ), Meas T ools, Mkr → CF on the an alyzer . 7. Adjust the ampl itude of the synthesi zed signal generator for a marker amplitude reading of − 5d B [...]

160 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 21. Resolution Band width Accuracy Frequency 6 dB Resolution Bandwidth Accuracy 18.Set the analyzer Res BW to 120 kHz and the analyzer span to 180 kHz as shown in T able 2-39 . 19.On the analyzer , press P eak Se arch (or Search ), M eas T ools, Mkr → CF . 20.Set the exter nal 1 dB step attenuator [...]

Chapter 2 161 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 21. Resolution Ba ndwidth Accurac y 28.Press Marker , Normal on the analyzer . 29.Repeat step 19 through st ep 28 for each of th e analyzer Res BW and analyzer span settings lis ted in T a ble 2- 39 . 30.Subtrac t the Lower Marker Frequency from the Upper Marker Fre quency . Record the difference a[...]

162 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 22. Frequency Response: Agilen t E4401B and E4411B 22. F requency Response: Agilent E4 401B and E4411B This tes t measures the amplitud e error o f the analyzer as a functi on of frequency . T o measure frequencies of 100 kHz and greater , the output of a signal generator is fed thro ugh a power sp l[...]

Chapter 2 163 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 22. Frequenc y Response: Agilent E4401B and E4411B Additional Equipment for 75 Ω Input Po w e r s e n s o r , 7 5 Ω Minimum Loss Pad, Type-N (f) 7 5 Ω t o Typ e-N (m) 50 Ω Adap ter , Type- N (m) to BNC (m ), 75 Ω CA UTION Use only 75 Ω cables , connect ors , or adapters on instruments w[...]

164 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 22. Frequency Response: Agilen t E4401B and E4411B calibration fac tor of the refere nce sensor for 100 kHz. 75 Ω Inputs , Opti on 1DP: Use t he cali bration fa ctor of t he refer ence sens or for 1 M Hz. 4. On the power meter , set t he Channel B cali bration factor to 100%. Do not change this cal[...]

Chapter 2 165 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 22. Frequenc y Response: Agilent E4401B and E4411B T able 2-40 Source/Splitter Characterization Frequency P ower Meter R eading Split ter Tr a ck i n g Error (dB) Sour ce Po w e r Setti ng (dBm ) Chan nel A (dBm) Channel B (dBm) 100 kHz a 500 kHz a 1 MHz 5 MHz 10 MHz 20 MHz 50 MHz 75 MHz 175 MHz 27[...]

166 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 22. Frequency Response: Agilen t E4401B and E4411B Measuring F requency Re sponse, 100 kHz to 1.5 GHz 1. Refer to Fi gure 2-27 . Remove the refere nce sensor (Channel A sensor) from the power splitte r . Connect the power sp litter to t he analyzer 50 Ω Input using an adapter . Do not use a cable .[...]

Chapter 2 167 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 22. Frequenc y Response: Agilent E4401B and E4411B Video BW , 3 kHz (Ma n) 5. Adjust the source AMPLITUDE t o obtain the Channel B power meter reading recor ded in T able 2-40 ± 0.1 dB . 6. Record the curr ent Channel B power reading in T abl e 2-41 as the Current Channel B reading . 7. On the ana[...]

168 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 22. Frequency Response: Agilen t E4401B and E4411B 0.15 dB , Flatness Relat ive to 50 MHz would be –0.45 dB . T able 2- 41 F requency Response W orkshee t, 100 kHz to 1. 5 GHz Frequency Current Channel B Reading Mark er ( Mkr1 ) Amp litu de Spl itter Trac ki ng Error Flatness Error Flatness Relativ[...]

Chapter 2 169 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 22. Frequenc y Response: Agilent E4401B and E4411B Measuring F requency Re sponse, ≤ 100 k Hz If the analyze r has Option 1DP , skip to the T est Results se ction. 1. Connect the equipment as shown i n Figure 2- 28 . F igure 2-28 Frequ ency Response T est Setup, ≤ 100 kHz 2. Set the fun ction g[...]

170 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 22. Frequency Response: Agilen t E4401B and E4411B 10.On the analyzer , press P eak Se arch (or Search ). 11.Adjust the functi on generat or amplitude until the m arker delta ( ∆ Mkr1 ) amplitude r eads 0 dB ± 0.0 5 dB . 12.Record the DVM reading in T able 2-42 as the DVM amplitud e read ing. 13.R[...]

Chapter 2 171 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 22. Frequenc y Response: Agilent E4401B and E4411B 4. Enter the most negative number from the Flat ness Relative to 50 MH z colu mn of T able 2-41 : ____________ dB 5. Enter the most negative number from the Response Relat ive to 50 MH z colu mn of T able 2-42 : ____________ dB 75 Ω inputs , Opti[...]

172 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 23. Frequency Response, Agilent E4402B and E4403B 23. F requency Response, Agilent E4 402B and E4403B This tes t measures the amplitud e error o f the analyzer as a functi on of frequency . T o measure frequencies of 100 kHz and greater , the output of a source is fed through a p ower splitter to a p[...]

Chapter 2 173 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 23. Frequenc y Response, Agilent E4402B and E4403B Procedure Source/Splitter Characterization 1. Connect the equipment as shown i n Figure 2- 29 ; use the functio n generator as the s ource. Connect one of the Agilent 8482A power sensors to Channe l A of the power me ter . This will be the “refer[...]

174 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 23. Frequency Response, Agilent E4402B and E4403B 10.Adjust the sourc e amplitude to obtain a Channel A power meter reading of –10 dBm ± 0.1 dB . 11.Record the source amplitude setting , and both the Channel A and Channel B power meter readings in T able 2-44 . 12.Repeat step 8 thro ugh ste p 11 f[...]

Chapter 2 175 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 23. Frequenc y Response, Agilent E4402B and E4403B 475 MHz 575 MHz 675 MHz 775 MHz 825 MHz 875 MHz 925 MHz 975 MHz 1025 MHz 1075 MHz 1175 MHz 1275 MHz 1375 MHz 1500 MHz 1525 MHz 1625 MHz 1675 MHz 1725 MHz 1775 MHz 1825 MHz 1875 MHz 1925 MHz 1975 MHz 2025 MHz 2125 MHz 2325 MHz 2525 MHz 2725 MHz T ab[...]

176 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 23. Frequency Response, Agilent E4402B and E4403B Measuring F requency Re sponse, 100 kHz to 3.0 GHz 1. Refer to Fi gure 2-30 . Remove the refere nce sensor (Channel A sensor) from the power splitte r . Connect the power sp litter to t he 50 Ω Input of the analyzer using a n adapter . Do not use a [...]

Chapter 2 177 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 23. Frequenc y Response, Agilent E4402B and E4403B CF Step, 100 MHz SP AN, 20 kHz Input/Output (or Input), Couplin g (DC) (Agilent E4402 B , Option UKB on ly ) AMPLITUDE, Mor e, Int Preamp, (Off ) ( Option 1DS only ) AMPLITUDE , More , Y Axis Units (o r Amptd Units ), dBm AMPLITUDE , Ref Level , ?[...]

178 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 23. Frequency Response, Agilent E4402B and E4403B as marker ( Mkr1 ) Amplitude. 24.Repeat step 18 thr ough step 23 for fre quencies bet ween 100 kHz and 10 MHz. 25.Copy the Splitter Tracking Errors from T abl e 2-44 into T able 2-45 . 26.Calculate the Flatnes s Error for each frequenc y in T able 2-4[...]

Chapter 2 179 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 23. Frequenc y Response, Agilent E4402B and E4403B F or example, if Fl atness Error is –0.30 dB and 50 MHz Ref Amptd is 0.15 dB , Flatness Relat ive to 50 MHz would be –0.45 dB . 31.If the analyzer has Option UKB , continue with this procedu re. Otherwise , perform the proce dure in “ Measuri[...]

180 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 23. Frequency Response, Agilent E4402B and E4403B 575 675 775 825 875 925 975 1025 1075 1175 1275 1375 1500 1525 1625 1675 1725 1775 1825 1875 1925 1975 2025 2125 2325 2525 2725 T able 2- 45 F requency Response W orkshee t, 100 kHz to 3. 0 GHz Fre q. (MHz) Splitt er Tra c k i n g Error Current Channe[...]

Chapter 2 181 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 23. Frequenc y Response, Agilent E4402B and E4403B 2925 2999 a. This ent ry is for data ta ken w ith the funct ion genera tor a s sourc e. b. This ent ry is fo r data taken with th e syn thes ized sweep er as so urce. T able 2- 45 F requency Response W orkshee t, 100 kHz to 3. 0 GHz Fre q. (MHz) Sp[...]

182 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 23. Frequency Response, Agilent E4402B and E4403B Measuring F requency Re sponse Less Than or Equal to 100 kHz 1. Connect the equipment as shown i n Figure 2- 31 . F igure 2-31 Frequ ency Response T est Setup, ≤ 100 kHz 2. Set the fun ction generator cont rols as follows: FREQUENCY , 100 kHz AMPLIT[...]

Chapter 2 183 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 23. Frequenc y Response, Agilent E4402B and E4403B T able 2-46 . Frequenc ies less than 9 kHz only apply to analyzers with Option UKB . 11.On the analyzer , press P eak Se arch (or Search ). 12.Adjust the functi on generato r amplitude until the m arker delta ( ∆ Mkr1 ) amplitude r eads 0 dB ± 0[...]

184 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 23. Frequency Response, Agilent E4402B and E4403B T est Res ults P erform t he following s teps to verify the frequency resp onse of the analyzer . 1. Enter the most positive number from the Flatnes s Relative to 50 MHz (d c) column of T able 2-45 : ____________ dB 2. Enter the most positive number f[...]

Chapter 2 185 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 23. Frequenc y Response, Agilent E4402B and E4403B 13.Note the most positiv e number from the Flatness Relative to 50 MHz (dc) column of T able 2-45 for frequencies be tween 1.7 GHz and 2.0 GHz. Record this num ber in T able 2-47 as the Maximum Response for Band 0B . 14.Note the m ost negative numb[...]

186 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 23. Frequency Response, Agilent E4402B and E4403B and 2.0 GHz. Record this number in T able 2-48 a s th e Mini mum Response for Band 0B . 26.F or Band 0B in T able 2- 48 , subtract the Minimum Response value from the Maximum Response value and record the res ult in the P eak-to-P e ak Response col um[...]

Chapter 2 187 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 24. Frequency Respon se, Agilent E 4404B, E4405B, E4407B, and E4408B 24. F requency Response, Agilent E4 404B, E4405B, E 4407B, an d E4408B This tes t measures the amplitud e error of the analyzer as a functi on of frequency . T o measure frequencies of 100 kHz and greater , the output of a source [...]

188 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 24. Frequency Response, Agilent E4404B, E4405B, E4407B, and E4408B Adapter , APC 3.5 (f) to APC 3.5 (f) Adapter , Type -N (m) t o Type-N ( m) Adapter , Type-N ( m) to BNC (f) Dual banana plug to BNC (f) BNC T ee (BNC f ,m,f) Cable, BNC , 122-cm ( 48-in) ( 2 re quired ) Cable, APC 3.5 T ermination, 50[...]

Chapter 2 189 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 24. Frequency Respon se, Agilent E 4404B, E4405B, E4407B, and E4408B power meter reading of –10 dBm ± 0.1 dB . 7. Record t he function generator am plitude sett ing , and both the Channel A and Channel B power meter readings in T able 2-4 9 . 8. Tune the source to the next fr equency in T able 2[...]

190 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 24. Frequency Response, Agilent E4404B, E4405B, E4407B, and E4408B 20 MHz 0 dB (Ref) 50 MHz 75 MHz 175 MHz 275 MHz 375 MHz 475 MHz 575 MHz 675 MHz 775 MHz 825 MHz 875 MHz 925 MHz 975 MHz 1025 MHz 1075 MHz 1175 MHz 1275 MHz 1375 MHz 1500 MHz 1525 MHz 1625 MHz 1675 MHz 1725 MHz 1775 MHz 1825 MHz 1875 M[...]

Chapter 2 191 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 24. Frequency Respon se, Agilent E 4404B, E4405B, E4407B, and E4408B Measuring F requency Re sponse, 100 kHz to 3.0 GHz 1. Refer to Fi gure 2-33 . Remove the refere nce sensor (Channel A sensor) from the power splitte r . Connect the power sp litter to t he 50 Ω Input of the analyzer using a n ad[...]

192 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 24. Frequency Response, Agilent E4404B, E4405B, E4407B, and E4408B 2. Set the source frequency to 10 MHz. 3. Set the source power level to the v alue corre sponding to the sour ce power setti ng in T able 2-49 for the cur rent source frequenc y (10 MHz). 4. Press Preset on the a nalyzer . Press the F[...]

Chapter 2 193 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 24. Frequency Respon se, Agilent E 4404B, E4405B, E4407B, and E4408B 18.S et the funct ion gene rato r amp litu de to –4 dBm. 19.Set t he function generator freque ncy to 100 kHz. 20.On the analyzer , press FREQUENCY , Center Freq , 100 kHz . 21.Adjust the fu nction generato r amplitude to obtain[...]

194 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 24. Frequency Response, Agilent E4404B, E4405B, E4407B, and E4408B Setup Change Error =__ ________ dB 30.F or frequencies less than 10 MHz calculate the Flatn ess Relative to 50 M Hz for each fre quen cy i n T able 2-50 as follows: F or example , if Flatness Error is – 0.30 dB , 50 MHz Ref Amptd is[...]

Chapter 2 195 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 24. Frequency Respon se, Agilent E 4404B, E4405B, E4407B, and E4408B 10 c 20 50 0 dB (ref) 0 dB (ref) 75 175 275 375 475 575 675 775 825 875 925 975 1025 1075 1175 1275 1375 1500 1525 1625 1675 1725 1775 T able 2- 50 F requency Response W orkshee t, 100 kHz to 3. 0 GHz Fre q. (MHz) Splitte r Trac k[...]

196 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 24. Frequency Response, Agilent E4404B, E4405B, E4407B, and E4408B 1825 1875 1925 1975 2025 2125 2325 2525 2725 2925 2999 a. This frequency is no t tested on Agilent E4407B analyzers with Opt ion UKB when in ac coupled mode . b. This ent ry is for data ta ken w ith the funct ion genera tor a s sourc [...]

Chapter 2 197 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 24. Frequency Respon se, Agilent E 4404B, E4405B, E4407B, and E4408B Measuring F requency Re sponse Less Than or Equal to 100 kHz NOT E Do not perform this proce dure for Agilent E4407B analyzers having Option UKB in ac coupled mode. 1. Connect the equipment as shown i n Figure 2- 34 . F igure 2-34[...]

198 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 24. Frequency Response, Agilent E4404B, E4405B, E4407B, and E4408B 9. On the analyzer , press P eak Sea r ch (or Search ), Marke r , Delta . 10.Set the analyzer ce nter frequency to the next frequenc y listed in T able 2-51 . 11.Set the func tion generator frequency to the next fr equency listed in T[...]

Chapter 2 199 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 24. Frequency Respon se, Agilent E 4404B, E4405B, E4407B, and E4408B 500 Hz a 200 Hz a 100 Hz a a. Thes e frequencies apply only to analyzers with Option UKB . T able 2- 51 F requency Respon se W orksheet, ≤ 100 kHz Frequency DVM Amp litu de Response Relative to 100 kHz Response Relative to 50 MH[...]

200 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 24. Frequency Response, Agilent E4404B, E4405B, E4407B, and E4408B Measuring F requency Re sponse, >3 GHz 1. Replace t he Channel B po wer sensor with the micr owa ve power sensor . Zero and calibrat e the power sensor and powe r meter in log mode . Enter the 50 MHz calib ration f actor of th e po[...]

Chapter 2 201 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 24. Frequency Respon se, Agilent E 4404B, E4405B, E4407B, and E4408B Presel Cen ter . 13.Adjust the sy nthesize d sw eeper power le vel until the an alyzer marker delta ( ∆ Mkr1 ) amplitude reading is 0 dB ± 0.05 dB . 14.Record the neg ative of the power meter r eading in T able 2-52 as the Flat[...]

202 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 24. Frequency Response, Agilent E4404B, E4405B, E4407B, and E4408B 26.Repeat step 10 throug h st ep 14 for frequencies up through 13.199 GHz making entries in th e ac Coupled c olumn of T able 2-52 . 27.Continue wit h “ Agilent E4404B/E4405B T est Results ” (fo r an Agilent E4405B only). The foll[...]

Chapter 2 203 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 24. Frequency Respon se, Agilent E 4404B, E4405B, E4407B, and E4408B 5.25 GHz 5.5 GHz 5.75 GHz 6.0 GHz 6.25 GHz 6.5 GHz 6.699 GH z End of worksheet record ing for Agilent E4404B 6.8 GHz 7.0 GHz 7.4 GHz 7.8 GHz 8.2 GHz 8.6 GHz 9.0 GHz 9.4 GHz 9.8 GHz 10.2 GHz 10.6 GHz 11.0 GHz 11.4 GHz 11.8 GHz 12.2[...]

204 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 24. Frequency Response, Agilent E4404B, E4405B, E4407B, and E4408B 13.5 GHz 14.0 GHz 14.5 GHz 15.0 GHz 15.5 GHz 16.0 GHz 16.5 GHz 17.0 GHz 17.5 GHz 18.0 GHz 18.5 GHz 19.0 GHz 19.5 GHz 20.0 GHz 20.5 GHz 21.0 GHz 21.5 GHz 22.0 GHz 22.5 GHz 23.0 GHz 23.5 GHz 24.0 GHz 24.5 GHz 25.0 GHz 25.5 GHz 26.0 GHz [...]

Chapter 2 205 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 24. Frequency Respon se, Agilent E 4404B, E4405B, E4407B, and E4408B Agilent E 4404B/E440 5B T est Resul ts P erform t he following s teps to verify the frequency resp onse of the analyzer . 1. Enter the most positive number from the Flatnes s Relative to 50 MHz (d c) column of T able 2-50 : ______[...]

206 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 24. Frequency Response, Agilent E4404B, E4405B, E4407B, and E4408B 50 MHz (d c) column of T able 2- 52 for frequencie s between 6.7 GHz and 13.2 GHz. Record t his number in T able 2-5 3 as t he Mi nimu m Response for Band 2. 14.F or Band 2 in T able 2-53 , subtract the Minimum Response v alue from th[...]

Chapter 2 207 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 24. Frequency Respon se, Agilent E 4404B, E4405B, E4407B, and E4408B 6.7 GHz. Record this num ber in T able 2-54 as the Maximum Response for Band 1. 26.Note the m ost negative number fro m the Flatness Relative to 50 MHz (ac) c olumn of T able 2-52 for freque ncies between 3. 0 GHz and 6.7 GHz. Rec[...]

208 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 24. Frequency Response, Agilent E4404B, E4405B, E4407B, and E4408B Agilent E 4407B/E440 8B T est Resul ts P erform t he following s teps to verify the frequency resp onse of the analyzer . 1. Enter the most positive number from the Flatnes s Relative to 50 MHz (d c) column of T able 2-50 : __________[...]

Chapter 2 209 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 24. Frequency Respon se, Agilent E 4404B, E4405B, E4407B, and E4408B continue wit h step 15 . 9. Note the most pos itive number f rom the Flatn ess Relati ve to 50 MHz (dc) column of T able 2-50 for frequenc ies between 800 MHz and 1.0 GHz. Record this num ber in T able 2-55 as the Maximum Response[...]

210 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 24. Frequency Response, Agilent E4404B, E4405B, E4407B, and E4408B 20.F or Band 2 in T able 2-55 , subtract the Minimum Response v alue from the Maximum Response value and record the res ult in the P eak-to-P e ak Response col umn. 21.Note the most positiv e number from the Flatness Relative to 50 MH[...]

Chapter 2 211 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 24. Frequency Respon se, Agilent E 4404B, E4405B, E4407B, and E4408B MHz (ac) column of T able 2-50 . Recor d this numb er in T able 2-56 as the Minimum Resp onse for Band 0. 3. F o r Band 0 in T able 2-56 , subtract the Minimum Respons e value from the Maximum Response value and record the result [...]

212 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 24. Frequency Response, Agilent E4404B, E4405B, E4407B, and E4408B 14.Note the m ost negative number fro m the Flatness Relative to 50 MHz (ac) c olumn of T able 2-52 for freque ncies between 6. 7 GHz and 13.2 GHz. Record t his number in T able 2-5 6 as t he Minimu m Response for Band 2. 15.F or Band[...]

Chapter 2 213 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 25. Frequency Respo nse (Preamp On): Agilent E4401B 25. F requency Respon se (Preamp On): Agilent E4401B This tes t measures the amplitud e error of the analyzer as a functi on of frequency . The output of a source is fe d through a power splitter to a power sens or and the anal yzer . The power le[...]

214 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 25. Frequency Respo nse (Preamp On): Agilent E4401B Procedure Source/Splitter Characterization 1. Refer to Figure 2-36 . Connect one RF power sensor to Channel A of the power meter . This will be the “ref erence” senso r . Connect the other RF power sens or to Channel B of t he power meter . This[...]

Chapter 2 215 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 25. Frequency Respo nse (Preamp On): Agilent E4401B 75 Ω input s: Connect the ref erence se nsor to the power s plitter and attenuator using the minimum loss pad. 6. Set the source frequency to 100 kHz and amplitude to 6 dBm. 75 Ω inputs: Set the source f requency to 1 MHz and amplitude to 12 d[...]

216 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 25. Frequency Respo nse (Preamp On): Agilent E4401B Measuring F requency Re sponse, Preamp On 1. Refer to F igure 2-37 . Remove the ref erence sensor (Channel A senso r) fro m the 20 dB fi xed atte nua tor . Conne ct the 20 dB fixed attenuator to the analyzer 50 Ω Input using an adapter . Do not us[...]

Chapter 2 217 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 25. Frequency Respo nse (Preamp On): Agilent E4401B F igure 2-37 Frequ ency Response T est Setup, Preamp On 75 Ω input s: Connect the 2 0 dB fixed attenuato r to the analy zer 75 Ω Input u sing a mec hanic al adapter and a 75 Ω , T ype-N (m) to B NC(m ) adapt er . 2. Set the source freque ncy[...]

218 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 25. Frequency Respo nse (Preamp On): Agilent E4401B 8. R ecor d the mar ker ( Mk r1 ) amplitude reading in T a ble 2-5 8 . 9. Set the source to the next frequenc y listed in T abl e 2-58 . 10.Set the analyzer ce nter frequency to the next frequenc y listed in T able 2-58 . 11.On the analyzer , press [...]

Chapter 2 219 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 25. Frequency Respo nse (Preamp On): Agilent E4401B Te s t R e s u l t s 1. Record t he most posit ive number from the Flatness Relative to 50 MH z colu mn of T able 2-58 as the Maxi mum Re spon se in T able 2-59 and as Entry 1 in the perfor mance verificat ion test record. 2. Re cor d the mo st ne[...]

220 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 25. Frequency Respo nse (Preamp On): Agilent E4401B 3. In T able 2-59 , subt ract the Minimum Response value from the Maximum Resp onse val ue and record the result in th e P eak-to-P eak Response co lumn, and as Entry 3 in the performan ce verification tes t reco rd. T able 2- 59 F requency Respon s[...]

Chapter 2 221 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 26. Frequency Respo nse (Preamp On): Agilent E4402B 26. F requency Respon se (Preamp On): Agilent E4402B This tes t measures the amplitud e error of the analyzer as a functi on of frequency . The output of a source is fe d through a power splitter to a power sens or and the anal yzer . The power le[...]

222 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 26. Frequency Respo nse (Preamp On): Agilent E4402B calibrati on factor of the refere nce sensor at 1 MHz. 4. On the power meter , set t he Channel B cali bration factor to 100%. Do not change this calibr ation factor duri ng this test. 5. Connect the equipment as shown i n Figure 2- 38 . Use the fun[...]

Chapter 2 223 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 26. Frequency Respo nse (Preamp On): Agilent E4402B 15.Set the synth esized sweeper CW frequency to 10 MHz and the amplitude t o 6 dBm. 16.Adju st the synthe sized sw eep er powe r leve l to ob tain a Chann el A power meter reading of –20 dBm ± 0.1 dB . 17.Record both Channel A and Channel B p o[...]

224 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 26. Frequency Respo nse (Preamp On): Agilent E4402B Measuring F requency Re sponse, Preamp On 1. Refer to F igure 2-39 . Remove the ref erence sensor (Channel A senso r) fro m the 20 dB fi xed atte nua tor . Conne ct the 20 dB fixed attenuator to the 50 Ω Input of the analyzer us ing an adapter . D[...]

Chapter 2 225 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 26. Frequency Respo nse (Preamp On): Agilent E4402B use a cable . 2. Set the source frequency to 10 MHz. 3. Set the source power level to –6 dBm. F igure 2-39 Frequ ency Response T est Setup, Preamp On 4. Press Preset on the a nalyzer . Press the Factory Pre set softkey , if it is displ ayed. Se [...]

226 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 26. Frequency Respo nse (Preamp On): Agilent E4402B 10.Set the analyzer ce nter frequency to the next frequenc y listed in T able 2-61 . 11.On the analyzer , press P eak Se arch (or Search ). 12.Adjust the s ource power level to obtain a marker amplitude reading on the analyzer of –32. 00 dBm ± 0.[...]

Chapter 2 227 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 26. Frequency Respo nse (Preamp On): Agilent E4402B generato r) as follows: a. R ecor d the F latne ss Erro r fro m T able 2-61 at 10 M Hz using the function ge nerator as FlatError FG : FlatError FG = __________ d B b. R ecor d the F latne ss Erro r fro m T able 2-61 at 10 M Hz using the synthesi [...]

228 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 26. Frequency Respo nse (Preamp On): Agilent E4402B 175 MH z 275 MH z 375 MH z 475 MH z 575 MH z 675 MH z 775 MH z 825 MH z 875 MH z 925 MH z 975 MH z 1025 MHz 1075 MHz 1175 MHz 1275 MHz 1375 MHz 1500 MHz 1525 MHz 1675 MHz 1725 MHz 1775 MHz 1825 MHz 1875 MHz 1925 MHz 1975 MHz 2025 MHz 2125 MHz 2325 M[...]

Chapter 2 229 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 26. Frequency Respo nse (Preamp On): Agilent E4402B Te s t R e s u l t s 1. Record t he most posit ive number from the Flatness Relative to 50 MHz column of T abl e 2-61 as the Maximum Response for Band 0 in T able 2-62 . 2. Record t he most negative number from the Flatness Relative to 50 MHz colu[...]

230 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 26. Frequency Respo nse (Preamp On): Agilent E4402B 9. Note the most negativ e number from the Flatness Relati ve to 50MHz column of T able 2-61 fo r frequencies betwe en 1.7 GHz and 2.0 GHz. Record this number in T able 2-62 as t he Minimum Response for Band 0B . 10.F or Band 0B in T able 2- 62 , su[...]

Chapter 2 231 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 27. Frequency Respo nse (Preamp On): Agilent E4404B, E4405B, and E4407B 27. F requency Respon se (Preamp On): Agilent E4404B, E 4405B, an d E4407B This tes t measures the amplitud e error of the analyzer as a functi on of frequency . The output of a source is fe d through a power splitter to a powe[...]

232 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 27. Frequency Respo nse (Preamp On ): Agilent E4404B, E4405B, and E4407B Channel B of the power meter . This will be the “buried” sensor . 2. Zero and calibrate bo th power s ensors . 3. O n the powe r mete r , se t the Chan nel A calib rati on fa ctor to the calibrati on factor of the refere nce[...]

Chapter 2 233 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 27. Frequency Respo nse (Preamp On): Agilent E4404B, E4405B, and E4407B T able 2-63 . 13.Repeat step 9 thro ugh ste p 12 for frequenc ies up through 10 MHz. 14.Replace the function generat or with the synthes ized sweeper . 15.Set the synth esized sweeper CW frequency to 10 MHz and the amplitude t [...]

234 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 27. Frequency Respo nse (Preamp On ): Agilent E4404B, E4405B, and E4407B 775 MHz 825 MHz 875 MHz 925 MHz 975 MHz 1025 MHz 1075 MHz 1175 MHz 1275 MHz 1375 MHz 1500 MHz 1525 MHz 1675 MHz 1725 MHz 1775 MHz 1825 MHz 1875 MHz 1925 MHz 1975 MHz 2025 MHz 2125 MHz 2325 MHz 2525 MHz 2725 MHz 2925 MHz 2999 MHz[...]

Chapter 2 235 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 27. Frequency Respo nse (Preamp On): Agilent E4404B, E4405B, and E4407B Measuring F requency Re sponse, Preamp On 1. Refer to F igure 2-41 . Remove the ref erence sensor (Channel A senso r) fro m the 20 dB fi xed atte nua tor . Conne ct the 20 dB fixed attenuator to the 50 Ω Input of the analyzer[...]

236 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 27. Frequency Respo nse (Preamp On ): Agilent E4404B, E4405B, and E4407B 5. On the analyzer , press P eak Sea r ch (or Search ). 6. Adjust the source power level to obtain a marker amplitude reading on the analyzer of –32. 00 dBm ± 0.2 dB . 7. Record the curr ent Channel B power reading in T abl e[...]

Chapter 2 237 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 27. Frequency Respo nse (Preamp On): Agilent E4404B, E4405B, and E4407B 27.Calculate the Flatnes s Error for each frequenc y in T able 2-64 as follows: F or example, if marker ( Mkr1 ) Ampt d is –33. 32 dBm, Current Channel B is –12.4 dBm, and Spli tter Tracking Error is –20.07 dB , Flatness [...]

238 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 27. Frequency Respo nse (Preamp On ): Agilent E4404B, E4405B, and E4407B 33.If the analyzer is an Agilent E4407B wit h Option UKB th en repeat step 2 through step 31 using ac coupled mode .[...]

Chapter 2 239 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 27. Frequency Respo nse (Preamp On): Agilent E4404B, E4405B, and E4407B T able 2- 64 F requency Respon se W orksheet, P reamp On Fre q. (MHz) Splitt er Tra c k i n g Error Current Channel B Reading Marker (Mkr 1) Amptd Flatness E rror Flatness Relative to 50 MHz dc ac dc ac dc ac dc ac 1 a 5 a 10 a[...]

240 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 27. Frequency Respo nse (Preamp On ): Agilent E4404B, E4405B, and E4407B Te s t R e s u l t s 1. Record t he most posit ive number from the Flatness Relative to 50 MHz (d c) column of T able 2- 64 as the Maximum Response for Band 0 in T able 2-65 . 2. Re cor d the mo st nega tiv e numb er fro m the F[...]

Chapter 2 241 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 27. Frequency Respo nse (Preamp On): Agilent E4404B, E4405B, and E4407B 5. If the analyzer is an Agilent E4405B with a serial number greater than or e qual to US3 9440327 then co ntinue with step 8 . O ther wise, transfer the val ues entered in T able 2-65 to the test record in this guide; the freq[...]

242 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 27. Frequency Respo nse (Preamp On ): Agilent E4404B, E4405B, and E4407B 15.The frequenc y response (pr eamp on) test is now complete . 16.Note the most positiv e number from the Flatness Relative to 50 MHz (ac) col umn of T able 2-64 . Record the number in T a ble 2-66 as the Max imum Respon se f or[...]

Chapter 2 243 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 27. Frequency Respo nse (Preamp On): Agilent E4404B, E4405B, and E4407B 25.Transfe r the values entered in T able 2-66 to t he test reco rd in this guide. 26.The frequenc y response (pr eamp on) test is now complete . T able 2-66 Frequ ency Response Result s, Agilent E4407 B Option UKB Band Maximum[...]

244 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 28. Other Input-Related Spurious Responses: Agilent E4401B and E4411B 28. Other Input-Rela ted Sp urious Resp onses: Agilent E4401B and E4411B This test measures the ability of the analyzer to reject image and multiple response s . A synthesized source and the analyzer are set to the sa me fr eque nc[...]

Chapter 2 245 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 28. Other Input-Related Spurious Responses: Agilent E4401B and E4411B 75 Ω Input onl y: Us e the minimum los s pad and 75 Ω adapters to conne ct to th e 75 Ω power se nsor . 4. Adjust the power level of the synthesized sweeper fo r a − 10 dBm ± 0.1 dB reading on the powe r meter . 5. On th[...]

246 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 28. Other Input-Related Spurious Responses: Agilent E4401B and E4411B 16.On the synthesize d sweeper , press SA VE 4 . 17.Set t he CW freque ncy on the synthesized sweep er to 500 MHz. 18.Adjust the po wer level of the synthesized sweep er for a − 10 dBm ± 0.1 dB reading on the powe r meter . 19.C[...]

Chapter 2 247 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 28. Other Input-Related Spurious Responses: Agilent E4401B and E4411B 24.On the synthesize d sweeper , press RECALL , 2 . 25.On the analyzer , press Single and wa it for the completion of a new sweep . 26.On the analyzer , press P eak Se arch (or Search ), r ecord the marker delt a ( ∆ Mkr1 ) a m[...]

248 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 28. Other Input-Related Spurious Responses: Agilent E4401B and E4411B T able 2-67 Other Input-Related Spurious Responses W orksheet Synthesized Sweeper CW F requency T est Record Ent ry Marker Delta ( ∆ Mkr1 ) Save Register CW P ower Leve l 1 542.8 MHz a –10 dBm 1) 2 510.7 MHz b –10 dBm 2) 3 13[...]

Chapter 2 249 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 29. Other Input-Related Spuriou s Responses: Agilent E4402B, E4403B, E4404B, E4405B, E4407B, and E4408B 29. Other Input-Rela ted Sp urious Resp onses: Agilent E4402B, E4403 B, E4404B, E44 05B, E4407B, and E4408B This test measures the abilit y of the analyzer to reject image , multiple , and out-of[...]

250 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 29. Other Input-Related Spuriou s Responses: Agilent E4402B, E4403B, E4404B, E4405B, E4407B, and E4408B F igure 2-44 Other Input -Relate d Spurious Respons es T est Setup 4. Press Preset on the a nalyzer . Press the Factory Pre set softkey , if it is displ ayed. Se t the co ntro ls as fo llow s: FREQ[...]

Chapter 2 251 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 29. Other Input-Related Spuriou s Responses: Agilent E4402B, E4403B, E4404B, E4405B, E4407B, and E4408B 10.Repeat step a through step h using the data in T able 2-68 for Ban d 0. a. Set the synt hesized sweeper to the listed CW frequency . Do not se t the synt hes ized sw eepe r to freq uen cies o [...]

252 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 29. Other Input-Related Spuriou s Responses: Agilent E4402B, E4403B, E4404B, E4405B, E4407B, and E4408B frequencies lis ted in T able 2-68 fo r Ba nd 1 . NOT E End of proc edure for Agile nt E4404B . Band 2 17.On the analyzer , press the following keys: FREQUENCY , Center Freq, 9 GHz 18.On the synthe[...]

Chapter 2 253 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 29. Other Input-Related Spuriou s Responses: Agilent E4402B, E4403B, E4404B, E4405B, E4407B, and E4408B 30.On the analyzer , press AMPLITUDE , P resel Center . 31.On the analyzer , press the following: Marker , More , Marker All Off 32.Repeat step 5 thro ugh ste p 11 fo r th e syn thesized swee per[...]

254 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 29. Other Input-Related Spuriou s Responses: Agilent E4402B, E4403B, E4404B, E4405B, E4407B, and E4408B 15.0 15642 .8 a –20 1 6) 15.0 18830 .35 b –2 0 17) 15.0 4151. 75 c –10 1 8) 42 1 . 0 21042 .8 a –20 1 9) 21.0 21642 .8 a –20 2 0) 21.0 21342 .8 b –20 2 1) 21.0 5008. 95 c –10 2 2) a. [...]

Chapter 2 255 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 30. Spurious Responses: Agilent E4401B and E4411B 30. Spuriou s Responses: Agilent E4401B and E4411B This test is perfo rmed in two parts . P art 1 measures third order intermodulatio n distortion. P art 2 measures secon d harmonic dist ortion. T o test second harmonic distortion, a low pa ss filte[...]

256 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 30. Spurious Responses: Agilent E4401B and E4411B Adap ter , Type- N (m) to BNC (f ) Adapter , Type -N (m) t o Type-N ( m) Adapter , SMA (f) to BNC (m) Adapter , APC 3.5 (f) to APC 3.5 (f) Additional Equipment for 75 Ω Input P ower sen sor , 75 Ω Adapter , mechanic al, Type-N (m) 50 Ω , to Type[...]

Chapter 2 257 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 30. Spurious Responses: Agilent E4401B and E4411B F igure 2-45 Third Order Intermodulation Distortion T est Setup 3. P erform step 4 through step 29 usin g the information and entr ies from T ab le 2-69 . Then cont in ue wi th step 30 through step 38 . 4. Press Blue K ey , Special, 0, 0 on the sign[...]

258 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 30. Spurious Responses: Agilent E4401B and E4411B frequency into the power meter . 7. Adjust the ampl itude of the signal generato r until the power meter reads – 12 dBm ± 0.1 dB . 75 Ω Inp ut o nly : T he powe r measured at the outp ut of the 50 Ω directiona l bridge by the 75 Ω power senso[...]

Chapter 2 259 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 30. Spurious Responses: Agilent E4401B and E4411B 17.Set t he analyzer re ference level to –15 dBm. 75 Ω Input on ly: Set the refere nce leve l to –20 dBm . 18.On the analyzer , press BW/A vg , A verag e , 20 , and wai t for “ Vavg 20 ” to appe ar along the left side of the di splay . 19.[...]

260 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 30. Spurious Responses: Agilent E4401B and E4411B 30.If the analyzer is an E4401B and is equipped with Option 1DR, Narrow Resoluti on Bandwidth, perfo rm step 31 through st ep 36 . Otherwise , continue with step 3 7 . 31.Set synthe sized signal generator frequency to the F1 value used in TOI T e st 1[...]

Chapter 2 261 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 30. Spurious Responses: Agilent E4401B and E4411B 36.Repeat step 10 through step 2 9 . This is the TOI test f or Option 1DR. 37.On the analyzer , press System, Alignm ents, Auto Align, On. 38.P art 1: Third Order Intermodulation Distortion is comp lete. Continue with P art 2: Second Harmonic Distor[...]

262 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 30. Spurious Responses: Agilent E4401B and E4411B 5. Set the analyzer contr ol as follows: SP AN, 50 kHz BW/A vg , 1k H z Vide o BW Auto Ma n , 100 Hz 6. W ait for two sweeps to f inish, then press t he following analyzer keys: P eak S earch (or Searc h ) Mkr → , Mkr → CF Step Marker , Delta FREQ[...]

Chapter 2 263 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 31. Spurious Responses: Agilent E4402B and E4403B 31. Spuriou s Responses: Agilent E4402B and E4403B This test is perfo rmed in two parts . P art 1 measures third order intermodulatio n distortion; P art 2 measures secon d harmonic dist ortion. T o test second harmonic distortion, a low pa ss filte[...]

264 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 31. Spurious Responses: Agilent E4402B and E4403B Adap ter , Type- N (m) to BNC (f ) Adapter , Type -N (m) t o Type-N ( m) Adapter , SMA (f) to BNC (m) Adapter , APC 3.5 (f) to APC 3.5 (f) Procedure This per formance tes t consists of two pa rts: P art 1: Third Order Intermodula tion Distortion P art[...]

Chapter 2 265 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 31. Spurious Responses: Agilent E4402B and E4403B 3. P erform step 4 through step 29 usin g the information and entr ies from T ab le 2-71 . Then cont in ue wi th step 30 through step 38 . 4. Press Blue K ey , Special, 0, 0 on the sign al generator . Set the f requency to F1 in T able 2-71 for T OI[...]

266 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 31. Spurious Responses: Agilent E4402B and E4403B Marker → Mkr → CF Delta 11.On the analyzer , press: FREQUE NCY , ↑ . 12.If the resolu tion bandwidth is ≥ 1 kHz, press: SP AN , 4 kHz . 13.On the synthesize d sweeper , set the RF on. 14.On the analyzer , press P eak Se arch (or Search ). 15.O[...]

Chapter 2 267 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 31. Spurious Responses: Agilent E4402B and E4403B Distortion Amplitude (in dB) fr om the Mixer Level (in dBm). Enter the re sult in T able 2-72 as the Calculated TOI. F o r example, if the W orst Distortion Amplitude is –62 dBc and th e Mixer Level is – 17 dBm, the Cal culated TOI would be: 30.[...]

268 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 31. Spurious Responses: Agilent E4402B and E4403B 36.Repeat step 10 through step 29 . This is the TOI t est for Op tion 1DR. 37.On the analyzer , press System, Alignm ents, Auto Align, On. 38. P art 1 : Th ird Orde r Int ermod ul ation Dis torti on is complete. Continue with P art 2: Second Harmonic [...]

Chapter 2 269 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 31. Spurious Responses: Agilent E4402B and E4403B 6. Record t he power meter r eading at 300 MHz in T able 2-73 . 7. Set the synthes ized sweeper CW to 600 MHz. 8. On the analyzer , press FREQUENCY , 600 MHz , the n P eak S earch (or Search ). 9. Adjust the s ynthesized s weeper powe r level until [...]

270 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 31. Spurious Responses: Agilent E4402B and E4403B 17.Record the powe r meter read ing in T able 2-73 as the 900 MHz power meter read ing. 18.On the synthesize d sweeper , press CW , 1.8 GHz . 19.On the analyzer , press the following: FREQUENCY , Center Freq , 1.8 GHz P eak S earch (or Searc h ) AMPLI[...]

Chapter 2 271 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 31. Spurious Responses: Agilent E4402B and E4403B 5. Adjust the synthes ized sweeper power level until the po wer meter reading is –10 dBm ± 0.2 dB . 6. On the analyzer , press the following: P eak S earch (or Searc h ), Marker , Delta FREQUENCY , 600 MHz BW/A vg, 10 Wa i t f o r t h e “Va vg [...]

272 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 31. Spurious Responses: Agilent E4402B and E4403B AMPLITUDE, Ref Level , –2 0 dBm BW/A vg, Video BW , 3 0 Hz (Man) 9. On the anal yzer , p ress BW/A vg, A verage , 10 Hz . W ait until “VAvg 10” is dis played along t he left si de of the display . 10.On the analyzer , press P eak Se arch (or Sea[...]

Chapter 2 273 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 32. Spurious Responses: Agilent E4404B, E4405B, E4407B, an d E4408B 32. Spuriou s Responses: Agilent E4 404B, E4405B, E 4407B, an d E4408B This test is perfo rmed in two parts . P art 1 measures third order intermodulatio n distortion. P art 2 measures secon d harmonic dist ortion. T o test second [...]

274 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 32. Spurious Responses: Agilent E4404B, E4405B, E4407B, and E4408B 1.8 GHz low p ass filter (2 required ) 4.4 GHz low p ass filter (2 required ) Cable, BNC , 120-cm ( 48-in) Cable, APC 3.5, 91-cm (48-in) (2 required) Adap ter , Type- N (m) to APC 3.5 (f) (3 requ ired ) Adapter , Type -N (m) t o SMA ([...]

Chapter 2 275 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 32. Spurious Responses: Agilent E4404B, E4405B, E4407B, an d E4408B F igure 2-49 Third Order Intermodulation Distortion T est Setup 3. P erform step 4 through step 29 usin g the information and entr ies from T ab le 2-74 . Then cont in ue wi th step 31 through step 43 . 4. Press PRESET on synthesiz[...]

276 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 32. Spurious Responses: Agilent E4404B, E4405B, E4407B, and E4408B meter reads –12 dBm ± 0.1 d B . 8. Disconnect the power sensor from the dir ectional bridge (or dire ctio nal cou pler ). C onn ect the dire cti ona l br idge (o r dir ecti onal coupler) directly t o the analyze r input usi ng an a[...]

Chapter 2 277 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 32. Spurious Responses: Agilent E4404B, E4405B, E4407B, an d E4408B 20.On the analyzer , press BW/A vg , A verag e Off . 21.On the analyzer , press FREQUENCY , Center Freq , ↑ , ↑ , ↑ . The center frequency shoul d now be one CF Step value abo ve synthesized sweeper 2 freque ncy . 22.Set synt[...]

278 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 32. Spurious Responses: Agilent E4404B, E4405B, E4407B, and E4408B 31.If the analyzer is an E4404B , E4405B or E4407B and is equippe d with Option 1DR, Narrow Resolution Bandwid th, perform step 3 2 through st ep 36 . Othe rwise, c ontinue with step 37 . 32.Set s ynthesized sweep er 1 CW f requency t[...]

Chapter 2 279 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 32. Spurious Responses: Agilent E4404B, E4405B, E4407B, an d E4408B P art 2 : Second Harmonic Distort ion 1. Zero and calibrate the power m eter and mic rowa ve power sensor . Enter the powe r sensor 300 MHz calibration fact or into the power meter . Measuring the Noise Level at 6.2 GHz 2. Remove a[...]

280 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 32. Spurious Responses: Agilent E4404B, E4405B, E4407B, and E4408B F igure 2-50 Second Harmonic Distortion T est Setup 3. P reset the synthe size d sw eepe r and se t the co nt rols a s foll ows: CW , 300 M Hz PO WER LE VEL , 0d B m 4. On the analyzer , press P eak Sea r ch (or Search ), Marke r , De[...]

Chapter 2 281 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 32. Spurious Responses: Agilent E4404B, E4405B, E4407B, an d E4408B 11.Subtrac t the power meter readin g at 600 MHz from the power meter reading at 300 MHz. Record this differenc e as the 300 MHz Frequency Respons e Error in T able 2- 76 . F or example, if the power meter read ing at 600 MHz is ?[...]

282 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 32. Spurious Responses: Agilent E4404B, E4405B, E4407B, and E4408B at 900 MHz is –7.05 dBm, the 900 MHz Frequency Response Error would be –0. 7 dB: Measuring 1 .55 GHz Frequency Respon se Error 1. On the synthesized swee per , press the following: CW , 1.55 G Hz PO WER LE VEL , 0d B m 2. On the a[...]

Chapter 2 283 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 32. Spurious Responses: Agilent E4404B, E4405B, E4407B, an d E4408B would be –1. 2 dB: Measuring 3 .1 GHz Frequency Re sponse Error 1. On the synthesized swee per , press the following: CW , 3.1 GHz PO WER LE VEL , 0d B m 2. On the analyzer , press FREQUENCY , 3. 1 GHz . 3. Enter the powe r senso[...]

284 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 32. Spurious Responses: Agilent E4404B, E4405B, E4407B, and E4408B be –1.2 d B: Measuring 3 00 MHz Second Harmonic Distortion 1. Connect the equipment as shown i n Figure 2- 50 using the 300 MHz Low P ass Filter . 2. On the synthesized swee per , press the following: CW , 300 MHz PO WER LEVEL , –[...]

Chapter 2 285 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 32. Spurious Responses: Agilent E4404B, E4405B, E4407B, an d E4408B reading is –10 dBm ± 0.2 dB . 6. On the analyzer , press the following: P eak S earch (or Searc h ), Marker , Delta FREQUENCY , 600 MHz BW/A vg, 10 Wa i t f o r t h e “VA vg 10 ” to appea r along t he left s ide of the displ[...]

286 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 32. Spurious Responses: Agilent E4404B, E4405B, E4407B, and E4408B AMPLITUDE, Ref Level , –2 0 dBm BW/A vg, Video BW , 3 0 Hz (Man) 9. On the anal yzer , p ress BW/A vg, A verage , 10 Hz . W ait until “VAvg 10” is dis played along t he left si de of the display . 10.On the analyzer , press P ea[...]

Chapter 2 287 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 32. Spurious Responses: Agilent E4404B, E4405B, E4407B, an d E4408B Measuring 1.55 GHz Second Harmonic Distortion 1. Replace t he 1.GHz low pass filter with t he two 1.8 GHz low pass filters as shown in Figure 2-5 0 . Two filters are nec essary to reduce the second harmonic s from the source to les[...]

288 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 32. Spurious Responses: Agilent E4404B, E4405B, E4407B, and E4408B 13.Calculate the 1.55 GHz S econd Harmonic Intercept (SHI) using the second ha rmonic suppression value read in step 12 and the 300 MHz Frequency Response Error (FRE) from T able 2- 76 as foll ows: F or example , if the s econd harmon[...]

Chapter 2 289 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 32. Spurious Responses: Agilent E4404B, E4405B, E4407B, an d E4408B the synthesize d sweeper output di rectly to the power splitt er input. 10.On the analyzer , press the following: P eak S earch (or Searc h ) AMPLITUDE Presel Cen ter 11.Reinstal l the filters between t he synthesized sweep er and [...]

290 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 33. Gain Compression: Agilent E4401B, E4402B, E4403B, and E4411B 33. Gain Compr ession: Agile nt E4401B, E4402B, E 4403B, and E4411B This test verifies the ability of the analyzer to measure relatively low-amplitude signals in the pres ence of highe r -amplitude signals . Gain compression is measu re[...]

Chapter 2 291 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 33. Gain Compression: Agilent E4401B, E4402B, E4403B, and E4411B direction al bridge connect ed to the power sensor . 75 Ω Input only: Use the 75 Ω power se nsor with the mec hanic al adapte r. T he power measured a t the output of the 50 Ω directio na l bridge by the 75 Ω power sensor is t[...]

292 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 33. Gain Compression: Agilent E4401B, E4402B, E4403B, and E4411B 7. Reco rd the act ual synth esized swee per powe r level sett ing in T able 2-77 for each freq uenc y ind ica ted. 8. Repeat step 3 through step 7 for eac h of the settings liste d in T able 2-77 . The test at 50 MHz with a span of 1 k[...]

Chapter 2 293 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 33. Gain Compression: Agilent E4401B, E4402B, E4403B, and E4411B 10.S et th e sy nthe siz ed sweep er a mpl itu de Off. 11.Set t he synth esized sig nal generato r amplitud e to − 24 dBm. 12.Press Preset on the an aly zer . Pres s the Factory Pre set softke y , if it is displayed. Press Syst em ,[...]

294 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 34. Gain Compression: Agilent E4404B, E4405B, E4407B, and E4408B 34. Gain Compr ession: Agilent E44 04B, E4405B, E 4407B, an d E4408B This test verifies the ability of the analyzer to measure relatively low-amplitude signals in the pres ence of highe r -amplitude signals . Gain compression is measu r[...]

Chapter 2 295 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 34. Gain Compression: Agilent E4404B, E4405B, E4407B, and E4408B less than or equal to 2.5 GHz. Use the direct ional coupler for higher frequency measure ments . F igure 2-52 Gain Compression T e st Setup 3. On the synt hesized sweepe r 1 press P RESET , then set the contro ls as follows: CW , 50 M[...]

296 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 34. Gain Compression: Agilent E4404B, E4405B, E4407B, and E4408B T able 2-80 for each freq uenc y ind ica ted. T able 2-79 Source Frequency and Amplitude Settings Firs t Synthesi zed Sweeper Second Synthesized Swe eper CW F requency (MHz) Po w e r Level (dBm ) CW F requency (MHz) Desired Po w e r Lev[...]

Chapter 2 297 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 34. Gain Compression: Agilent E4404B, E4405B, E4407B, and E4408B 8. Repeat step 3 through step 7 for eac h of the settings liste d in T able 2-79 . Use the directiona l bridge in place of the coupler for frequencies les s than or equal to 2503 MHz. The test at 50 MHz with a span of 1 kHz is only fo[...]

298 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 34. Gain Compression: Agilent E4404B, E4405B, E4407B, and E4408B 21.Replace the directional bridge with the di rectional couple r . 22.Repeat step 10 throug h st ep 19 for the re maining frequencies in T able 2-79 .[...]

Chapter 2 299 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 35. Display ed Aver age Noise Level: Agilent E4401B and E4411B 35. Displayed Average Noise Level: Agilent E4401B and E4411B This perfor mance test mea sures the Displa yed A verage Noise Level (DANL) within the frequency r ange specified. The analyzer input is terminated in its char acteristic impe[...]

300 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 35. Displayed A verage Noise Level: Agilent E4401B and E4411B F igure 2-53 Displayed Average Noise Level T est Setup 2. Press System, Mor e, Sho w System. If there i s an entry shown which read s 1DR: Narro w Resolut ion BW and the analyzer is an E4401B , then enter 10 Hz below as the Minimum RBW . I[...]

Chapter 2 301 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 35. Display ed Aver age Noise Level: Agilent E4401B and E4411B Generator) ins talled and the minimum RBW is 100 Hz or 10 Hz, continue wit h step 10 . 6. If the analyzer has a minimum RBW of 1 kHz or has Option 1DN or 1DQ (1.5 GHz Track ing Generator) installed t hen continue with step 7 . 7. On the[...]

302 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 35. Displayed A verage Noise Level: Agilent E4401B and E4411B Ref Lvl Offset (100 Hz/10 Hz RBW) _______ _____ dB 14.On the anal yzer , press Input, Amptd Ref (Off ). The n pre ss AMPLITUDE, More, Ref Lvl Offst , and enter the value re corded in step 9 . 15.Connect the 50 Ω ter mination to the analy[...]

Chapter 2 303 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 35. Display ed Aver age Noise Level: Agilent E4401B and E4411B perform thos e procedures listed in Subs et C in the appropriate table . 7. If the minimum RBW of the analyzer is 10 Hz and Option 1DS (RF Preamplifier) is installe d, also per form those p rocedures lis ted in Subset D in the appr opri[...]

304 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 35. Displayed A verage Noise Level: Agilent E4401B and E4411B T able 2- 81 DANL Meas urement Se quence, E 4401B 50 Ω Inp uts Subse t Proc edu re Procedure P arameters Te s t Record Entry Start Fre q Stop Fre q Te s t RBW Preamp State A Meas. DANL at 400 kHz N/A N/A 1 kHz Off 1) Measu re DANL 1 MHz [...]

Chapter 2 305 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 35. Display ed Aver age Noise Level: Agilent E4401B and E4411B Measur e DANL 10 MH z 500 MHz 1 kHz Off 3) Measur e DANL 500 M Hz 1 GH z 1 kHz Of f 4) Measur e DANL 1 GHz 1.5 GHz 1 kHz Of f 5) C Meas. DANL at 400 kHz N/A N/A 100 Hz Off 11) Measur e DANL 1 MHz 10 MH z 100 Hz Of f 12) Measur e DANL 10[...]

306 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 35. Displayed A verage Noise Level: Agilent E4401B and E4411B Measuring Displayed A verage Noise Level (DANL) Use the following proced ure for testing DANL over most frequenc y range s. The sta rt an d sto p freq uenc ies a nd te st RBW (1 kHz , 1 00 Hz or 10 Hz) are specifie d in the DANL Measuremen[...]

Chapter 2 307 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 35. Display ed Aver age Noise Level: Agilent E4401B and E4411B Hz) if test RBW = 100 Hz or 10 Hz ) BW/A vg, Res BW , 1 MHz BW/A vg, Video BW , 1 0 kHz AMPLITUDE, Mor e, Int Preamp (Off ) ( if preamp stat e = Off ) AMPLITUDE, Mor e, Int Preamp (On ) ( if preamp stat e = On ) Sweep , Swee p (Con t) S[...]

308 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 35. Displayed A verage Noise Level: Agilent E4401B and E4411B AMPLITUDE, Mor e, Ref Lvl Offs t, ( enter Ref Lvl Offs et (100 Hz/1 0 Hz) if test RBW = 10 Hz or 100 Hz ) AMPLITUDE, Mor e, Int Preamp (Off ) ( if preamp stat e = Off ) AMPLITUDE, Mor e, Int Preamp (On ) ( if preamp stat e = On ) BW/A vg, [...]

Chapter 2 309 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 36. Display ed Aver age Noise Level: Agilent E4402B and E4403B 36. Displayed A verage Noise Level: Agilent E4402B and E4403B This perfor mance test mea sures the Displa yed A verage Noise Level (DANL) within the frequency r ange specified. The analyzer input is terminated in its char acteristic imp[...]

310 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 36. Displayed A verage Noise Level: Agilent E4402B and E4403B F igure 2-54 Displayed Average Noise Level T est Setup 2. Press Sy stem , Mo re , Sh ow Syst em . If the re is an entry shown which read s 1DR: Narrow Resolut ion BW , and the analyzer is an E4402B , then enter 10 Hz below as the minimum R[...]

Chapter 2 311 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 36. Display ed Aver age Noise Level: Agilent E4402B and E4403B continue wit h step 11 . 6. If the analyzer has a minimum RBW of 1 kHz or has Option 1DN (3.0 GHz Tracking Generator) installed then continue with step 7 . 7. On the analyzer , press the following keys: AMPLITUDE, Attenuation, 0 dB SP A[...]

312 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 36. Displayed A verage Noise Level: Agilent E4402B and E4403B Figure 2-54 . 17.Disconnec t the BNC cable and adapter from the AMPTD REF OUT and the 50 Ω Input. 18.If the analyzer has Option 1DN , 50 Ω tracking generator , do the following: a. On the analyzer , press BW/A vg, Res BW , 1 kHz . b. P[...]

Chapter 2 313 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 36. Display ed Aver age Noise Level: Agilent E4402B and E4403B Subs et D in T able 2-85 . 8. After p erforming all appl icable DANL mea surement pro cedures , T able 2- 85 DANL Meas urement Se quence, E 4402B Subset Procedure Procedure P arameters Te s t Record Entry a Start Fr eq Stop Fr e q Te s [...]

314 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 36. Displayed A verage Noise Level: Agilent E4402B and E4403B continue wit h “Remove Reference Level Offset ” . Measuring Displayed A verage Noise Level (DANL) Use the following proced ure for testing DANL over most frequenc y range s. The sta rt an d sto p freq uenc ies a nd te st RBW (1 kHz , 1[...]

Chapter 2 315 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 36. Display ed Aver age Noise Level: Agilent E4402B and E4403B Video BW , 1 Hz . 8. On the analyzer , press Single and w ait for the new sweep to finish. 9. Read the average of the trace data, ignoring a ny residual responses . On the analyzer , press Display , Display Line (On), and adjust the dis[...]

316 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 37. Displayed A verage Noise Level: Agilent E4404B and E4405B 37. Displayed A verage Noise Level: Agilent E4404B and E4405B This perfor mance test measures the disp layed avera ge noise level (DANL) within the frequency r ange specified . The analyzer input is terminated in its char acteristic impe d[...]

Chapter 2 317 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 37. Display ed Aver age Noise Level: Agilent E4404B and E4405B F igure 2-55 Displayed Average Noise Level T est Setup 2. Press System, Mor e, Sho w System. If there i s an entry shown which read s 1DR: Narrow Res olution BW , then enter 10 Hz below; otherwise enter 1 kHz as the minimum RBW (resolut[...]

318 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 37. Displayed A verage Noise Level: Agilent E4404B and E4405B 6. If the analyzer has a minimum RBW of 1 k Hz or has Option 1DN (3.0 GHz Tracking Generator) installed then continue with step 7 . 7. On the analyzer , press the following keys: AMPLITUDE, Attenuation, 0 dB SP AN, 20 kHz BW/A vg, Res BW ,[...]

Chapter 2 319 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 37. Display ed Aver age Noise Level: Agilent E4404B and E4405B 17.If the analyzer has Option 1DN , 50 Ω tracking generat or , do the following: a. On the analyzer , press BW/A vg, Res BW , 1 k Hz . b. P r es s Source, Amplitude , 0 dBm . c. Connect a 50 Ω termination to the RF O UT 50 Ω . Mea[...]

320 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 37. Displayed A verage Noise Level: Agilent E4404B and E4405B Measure DANL 1 GHz 2 GHz 1 kHz Of f 2) Measure DANL 2 GHz 3 GHz 1 kHz Of f 3) Measure DANL 3 GHz 6 GHz 1 kHz Of f 4) Measure DANL 6 GHz 6.7 GHz 1 kHz Off 5) B Measu re DANL 10 MH z 1 GHz 1 kHz On 6/17) Measure DANL 1 GHz 2 GHz 1 kHz On 7 /[...]

Chapter 2 321 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 37. Display ed Aver age Noise Level: Agilent E4404B and E4405B Measuring Displayed A verage Noise Level (DANL) Use the following proced ure for testing DANL over most frequenc y ranges . The start and s top frequencies and test RBW (1 kHz or 10 Hz) are spec ified in the DANL Measu rement Sequence T[...]

322 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 37. Displayed A verage Noise Level: Agilent E4404B and E4405B RBW = 1 kHz ) AMPLITUDE, More , Ref Lvl Offst, ( ent er Re f Lvl Offs et ( 10 Hz ) if test RBW = 10 Hz ) BW/A vg, Res BW , 1 MHz BW/A vg, Video BW , 1 0 kHz AMPLITUDE, Mor e, Int Preamp (Off ) ( if preamp stat e = Off ) AMPLITUDE, Mor e, I[...]

Chapter 2 323 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 38. Display ed Aver age Noise Level: Agilent E4407B and E4408B 38. Displayed A verage Noise Level: Agilent E4407B and E4408B This per formance test measures the displa yed avera ge noise level (DANL) within the frequency r ange specified. The analyzer input is terminated in its char acteristic impe[...]

324 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 38. Displayed A verage Noise Level: Agilent E4407B and E4408B F igure 2-56 Displayed Average Noise Level T est Setup 2. Press System, Mor e, Sho w System. If there i s an entry shown which read s 1DR: Narro w Resolut ion BW and the analyzer is an E4407B , then enter 10 Hz below as the Minimum RBW . I[...]

Chapter 2 325 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 38. Display ed Aver age Noise Level: Agilent E4407B and E4408B 6. If the analyzer does not ha ve Option 1DN (3.0 GHz Tracking Generator) ins talled and the minimum RBW is 100 Hz or 10 Hz, continue wit h step 12 . 7. If the analyzer has a minimum RBW of 1 kHz or has Option 1DN (3.0 GHz Tracking Gene[...]

326 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 38. Displayed A verage Noise Level: Agilent E4407B and E4408B 17.On the analyzer , press Input, Amptd Ref Out (O ff), then AMPLITUDE, More, Ref Lvl Offst , and enter the value re corded in step 1 0 . 18.Connect the 50 Ω ter mination to the analyz er input a s shown in Figure 2-56 . 19.Disconnec t t[...]

Chapter 2 327 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 38. Display ed Aver age Noise Level: Agilent E4407B and E4408B Subs et D in T able 2-89 . T able 2- 89 DANL Meas urement Se quence, E 4407B Subse t Proced ure Procedure P arameters Te s t Rec ord Entry a Start Fre q Stop Freq Te s t RBW Preamp State A Measure DANL 10 MHz 1 GHz 1 kHz Off 1) Measure [...]

328 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 38. Displayed A verage Noise Level: Agilent E4407B and E4408B 8. After p erforming all appl icable DANL mea surement pro cedures , continue wit h Remove Referenc e Level Offset . Measuring Displayed A verage Noise Level Use the following proced ure for testing DANL over most frequenc y range s. The s[...]

Chapter 2 329 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 38. Display ed Aver age Noise Level: Agilent E4407B and E4408B RBW = 1 kHz ) AMPLITUDE, Mor e, Ref Lvl Offs t, ( enter Ref Lvl Offs et (100 Hz/10 Hz) if test RBW = 10 Hz or 100 Hz ) BW/A vg, Res BW , 1 MHz BW/A vg, Video BW , 1 0 kHz AMPLITUDE, Mor e, Int Preamp (Off ) ( if preamp stat e = Off ) AM[...]

330 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 39. Residual Responses 39. Resi dual Response s The analyzer input is terminated and the analyzer is swept from 150 kHz to 1 MHz. Then the analyzer is swept in incremental 10 MHz spans f rom 1 MHz to the uppe r freq uency range. Any r espo nses abo ve the specificat ion are noted. There are no relate[...]

Chapter 2 331 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 39. Residual Responses F igure 2-57 Residual Response T est Setup 2. Press Preset on the a nalyzer . Press the Factory Pre set softkey , if it is displ ayed. Set t he anal yzer by pr essi ng the fo llowi ng keys: FREQUENCY , Star t Fr eq, 150 k Hz FREQUENCY , Stop Fre q, 1 MHz AMPLITUDE , –60 dBm[...]

332 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 39. Residual Responses been check ed f or the mode l an d f requ ency ra nges bel ow . 6. Press S ingle and w ait for a new sweep to finish. Look for any residual respons es at or abo ve the dis play line . If a residua l is suspected, pr ess Single a gain. A resi dual respo nse will persist on succe[...]

Chapter 2 333 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 40. Fast Tim e Domain Amplitude Accuracy: Agilent E 4401B, E4402B, E4404B, E4405B, and E4407B (Option A YX) 40. F ast T ime Domain Amplitude Accu racy: Agilent E4401B, E 4402B, E440 4B, E4405B, and E4407B (Option A YX) The analyzer ampl itude refe rence signal is used to c ompare the amplitude le v[...]

334 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 40. Fast Tim e Domain Amplitude Accuracy: Agilent E 4401B, E4402B, E4404B, E4405B, and E4407B (Option A YX) Input/Output (or Input ), Amptd Ref Out (On) (Agilent E4402B , E4404B , E4405B , E4407B onl y) AMPLITUDE , Scale Ty p e (Lin ) AMPLITUDE, Mor e, Y-Axis U nits (or Amptd Units ), Vo l t s AMPLIT[...]

Chapter 2 335 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 41. T racking Generato r Absolute Amplitude and V er nier Accuracy: Agilent E4401B and E4411B (Option 1DN or 1DQ) 41. T racking Generato r Absolu te Amplitude and V ernier Accuracy: Agilent E4401B and E4411B (Option 1DN or 1DQ) A cal ibrat ed po wer sens or is co nne cted t o the t rackin g ge nera[...]

336 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 41. T racking Generator Absolut e Amplitude and V er nier Accuracy: Agilent E4401B and E4411B (Option 1DN or 1DQ) Sour ce , A m pli tude (On), 42.76 dBmV ( Option 1DQ ) Sour ce , Atten uat ion , 0 dB Single 2. Zero and calibrate the power m eter and power sensor in log mode (power reads out in dBm ),[...]

Chapter 2 337 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 41. T racking Generato r Absolute Amplitude and V er nier Accuracy: Agilent E4401B and E4411B (Option 1DN or 1DQ) Setting from the Measure d Power Level for each Source Amplitude Setting in T able 2-92 . 9. Locate th e most positiv e and most negati ve V ernier Accur acy V alues for Source V ernier[...]

338 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 41. T racking Generator Absolut e Amplitude and V er nier Accuracy: Agilent E4401B and E4411B (Option 1DN or 1DQ) T able 2- 92 V ernier Accuracy W orkshee t Sourc e Ampl itude Setting Source V ernier Settin g Measured Po w e r L e v e l V ernier Accuracy Option 1DN (dBm ) Option 1DQ (dBm V) (dB) (d B[...]

Chapter 2 339 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 41. T racking Generato r Absolute Amplitude and V er nier Accuracy: Agilent E4401B and E4411B (Option 1DN or 1DQ)[...]

340 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 42. T racking Generator Absolut e Amplitude and V ernier Accur acy: Agilent E4402B, E4403B, E4404B, E4405B, E4407B, and E4408B (Option 1DN) 42. T racking Generato r Absolu te Amplitude and V ernier Accuracy: Agilent E4402B, E4403B, E4404 B, E4405B, E44 07B, and E4408B (Optio n 1DN) A cal ibrat ed po [...]

Chapter 2 341 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 42. T r acking Generat or Absolute Amplitude and V ernier Accuracy: Agilent E4402B, E4403B, E4404B, E4405B, E4407B, and E4408B (Option 1DN) Setup 4. Re ad the po wer lev el displaye d on the po wer mete r , add 20 dB, and record the result as T est Record en try 1 of the per formance veri fica tion[...]

342 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 42. T racking Generator Absolut e Amplitude and V ernier Accur acy: Agilent E4402B, E4403B, E4404B, E4405B, E4407B, and E4408B (Option 1DN) setting and subt racting the result f rom the Measured P ower Level for each Sour ce Amplitude Setting in T able 2-9 3 . 9. R ecor d the vern ier a ccur acy v al[...]

Chapter 2 343 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 43. T racking Generator Le vel Flatness: Agilent E4401B and E4411B (Opt ion 1DN or 1DQ) 43. T racking Generator Level Fla tness: Agilent E4401B and E44 11B (Option 1DN o r 1DQ) This test verif ies that analyzers wi th the trackin g generator option (1DN or 1DQ) meet their tra cking generator level [...]

344 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 43. T racking Generator Le vel Flatness: Agilent E4401B and E4411B (Option 1DN or 1DQ) Additional Equipment for Option 1DQ P ower sen sor , 75 Ω , 1 MHz to 1.5 GHz Adap ter , Type- N (f) to BNC (m ), 75 Ω CA UTION Use only 75 Ω cables , connectors , or adapte rs on the 75 Ω input of an Option[...]

Chapter 2 345 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 43. T racking Generator Le vel Flatness: Agilent E4401B and E4411B (Opt ion 1DN or 1DQ) rela tiv e to the powe r lev el at 5 0 MHz . P erform the next four steps for each measur ement value in T abl e 2-95 . 1. Set the center f requency of the analyzer according to the values in T able 2-95 . F or [...]

346 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 43. T racking Generator Le vel Flatness: Agilent E4401B and E4411B (Option 1DN or 1DQ) 5. Disconnect the power sensor from the RF Out on the analyzer . 1000 MHz 1000 1150 MHz 1000 1300 MHz 1000 1450 MHz 1000 1500 MHz 2000 a. These frequenc ies do not apply to ana lyzers with Option 1DQ Tracking Gener[...]

Chapter 2 347 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 43. T racking Generator Le vel Flatness: Agilent E4401B and E4411B (Opt ion 1DN or 1DQ) Tracking Generator Level Flatness, Cente r Frequency ≤ 100 kHz NOT E Pe r f o r m st ep 1 to step 7 for 50 Ω tr acking generator s only ( Opt ion 1D N ). 1. Set up the digi tal multimeter as fol lows . NOT E[...]

348 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 43. T racking Generator Le vel Flatness: Agilent E4401B and E4411B (Option 1DN or 1DQ) 4. Press Single . 5. R ecor d the DVM re adou t in T able 2-96 . 6. Subtract the 100 kHz Level Flatness readout in T able 2-9 5 from the 100 kHz DVM Readout in T able 2-96 and record as t he D VM Offset at 100 kHz.[...]

Chapter 2 349 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 43. T racking Generator Le vel Flatness: Agilent E4401B and E4411B (Opt ion 1DN or 1DQ) perfo rma nc e verif ica tion tes t recor d. 10.Locate the mo st positive Level Flatne ss reading in T able 2-95 and T able 2-96 for fre quencies ≥ 1 MHz and ≤ 10 MHz and en ter this valu e as T e st Record [...]

350 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 44. T racking Generator Le vel Flatness: Agilent E4402B, E4403B, E4404B, E4405B, E4407B, and E4408B (Option 1DN) 44. T racking Generator Level Fla tness: Agilent E4402B, E 4403B, E440 4B, E4405B, E4407B, and E4408B ( Option 1DN) This test verif ies that analyzers wi th the trackin g generator option [...]

Chapter 2 351 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 44. T racking Generator Le vel Flatness: Agilent E4402B, E4403B, E4404B, E4405B, E4407B, and E4408B (Option 1DN) Tracking Generator Level Flatness, Cente r Frequency ≥ 100 kHz 1. Press Preset on the a nalyzer . Press the Factory Pre set softkey , if it is displayed. 2. Connect the Type -N cable b[...]

352 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 44. T racking Generator Le vel Flatness: Agilent E4402B, E4403B, E4404B, E4405B, E4407B, and E4408B (Option 1DN) T able 2-97 . F or 100 kHz, pre ss FREQUENCY , 100 kHz . The ⇑ (st ep up key) may be used to tune to most c enter frequencies abo ve 100 MHz. 9. Press Single on t he analyzer . 10.Enter [...]

Chapter 2 353 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 44. T racking Generator Le vel Flatness: Agilent E4402B, E4403B, E4404B, E4405B, E4407B, and E4408B (Option 1DN) 12.See F igure 2-63 . Disconnect the power sen sor from t he RF Out 50 Ω on the analyzer . Tracking Generator Level Flatness, Cente r Frequency ≤ 100 kHz 1. Refer to Fi gure 2-64 to [...]

354 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 44. T racking Generator Le vel Flatness: Agilent E4402B, E4403B, E4404B, E4405B, E4407B, and E4408B (Option 1DN) 2. Set the analyzer resolutio n bandwidth t o 10 kHz by pre ssing BW/A vg , Res BW , 10 kHz . Repeat step 3 through step 7 for each Center Frequenc y value in T able 2-98 . 3. Set the anal[...]

Chapter 2 355 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 44. T racking Generator Le vel Flatness: Agilent E4402B, E4403B, E4404B, E4405B, E4407B, and E4408B (Option 1DN) 1. Locate the most pos itive Level Flatness read ing in T able 2-97 and T able 2-98 for frequencies <1 MHz and enter this value as T e st Record entry 1 of the per formance verifi cat[...]

356 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 45. T racking Generator Harmo nic Spurious Ou tputs: Agilent E4401B and E4411B (Opt ion 1DN or 1DQ) 45. T racking Generato r Harmon ic Spuri ous Outputs: Agilent E440 1B and E4411 B (Option 1DN o r 1DQ) The measurement fo r tracking g enerator harmonic spurious outputs determi nes the maximum level o[...]

Chapter 2 357 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 45. T racking Generator Harmo nic Spurious Ou tputs: Agilent E4401B and E4411B (Option 1DN or 1DQ) F igure 2-65 Harmonic Spur ious Outputs T est Setup 2. Comp lete th is s tep on ly if more tha n 24 hours h ave elap sed s ince perf orming a front -panel cal ibratio n of the microwave analyze r . T [...]

358 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 45. T racking Generator Harmo nic Spurious Ou tputs: Agilent E4401B and E4411B (Opt ion 1DN or 1DQ) Sour ce , A m pli tude (On), 0d B m ( Option 1DN ) Sour ce , Ampl itude (On), 42. 76 dBmV (Option 1DQ) Single 5. Set the micro wav e analyzer controls as follows: FREQUENCY , 10 MHz FREQUENCY , CF STEP[...]

Chapter 2 359 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 45. T racking Generator Harmo nic Spurious Ou tputs: Agilent E4401B and E4411B (Option 1DN or 1DQ) f. Pr e s s MKR , MARKERS (Off ). 9. From T able 2-99 , enter the 2nd Harmonic Level at 10 MHz as T est Record entr y 1 and copy this value into the pe rformance ve rification tes t reco rd. • T est[...]

360 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 46. T racking Generator Harmo nic Spurio us Outputs: Agilent E4402B, E4403B, E4404B, E4405B, E4407B, and E4408B (Option 1DN) 46. T racking Generato r Harmon ic Spuri ous Outputs: Agilent E440 2B, E4403B, E4 404B, E4405B, E 4407B, an d E4408B ( Option 1DN) The measurement fo r tracking g enerator harm[...]

Chapter 2 361 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 46. T r acking Generat or Harmonic Spuri ous Output s: Agilent E4402B, E4403B, E4404B, E4405B, E4407B, and E4408B (Option 1DN) F igure 2-66 Harmonic Spur ious Outputs T est Setup NOT E Comp lete this step o nly if mo re t han 24 hou rs have ela psed sinc e perf orming a front -panel cal ibratio n o[...]

362 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 46. T racking Generator Harmo nic Spurio us Outputs: Agilent E4402B, E4403B, E4404B, E4405B, E4407B, and E4408B (Option 1DN) BW/A vg , 10 kHz System, A lignments, Aut o Align, Off Marker Sour ce , A m pli tude (On) Sour ce , T racking P eak (W ait for the Peaking me ssage to ap pear .) Sour ce , A m [...]

Chapter 2 363 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 46. T r acking Generat or Harmonic Spuri ous Output s: Agilent E4402B, E4403B, E4404B, E4405B, E4407B, and E4408B (Option 1DN) f. Pr e s s MKR , MARKERS (Off ). 8. From T able 2-100 , enter the 2nd Harm onic Level at 9 kHz as T es t Record entr y 1 and copy this value into the pe rformance ve rific[...]

364 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 47. T racking Generator Non-Harmonic Spurious Outp uts: Agilent E4401B and E4411B (Option 1DN or 1DQ) 47. T racking Generator Non-Harmon ic Spurious Ou tputs: Agilent E4401B an d E4411B (Option 1DN o r 1DQ) This procedure det ermines the maximum level of the non-harmonic spurious ou tputs of t he tra[...]

Chapter 2 365 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 47. T racking Generator Non-Harmonic Spur ious Outputs: Ag ilent E4401B and E4411B (Opt ion 1DN or 1DQ) F igure 2-67 Non-Harmonic Spurious Outputs T est Setup NOT E The following steps are for an Agilent 8563E microwave analyzer , the steps ma y be different if you are using another microw ave anal[...]

366 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 47. T racking Generator Non-Harmonic Spurious Outp uts: Agilent E4401B and E4411B (Option 1DN or 1DQ) FREQUENCY , 50 MHz SP AN , Zero Span BW/A vg , 30 kHz Marker Sour ce , A m pli tude On , 0 dBm Sour ce , A m pli tude On , 42.76 d BmV ( 75 Ω Option onl y) 3. Set the microw ave analyzer by pressin[...]

Chapter 2 367 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 47. T racking Generator Non-Harmonic Spur ious Outputs: Ag ilent E4401B and E4411B (Opt ion 1DN or 1DQ) 75 Ω outputs o nly: Measur e only at start fr equencies of 1 MHz and greater . 3. Press SGL SWP on the micr owave a nalyzer to activat e a single sweep and w ait for the sweep to fini sh. Press[...]

368 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 47. T racking Generator Non-Harmonic Spurious Outp uts: Agilent E4401B and E4411B (Option 1DN or 1DQ) analyzer to the nex t highest signa l by pressing NEX T PEA K . Repeat step 4 above. Pe r f o r m step 7 only if the marker signal is a true res ponse and not a fundamental o r harmonic of the fundam[...]

Chapter 2 369 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 47. T racking Generator Non-Harmonic Spur ious Outputs: Ag ilent E4401B and E4411B (Opt ion 1DN or 1DQ) Determining the Highest N on-harmonic Spur ious Response 1. In T able 2-102 , locate the most positive non-harm onic response amplitude . Record this amplitud e as the highest non-harmonic respon[...]

370 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 48. T racking Generator Non-Harmonic Spuri ous Out puts: Agilent E4402B, E4403B, E4404B, E4405B, E4407B, and E4408B (Option 1DN) 48. T racking Generator Non-Harmon ic Spurious Outputs : Agilent E4402B, E4 403B, E4404B, E4405 B, E4407B, and E4408B (Optio n 1DN) This procedure det ermines the maximum l[...]

Chapter 2 371 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 48. T racking Generator Non-Har monic Spuri ous Output s: Agilent E4402B, E4403B, E4404B, E4405B, E4407B, and E4408B (Option 1DN) 1. Comp lete th is s tep o nly if mo re tha n tw o ho urs hav e el apsed sin ce perf orming a front -panel cal ibratio n of the microwave analyze r . T he microwa ve ana[...]

372 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 48. T racking Generator Non-Harmonic Spuri ous Out puts: Agilent E4402B, E4403B, E4404B, E4405B, E4407B, and E4408B (Option 1DN) analyzer 50 Ω Input. Measuring Fun damental Amplitudes P erform t he following t wo steps for eac h measurement val ue in T able 2-103 . 6. Set the analyzer center freque[...]

Chapter 2 373 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 48. T racking Generator Non-Har monic Spuri ous Output s: Agilent E4402B, E4403B, E4404B, E4405B, E4407B, and E4408B (Option 1DN) c. Multiply the fundamental f requency by the number calculated in step b . F ollowing the example , multiplying 10 MHz by 3 yields 30 MHz. d. Cal cula te th e di ffe re[...]

374 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 48. T racking Generator Non-Harmonic Spuri ous Out puts: Agilent E4402B, E4403B, E4404B, E4405B, E4407B, and E4408B (Option 1DN) start and stop fr equency settings . 16.Repeat step 8 thro ugh ste p 15 for the remaini ng analyzer center frequency a nd microw ave ana lyzer settings i n T abl e 2-104 . [...]

Chapter 2 375 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 48. T racking Generator Non-Har monic Spuri ous Output s: Agilent E4402B, E4403B, E4404B, E4405B, E4407B, and E4408B (Option 1DN) amplitude for microw ave analyzer start frequency settings ≥ 2000 MHz. Rec ord this amplit ude as the highest non-har monic respons e amplitude in T e st Record entry [...]

376 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 49. T racking Generator LO Feed through: Agilent E4402B, E4403B, E4404B, E4405B, E4407B, and E4408B(Option 1DN) 49. T racking Generator LO F eedthrou gh: Agilent E4402B, E 4403B, E440 4B, E4405B, E 4407B, an d E4408B( Option 1DN) The track ing generato r output is con nected to t he analyzer 50 W Inp[...]

Chapter 2 377 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 49. T racking Generator LO F eedthrough: Agilen t E4402B, E4403B, E4404B, E4405B, E4407B, and E4408B(Option 1DN) five minut es before proc eeding . Complete step 2 onl y if more than 24 hours have el apsed since perf orming a front -panel cal ibratio n of the microwave analyze r . 2. P erform a fro[...]

378 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 49. T racking Generator LO Feed through: Agilent E4402B, E4403B, E4404B, E4405B, E4407B, and E4408B(Option 1DN) and the Tracki ng Generator RF OUT . Refer to Figure 2-69 t o connect the ty pe-N cable f rom the analyzer RF OUT to the micr owav e analyzer 50 W Input. 8. On the microw ave analyz er , pr[...]

Chapter 2 379 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 50. Gate Delay Accuracy an d Gate Length Accuracy: Agilent E 4401B, E4402B, E4404B, E4405B, and E4407B (Option 1D6) 50. Gate Delay Accu ra cy and Gate Length Accurac y: Agilent E44 01B, E4402B, E4404 B, E4405B, and E4407B ( Option 1D6) The meth od u sed f or m eas urin g th e ga te le ngt h time s [...]

380 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 50. Gate Delay Accuracy and Gate Length Accurac y: Agilent E4401B, E4402B, E 4404B, E4405B, and E4407B (Option 1D6) Figur e 2-70 Gate Delay and Gate Length T est Setup 3. Set up the fun ction generator as fo llows: 4. Press Default Setup o n the oscillo scope and se t the contr ols as follows: W avef[...]

Chapter 2 381 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 50. Gate Delay Accuracy an d Gate Length Accuracy: Agilent E 4401B, E4402B, E4404B, E4405B, and E4407B (Option 1D6) 5. On the oscilloscope , adjust the horizon tal position to plac e the area between the rising edges of channel 1 and channel 2 at the center of the dis play . The horizont al positio[...]

382 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 50. Gate Delay Accuracy and Gate Length Accurac y: Agilent E4401B, E4402B, E 4404B, E4405B, and E4407B (Option 1D6) 2-106 . Reco rd the ∆ Time (1)-(2) max va lue as the Maximum Gate Delay in T able 2-106 . 13.Clear all cur rent oscilloscope meas urements . Click on Measure , Clear , and All Measure[...]

Chapter 2 383 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 50. Gate Delay Accuracy an d Gate Length Accuracy: Agilent E 4401B, E4402B, E4404B, E4405B, and E4407B (Option 1D6) T able 2- 106 Gate Delay and Gate Length Accu racy W orksheet Descript ion V alue T est Record Entry Minimum Gate Delay 1) Maximum Gate Delay 2) 1 µ s Gate Le ngth 3) 65 ms Gat e Len[...]

384 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 51. Gate Mode Addition al Amplitude Error: Agilent E4401B, E4402B, E4404B, E4405B, and E4407B (Option 1D6) 51. Gate Mode Additional Amplitude Error: Agilent E4401B, E 4402B, E440 4B, E4405B, and E4407B (Option 1D6) This proced ure measures the additional amplit ude error while gate mode is turned on.[...]

Chapter 2 385 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 51. Gate Mode Additional Amp litude Error: Agilent E4401B, E4402B, E4404B, E4405B, and E4407B (Option 1D6) Figur e 2-71 Gate Delay and Gate Length Accuracy T est Setup 3. Set up the fun ction generator as fo llows: 4. On the synthes ized signal generato r , pr ess Blue Key , Special, 0, 0. Set the [...]

386 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 51. Gate Mode Addition al Amplitude Error: Agilent E4401B, E4402B, E4404B, E4405B, and E4407B (Option 1D6) P eak S earch (or Searc h ). 9. R ecor d the m arke r delta ( ∆ Mkr1 ) amplitude r eading as T est Reco rd entr y 1 in the per form anc e tes t reco rd.[...]

Chapter 2 387 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 52. First LO OUTP UT P ower Accuracy (Option A YZ only) 52. F irst LO O UTPUT P ower Accuracy (Option A Y Z only) This test applies only t o analyzers eq uipped with external mixing (Option A YZ). This test verifies that analyzers with external mixing (Option A Y Z) meet their specific ation for Fi[...]

388 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 52. First LO OUTP UT P ower Accuracy (Option A YZ only) Procedure 1. Zero and calib rate the power sens or and power mete r combination at 50 MHz. Set the power met er for dBm output. 2. Enter the 3 GHz calibratio n factor of the power se nsor into the power meter . 3. Remove the term ination from th[...]

Chapter 2 389 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 52. First LO OUTP UT P ower Accuracy (Option A YZ only) P ost-T est Instrument Restoration 12.Disconnec t the po wer sensor f rom the 1st LO OUTPUT connector . 13.Replace the 50 Ω terminatio n on the 1st LO OUTPUT connect or . 14.Press Preset the analyzer . 15.Press System, Alignments, Auto Align[...]

390 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 53. IF INPUT Accuracy (Optio n A YZ only) 53. IF INPUT Accuracy (Option A YZ only) This test only appl ies to analyzers equipped with external mixing (Option A YZ). This test measures the accuracy of the IF INPUT . A nominal –30 dBm, 321.4 MHz signal is applied to a power sensor and the power level[...]

Chapter 2 391 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 53. IF INPUT Accuracy (Option A YZ only) F igure 2-73 IF INPUT Accuracy T est Setup Procedure Determining the I F Centering Error 1. P reset the synthe size d sw eepe r and se t the co ntro ls a s foll ows: CW321.4 MHz POWER LEVEL–30 dBm RFOn 2. Connect the synthes ized sweeper output to the anal[...]

392 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 53. IF INPUT Accuracy (Optio n A YZ only) 6. On the analyzer , press Single and wa it for the sweep to fini sh. 7. On the analyzer , press P eak Sea r ch (or Searc h ). 8. Note the marker de lta ( ∆ Mkr1 ) frequency . 9. Calculate the new synthes ized sweeper CW frequenc y by adding the marker delt[...]

Chapter 2 393 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 53. IF INPUT Accuracy (Option A YZ only) 18.Subtrac t the Input P ower ( step 14 ) from the Measured P ower ( step 17 ) an d reco rd the differ ence as the IF IN PUT Accur acy . IF INPUT Ac curacy = Meas ured P ower – Input P ower F or example , if the Measured P ower is –29. 34 dBm and the Inp[...]

394 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 54. Comms Frequenc y Response (Option B A C or B AH) 54. Comms Frequency Resp onse (Optio n BAC or BAH) This test measures the analyzer amplitude err or as a function of frequency . The output of a source is fe d through a power splitter to a power sensor and the analyzer . The source’ s power leve[...]

Chapter 2 395 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 54. Comms Frequency Respo nse (Option B AC or B AH) Cable, Type-N , 183-cm (72-i n) Cable, APC 3.5 T ermination, 50 Ω, BNC (m) Procedure P ar t 1: Source/Splitter Characterization NOT E On analyzers equipped with the option al preamplifier , Option 1DS , t his chara cter iza tion will be per form[...]

396 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 54. Comms Frequenc y Response (Option B A C or B AH) is being measured. 6. Set the source freque ncy to 50 MHz and amplitude to 0 dBm. 7. Adjust the source amplitu de to obtain a Channel A power meter reading of –10 dBm ± 0.1 dB (if the preamp is not being tested), or a power meter re ading of –[...]

Chapter 2 397 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 54. Comms Frequency Respo nse (Option B AC or B AH) 810 M Hz 820 M Hz 830 M Hz 840 M Hz 850 M Hz 860 M Hz 880 M Hz 890 M Hz 900 M Hz 910 M Hz 920 MHz 930 M Hz 940 M Hz 950 M Hz 960 M Hz 970 M Hz 980 M Hz 990 M Hz 1000 MH z 1700 MH z 1710 MH z 1720 MH z 1730 MH z 1740 MH z 1750 MH z 1760 MH z 1770 M[...]

398 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 54. Comms Frequenc y Response (Option B A C or B AH) 1790 MH z 1800 MH z 1810 MH z 1820 MH z 1830 MH z 1840 MH z 1850 MH z 1860 MH z 1870 MH z 1880 MH z 1890 MH z 1900 MH z 1910 MH z 1920 MH z 1930 MH z 1940 MH z 1950 MH z 1960 MH z 1970 MH z 1980 MH z 1990 MH z 2000 MH z T able 2-108 Source/Splitter[...]

Chapter 2 399 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 54. Comms Frequency Respo nse (Option B AC or B AH) P art 2: Measuri ng Fr equency Res ponse, 800 MHz t o 1000 MHz, 1700 MHz to 2000 MHz (0 dB, 5 dB, 10 dB, 25 dB, and 40 dB Attenuation) F igure 2-75 Comms F requency Res ponse T est Setup 1. This proced ure will be p erformed sever al times with va[...]

400 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 54. Comms Frequenc y Response (Option B A C or B AH) splitte r . Connect the power spl itter to th e analyzer 50 Ω Input using an adapter . Do not use a cable . If measuring with the preamp on, connect t he 20 dB at tenuator to the analy zer input. Refer to Fig ur e 2-75 . 3. Set the source frequen[...]

Chapter 2 401 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 54. Comms Frequency Respo nse (Option B AC or B AH) 17.P erfo rm a peak search on the analyzer. Manually press Search . 18.Record the marker ( Mkr1 ) amplitude reading in T able 2-110 as marker ( Mkr1 ) Amptd. 19.Repeat step 12 throug h st ep 18 for each fr equency in T able 2-110 . 20.Copy the spl[...]

402 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 54. Comms Frequenc y Response (Option B A C or B AH) T able 2- 110 Frequ ency Response W orkshee t T est:_______ Atten:_______ RBW :_______ Preamp: _______ F requency Current Channel B Reading Marker ( Mkr1 ) Amp td Splitt er Tr ac k i n g Error Flatness Error Flatness Relative to 50 MHz 50 MHz 0 dB [...]

Chapter 2 403 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 54. Comms Frequency Respo nse (Option B AC or B AH) 1740 MHz 1750 MHz 1760 MHz 1770 MHz 1780 MHz 1790 MHz 1800 MHz 1810 MHz 1820 MHz 1830 MHz 1840 MHz 1850 MHz 1860 MHz 1870 MHz 1880 MHz 1890 MHz 1900 MHz 1910 MHz 1920 MHz 1930 MHz 1940 MHz 1950 MHz 1960 MHz 1970 MHz 1980 MHz 1990 MHz 2000 MHz T ab[...]

404 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 54. Comms Frequenc y Response (Option B A C or B AH) P art 3: T est Results 1. Repeat the fo llowing steps using the T able 2-110 data fo r ea ch set of test data for T ests 1–6 (Option 1DS , T ests 1–7): a. R ecor d the mo st posi tive numb er fro m the Fl atnes s Rela tiv e to 50 MHz colu mn fo[...]

Chapter 2 405 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 54. Comms Frequency Respo nse (Option B AC or B AH) b. Subtract the Minimum Response for the 1700 MHz t o 2000 MHz PCS Band from The Maximum Response for the 1700 MH z to 2000 MHz PCS Band and record the differ ence as the Pe a k - t o - Pe a k R e s p o n s e i n T able 2-113 for the ap propriate [...]

406 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 58. GSM Phase and Frequen cy Error (O ptions BAH and B7E) 58. GSM Phas e and Frequ ency Error (Options BAH and B7E) This tes t verifies t he ability of a UUT (unit under tes t) to measure phase and frequency erro r in the GSM personality (Option B AH). ESA Series Spe ctrum Analyzers that use both Opt[...]

Chapter 2 407 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 58. GSM Phase and Frequ ency Error (Optio ns B AH and B7E) 1. Set up the equipment as s hown in Figure 2-76 . 2. Preset t he signal generato r by pres sing the PRESET hardkey . 3. T o enter the GSM setup, pre ss the following signal generat or keys: MODE , Real Time I/ Q Baseband TDMA, GSM 4. Press[...]

408 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 58. GSM Phase and Frequen cy Error (O ptions BAH and B7E) 14. Repeat step 7 through step 13 fo r each o f the fr equ enci es an d amplitudes l isted in T able 2-1 14 . 15.Record the worst p eak phase error from Column 3 as Entry 1 i n the perfo rma nce te st re co rd. 16.Record the worst RMS phase er[...]

Chapter 2 409 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 59. Comms Absolute P o wer Accuracy (Options B A C or BAH) 59. Comms Absolute P owe r Accuracy (Options BAC or BAH) This test measures the absolu te amplitude o f the ESA Ser ies Spectrum Analyzer at numer ous input levels , at tenuator s ettings , and log levels . The test also measur es the ampl [...]

410 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 59. Comms Absolute P ower Accur acy (Options B A C or BAH) Additional Equipment for Option BAB Adapter , Type N ( f) to APC 3.5 (f) F igure 2-77 Measure Source T est Setup Procedure Pa r t 1 : c d m a O n e C h a n n e l Po w e r a n d G S M T r a n s m i t Po w e r T able 2-115 , T able 2-116 , T ab[...]

Chapter 2 411 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 59. Comms Absolute P o wer Accuracy (Options B A C or BAH) 1. Press Preset on the a nalyzer . Press the Factory Pre set softkey , if it is disp layed. W a it f or the p res et rout ine to f inis h. 2. P erform a complete s elf-alignment and s et Auto Align Off . Press System, Alignments, Align Now [...]

412 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 59. Comms Absolute P ower Accur acy (Options B A C or BAH) 0.02 dB , then 1 d B Actual 0dB is 0.02 dB . In this case RefAtten 0dB is 0.05 dB . 8. Obtain the metro logy data for th e step attenuators at 50 MHz. Enter the actu al a tten uati on v alu es fo r e ach a tten uato r s etti ng as indic ated [...]

Chapter 2 413 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 59. Comms Absolute P o wer Accuracy (Options B A C or BAH) F igure 2-78 Amplitude Accuracy T est Setup 12.Set the analyzer as follows : FREQUENCY , Center Freq, 50 M Hz SP AN, 0 kHz BW/A vg, Res BW , 10 kHz BW/A vg , Video B W , 10 k Hz AMPLITUDE , More , Y Axis Units (o r Amptd Units ), dBm AMPLIT[...]

414 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 59. Comms Absolute P ower Accur acy (Options B A C or BAH) 14.Set t he 10 dB and 1 dB step attenuators to 0 dB . 15.Disconnec t the cable from the analyzer input connector and conne ct the cable to the adapt er and power sensor as shown in Fi gure 2-7 7 . 16.Adjust the signal generator AMPLITUDE for [...]

Chapter 2 415 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 59. Comms Absolute P o wer Accuracy (Options B A C or BAH) T able 2- 120 GSM Transmit P ower (Opt ion BAH), Preamp Off, I nput level ≤− 20 dBm Nominal Input Amplitude (dBm) Reference Level (dBm) Resolution Bandwidth (kHz ) Input Attenuation (dB) 1 dB Step Attenuator (dB) 10 dB Step Attenuator ([...]

416 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 59. Comms Absolute P ower Accur acy (Options B A C or BAH) 19. T able 2-117 and T able 2-121 have two Amplitude Accuracy entries for each nominal input amplitude setting . F o r each of the nominal input amplitud e setting pairs in T able 2 -117 and T abl e 2-121 , record the worst of the two Amplitu[...]

Chapter 2 417 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 59. Comms Absolute P o wer Accuracy (Options B A C or BAH) numbers in parenthesis . 25.Continue with P art 2. T abl e 2-12 3 cdm aOne Channe l P ower Ac curac y (Cell ular B and) Nomi nal Input Amplitude (dBm ) 50 MHz Amplitude Accur acy (dB) Input Attenuation (dB) Pe a k t o Pe a k Response (800 M[...]

418 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 59. Comms Absolute P ower Accur acy (Options B A C or BAH) T able 2- 125 GSM Tr ansmit P ower Accurac y (Cellu lar Band ) Nominal Input Amplitude (dBm ) 50 MHz Amp litu de Accuracy (dB) Input Attenuation (dB) Pe a k t o Pe a k Response (800 MHz t o 1 GHz ) (dB) Uncertainty (dB) GSM Channel Po w e r A[...]

Chapter 2 419 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 59. Comms Absolute P o wer Accuracy (Options B A C or BAH) P art 2: cdmaOne Re ceive Channe l P ower (Preamp Of f) T able 2-127 lists the referenc e level, inp ut attenuati on, and nominal input level for the analyzer , and nominal attenuation for the calibrated 1 dB and 10 dB step attenuato rs for[...]

420 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 59. Comms Absolute P ower Accur acy (Options B A C or BAH) NOT E The external attenuators and cables are now part of the “sourc e.” 5. Set the analyzer as follows: FREQUENCY , Center Freq, 50 M Hz SP AN, 0 kHz BW/A vg, Res BW , 10 kHz BW/A vg , Video B W , 10 k Hz AMPLITUDE , More, Y-Axi s Units [...]

Chapter 2 421 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 59. Comms Absolute P o wer Accuracy (Options B A C or BAH) h. Calculate the amplitud e accuracy as follows: 7. T able 2-128 has two Amplitude Accuracy entries for each nominal input amplit ude sett ing. F or each of t he nominal i nput amplitude setting pairs in T able 2- 12 8 , record the worst of[...]

422 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 59. Comms Absolute P ower Accur acy (Options B A C or BAH) to 1 GHz Cellular Band, and the 1.7 GHz to 2 GHz PCS Band measured i n a 10 kHz resoluti on bandwidth wit h the preamplif ier off . 9. F or each Nominal Input Amplitude setting listed in T able 2-129 , ad d the valu es for the 50 MHz Ampli tu[...]

Chapter 2 423 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 59. Comms Absolute P o wer Accuracy (Options B A C or BAH) P art 3: cdmaOn e Receive Ch annel P ower (Preamp lifier On ) This proced ure applies o nly to analyzers with Option 1DS (preamplif ier) installed . T able 2-131 lists the referenc e level, inp ut attenuati on, and nominal input level for t[...]

424 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 59. Comms Absolute P ower Accur acy (Options B A C or BAH) 4. Calculate the actual total attenuation by adding the act ual attenuation f or the 1 dB step attenuato r to the actual atten uation for the 10 dB s tep attenuato r for each total atten uation settin g listed in T able 2-132 . NOT E The exte[...]

Chapter 2 425 P erf or mance V eri fication T ests 59. Comms Absolute P o wer Accuracy (Options B A C or BAH) f. Pr e s s P eak Se arch (or Se arch ). The marker can s till make a valid measurement, even though the signal may be slightly above the reference level for the first nomi nal amplitude setti ng. g. Re cord th e ma rke r ( Mkr1 ) amplitude[...]

426 Chapter 2 P erf ormance V erification T ests 59. Comms Absolute P ower Accur acy (Options B A C or BAH) − 90 0 0.24 39) − 100 0 0.24 40) T able 2- 134 cdmaOne Receive Channel P ower (PCS Band) Pr eamp On Nomin al Input Amplitude (dBm) 50 M Hz Amp litu de Accuracy (dB) Input Attenuation (dB) Pe a k t o Pe a k Response (1.7 GHz to 2 GHz) (dB)[...]

427 3 P erformance V erification T est Records[...]

428 Chapter 3 P erf ormance V erification T est Records Agilent E4401B Per formance V erificatio n T est Recor d Agilent E4401B P erformanc e V erification T est Record T ests for t he Agilent E4401B o nly are inc luded in t his test record, therefor e not all t est numbers ar e incl uded. T able 3- 1 Agilent E 4401B P erformance V e rifi cation T [...]

Chapter 3 429 P erf or mance V eri fication T est Records Agilent E4401B P erfor mance V erification T est Record 50 Ω T ermin ation ______ _____ _________ __ ________ ___ Minimum Loss P ad (Option 1 DP only) ______ _____ _________ __ ________ ___ 1 dB Step A ttenuator _________ __ ___________ ___________ 10 d B Step Attenuat or ______ _____ ____[...]

430 Chapter 3 P erf ormance V erification T est Records Agilent E4401B Per formance V erificatio n T est Recor d 1490 MH z 10 M Hz 1489.91 MHz (2)___ _____ 1 490.09 MH z ± 0 H z 1490 MH z 1 M Hz 1489.99 1 MHz (3)___ _____ 1 490.009 MHz ± 0 Hz Marker Count Accuracy Center Freq Span 1490 MH z 10 M Hz 1489.99 9999 MHz (4)___ _____ 1 490.000 001 MHz [...]

Chapter 3 431 P erf or mance V eri fication T est Records Agilent E4401B P erfor mance V erification T est Record Offset f rom 500 MHz signal 30 kHz to 230 kH z (1) ________ – 65 dBc ± 1.3 dB –30 kHz to –230 k Hz (2)______ __ –65 dBc ± 1.3 dB 10. Residual FM 1 kHz Res BW , ( Non- Option 1D5) (1)____ _____ 150 Hz ± 21 Hz 1 kHz Res BW , ( [...]

432 Chapter 3 P erf ormance V erification T est Records Agilent E4401B Per formance V erificatio n T est Recor d –12 –0.40 dB (3) ________ 0.40 dB ± 0.0 75 dB –16 –0.40 dB (4) ________ 0.40 dB ± 0.0 73 dB –20 –0.40 dB (5) ________ 0.40 dB ± 0.0 78 dB –24 –0.50 dB (6) ________ 0.50 dB ± 0.0 74 dB –28 –0.50 dB (7) ________ 0.5[...]

Chapter 3 433 P erf or mance V eri fication T est Records Agilent E4401B P erfor mance V erification T est Record –20 –0.4 dB ( 26)______ __ 0 .4 dB ± 0.0 78 dB –24 –0.4 dB ( 27)______ __ 0 .4 dB ± 0.0 74 dB –28 –0.4 dB ( 28)______ __ 0 .4 dB ± 0.0 73 dB –32 –0.4 dB ( 29)______ __ 0 .4 dB ± 0.0 77 dB –36 –0.4 dB ( 30)_______[...]

434 Chapter 3 P erf ormance V erification T est Records Agilent E4401B Per formance V erificatio n T est Recor d –24 –0.54 dB (48)_ ______ _ 0 .54 dB ± 0.074 dB –28 –0.58 dB (49)_ ______ _ 0 .58 dB ± 0.073 dB –32 –0.62 dB (50)_ ______ _ 0 .62 dB ± 0.077 dB –36 –0.66 d B ( 51)____ ____ 0.66 dB ± 0.0 75 dB –40 –0.70 d B ( 52)_[...]

Chapter 3 435 P erf or mance V eri fication T est Records Agilent E4401B P erfor mance V erification T est Record –12 –0.4 dB ( 70)______ __ 0 .4 dB ± 0.0 75 dB –16 –0.4 dB ( 71)_______ _ 0 .4 dB ± 0.0 73 dB –20 –0.4 dB ( 72)______ __ 0 .4 dB ± 0.0 78 dB –24 –0.4 dB ( 73)______ __ 0 .4 dB ± 0.0 74 dB –28 –0.4 dB ( 74)______ [...]

436 Chapter 3 P erf ormance V erification T est Records Agilent E4401B Per formance V erificatio n T est Recor d –20 –2.0% (97)_ ______ _ 2.0% ± 0.0 63% Linear Fide lity , Res BW ≤ 300 Hz (Opt ion 1DR only ) dB fr om Ref Lev el –4 –2.0 % (98) ______ __ 2. 0% ± 0.064% –8 –2.0 % (99) ______ __ 2. 0% ± 0.064% –12 –2.0% (100 )_____[...]

Chapter 3 437 P erf or mance V eri fication T est Records Agilent E4401B P erfor mance V erification T est Record –56 –1.14 d B ( 116)____ ____ 1 .14 dB ± 0.078 dB –60 –1.20 d B ( 117)____ ____ 1 .20 dB ± 0.084 dB –64 –1.5 d B ( 118)____ ____ 1.5 dB ± 0.081 dB –68 –1.5 d B ( 119)____ ____ 1.5 dB ± 0.080 dB –70 –1.5 d B ( 120[...]

438 Chapter 3 P erf ormance V erification T est Records Agilent E4401B Per formance V erificatio n T est Recor d –5 43. 75 –0.3 dB (2)___ _____ 0 .3 dB ± 0.100 dB –35 13. 75 –0.3 dB (3)___ _____ 0 .3 dB ± 0.092 dB –45 3.7 5 –0.3 dB (4)___ _____ 0 .3 dB ± 0.094 dB –55 – 6.25 –0. 5 dB (5)____ ____ 0.5 dB ± 0.0 95 dB –65 –16.[...]

Chapter 3 439 P erf or mance V eri fication T est Records Agilent E4401B P erfor mance V erification T est Record –75 –26.25 –0.7 dB (21) _______ _ 0 .7 dB ± 0.0 99 dB Linear , Res BW ≤ 300 Hz (Opt ion 1DR only ) Reference Le vel 50 Ω (dBm) 75 Ω (dBmV) –15 33.75 –0.3 dB (22) _______ _ 0 .3 dB ± 0.0 91 dB –5 43. 75 –0.3 dB (23)[...]

440 Chapter 3 P erf ormance V erification T est Records Agilent E4401B Per formance V erificatio n T est Recor d 200 Hz (O pti on 1D R only) –0.3 dB (12)_ ______ _ 0 .3 dB ± 0.048 dB 100 Hz (O pti on 1D R only) –0.3 dB (13)_ ______ _ 0 .3 dB ± 0.048 dB 30 Hz (Option 1DR only ) –0.3 dB ( 14)____ ____ 0 .3 dB ± 0.0 48 dB 10 Hz (Option 1DR on[...]

Chapter 3 441 P erf or mance V eri fication T est Records Agilent E4401B P erfor mance V erification T est Record –20 dBm input –0.54 d B ( 7)________ 0 .54 dB ± 0.109 dB –30 dBm input –0.54 d B ( 8)________ 0 .54 dB ± 0.109 dB –40 dBm input –0.54 d B ( 9)________ 0 .54 dB ± 0.109 dB –50 dBm input –0.5 4 dB (10)____ ____ 0.54 dB [...]

442 Chapter 3 P erf ormance V erification T est Records Agilent E4401B Per formance V erificatio n T est Recor d 20 to 30 ° C 50 Ω Inp ut (N on-O pt ion 1DP) (9 kHz to 1. 5 GHz) Maximum Resp onse (1)_______ _ 0.50 dB ± 0.19 dB Minimum Resp onse –0.50 dB (2)________ ± 0.19 d B P eak-t o-P eak Re sponse (3)_______ _ 1.0 dB ± 0.1 9 dB Opti on [...]

Chapter 3 443 P erf or mance V eri fication T est Records Agilent E4401B P erfor mance V erification T est Record 25. F requency Response (Preamp On ) (Opt ion 1DS only) Note: Enter data in the appropriate s ection below depe nding upon the ambient temperat ure at w hich the te st was perfor med and installed option s. 20 to 30 ° C 50 Ω Inp ut ([...]

444 Chapter 3 P erf ormance V erification T est Records Agilent E4401B Per formance V erificatio n T est Recor d P eak-t o-P eak Re sponse (3)_______ _ 4.0 dB ± 0.2 8 dB 28. Other Input- Related Spurious Resp onses Input Freque ncy 542.8 M Hz (1)___ _____ – 65 dBc ± 0.889 dB 510.7 M Hz (2)___ _____ – 65 dBc ± 0.889 dB 1310.7 MHz (3)__ ______[...]

Chapter 3 445 P erf or mance V eri fication T est Records Agilent E4401B P erfor mance V erification T est Record 53 MHz (1)__ ______ 1.0 dB ± 0.123 dB 50.004 MHz ( Option 1DR o nly) (2)____ ____ 1.0 dB ± 0.123 dB 1403 MHz (3)__ ______ 1.0 dB ± 0.1 23 dB 35. Displayed A verage Noise Level Note: Enter data in the appropriate s ection below depe n[...]

446 Chapter 3 P erf ormance V erification T est Records Agilent E4401B Per formance V erificatio n T est Recor d 50 Ω , 1 0 Hz RBW , Preamp On 400 kH z (16)______ __ –150 dBm ± 1.23 d B 1 MHz t o 10 MHz (17)_______ _ – 150 dBm ± 1.23 dB 10 MH z to 50 0 MHz ( 18)______ __ –154 dBm ± 1.23 d B 500 MH z to 1 GHz (19)___ _____ – 152 dBm ± [...]

Chapter 3 447 P erf or mance V eri fication T est Records Agilent E4401B P erfor mance V erification T est Record 1 MHz to 10 MH z (33)________ –99 dBmV ± 1.23 dB 10 MH z to 50 0 MHz (34)____ ____ –100 dBmV ± 1.2 3 dB 500 M Hz to 1 GHz (35)____ ____ – 100 dBmV ± 1.23 dB 1 GH z to 1.5 G Hz (36)____ ____ – 94 dBm V ± 1.23 dB 39. Residual [...]

448 Chapter 3 P erf ormance V erification T est Records Agilent E4401B Per formance V erificatio n T est Recor d P ower Sweep Accuracy (4)_______ _ 1.8 dB ± 0.0 08 dB 43. Tra cking Generator Level Flatness Note: Enter data in the appropriate s ection below depe nding upon the input i mpedance of the a nalyzer . (Option 1 DN or Option 1DQ onl y) P [...]

Chapter 3 449 P erf or mance V eri fication T est Records Agilent E4401B P erfor mance V erification T est Record 2 nd Harmonic, ≥ 20 MHz (2)____ ____ –25 d Bc ± 2.6 dB 3 rd Harmonic, <20 MHz (3)____ ____ –20 d Bc ± 2.6 dB 3 rd Harmonic, ≥ 20 MHz (4)_______ _ –25 dBc ± 2.6 d B 47. Tra cking Generator Non-Harmonic Spurious Outputs (O[...]

450 Chapter 3 P erf ormance V erification T est Records Agilent E4402B Per formance V erificatio n T est Recor d Agilent E4402B P erformanc e V erification T est Record T ests for t he Agilent E4402B o nly are inc luded in t his test record, therefor e not all t est numbers ar e incl uded. T able 3- 3 Agilent E4402B P erformance V erification T est[...]

Chapter 3 451 P erf or mance V eri fication T est Records Agilent E4402B P erfor mance V erification T est Record 10 d B Step Attenuat or ______ _____ _________ __ ___________ Oscilloscope (Option 1D6 only) ______ _____ _________ __ ________ ___ Microwa ve Spe ctrum Analyzer (Option 1DN onl y) _________ __ ___________ __ _________ Notes/ comments: [...]

452 Chapter 3 P erf ormance V erification T est Records Agilent E4402B Per formance V erificatio n T est Recor d Center Freq Span 1500 M Hz 10 MHz 1499.999 999 MHz (4)_____ ___ 1500.0000 01 MHz ± 0 Hz 1500 M Hz 1 MHz 1499 .999999 MHz (5)_____ ___ 1500.0000 01 MHz ± 0 Hz 6. Frequency Sp an Accurac y Span Start Freq 3000 M Hz 0 Hz 2370 MH z (1)____[...]

Chapter 3 453 P erf or mance V eri fication T est Records Agilent E4402B P erfor mance V erification T est Record (Serial Prefix ≥ US4510, SG4510 or MY4510, Non- Opti on 1D R) 10 k Hz ( 1)_____ ___ –90 dBc/Hz ± 2.44 dB 20 k Hz ( 2)__ ______ –104 dBc/ Hz ± 2.44 dB 30 k Hz ( 3)__ ______ –110 dBc/ Hz ± 2.44 dB 8. Noise Sideb ands - W ide Of[...]

454 Chapter 3 P erf ormance V erification T est Records Agilent E4402B Per formance V erificatio n T est Recor d 1 kHz Re s BW , ( Non- Option 1D5) (1)___ ______ 150 Hz ± 21 H z 1 kHz Re s BW , ( Optio n 1D5) (1)___ ______ 100 Hz ± 21 H z 10 Hz Re s BW ( Options 1 DR and 1D5 on ly ) (3)___ ______ 2 Hz ± 0.27 Hz 11. Sweep Ti me Accuracy Swe ep Ti[...]

Chapter 3 455 P erf or mance V eri fication T est Records Agilent E4402B P erfor mance V erification T est Record –24 –0.50 d B (6 )_____ ___ 0.50 d B ± 0.074 dB –28 –0.50 d B (7 )_____ ___ 0.50 d B ± 0.073 dB –32 –0.60 d B (8 )_____ ___ 0.60 d B ± 0.077 dB –36 –0.60 d B (9 )_____ ___ 0.60 d B ± 0.075 dB –40 –0.60 d B (1 0)_[...]

456 Chapter 3 P erf ormance V erification T est Records Agilent E4402B Per formance V erificatio n T est Recor d –32 –0.4 dB (29)___ _____ 0. 4 dB ± 0.07 7 dB –36 –0.4 dB (30)__ ____ __ 0. 4 dB ± 0.075 dB –40 –0.4 dB (31)___ _____ 0. 4 dB ± 0.08 1 dB –44 –0.4 dB (32)___ _____ 0. 4 dB ± 0.07 7 dB –48 –0.4 dB (33)___ _____ 0. [...]

Chapter 3 457 P erf or mance V eri fication T est Records Agilent E4402B P erfor mance V erification T est Record –40 –0.70 d B (5 2)___ _____ 0.70 d B ± 0.081 d B –44 –0.74 d B (5 3)___ _____ 0.74 d B ± 0.077 d B –48 –0.78 d B (5 4)___ _____ 0.78 d B ± 0.076 d B –52 –0.82 d B (5 5)___ _____ 0.82 d B ± 0.080 d B –56 –0.86 d [...]

458 Chapter 3 P erf ormance V erification T est Records Agilent E4402B Per formance V erificatio n T est Recor d –28 –0.4 dB (74)___ _____ 0. 4 dB ± 0.07 3 dB –32 –0.4 dB (75)___ _____ 0. 4 dB ± 0.07 7 dB –36 –0.4 dB (76)__ ____ __ 0. 4 dB ± 0.075 dB –40 –0.4 dB (77)___ _____ 0. 4 dB ± 0.08 1 dB –44 –0.4 dB (78)___ _____ 0. [...]

Chapter 3 459 P erf or mance V eri fication T est Records Agilent E4402B P erfor mance V erification T est Record –8 –2.0% (99) _______ _ 2.0% ± 0.064% –12 –2.0% ( 100)____ ____ 2. 0% ± 0.06 4% –16 –2.0% ( 101)______ __ 2.0% ± 0.064% –20 –2.0% ( 102)____ ____ 2. 0% ± 0.06 3% Zero Span, Res BW ≤ 300 Hz (Option 1DR onl y) dB fro[...]

460 Chapter 3 P erf ormance V erification T est Records Agilent E4402B Per formance V erificatio n T est Recor d 13. Input Attenuation Switching Uncerta inty Inpu t Atte nuati on Set ting 0 dB –0. 3 dB (1)___ _____ 0 .3 dB ± 0.10 1 dB 5 dB –0. 3 dB (2)___ _____ 0 .3 dB ± 0.10 4 dB 15 dB –0.3 dB (3)___ _____ 0.3 dB ± 0.10 2 dB 20 dB –0.3 [...]

Chapter 3 461 P erf or mance V eri fication T est Records Agilent E4402B P erfor mance V erification T est Record –70 dBm – 0.5 dB (7 )_______ _ 0.5 dB ± 0.09 9 dB –80 dBm – 0.7 dB (8 )_______ _ 0.7 dB ± 0.10 1 dB Linear , Res BW ≥ 1 kHz Reference Level –10 dBm – 0.3 dB (9 )_______ _ 0.3 dB ± 0.09 1 dB 0 dBm –0.3 dB (10)__ ____ _[...]

462 Chapter 3 P erf ormance V erification T est Records Agilent E4402B Per formance V erificatio n T est Recor d –10 dBm – 0.3 dB (2 5)_____ ___ 0.3 dB ± 0.09 1 dB 0 dBm –0.3 dB (26)__ ____ __ 0. 3 dB ± 0.100 dB –30 dBm – 0.3 dB (2 7)_____ ___ 0.3 dB ± 0.09 2 dB –40 dBm – 0.3 dB (2 8)_____ ___ 0.3 dB ± 0.09 4 dB –50 dBm – 0.5 [...]

Chapter 3 463 P erf or mance V eri fication T est Records Agilent E4402B P erfor mance V erification T est Record 3 Hz (Opti on 1D R and 1D5 on ly) F irmware Revisio n A.08.00 or later –0.3 dB (1 6)___ _____ 0.3 dB ± 0.048 d B 1Hz (Optio n 1DR and 1D5 on ly) F irmware Revisio n A.08.00 or later –0.3 dB (1 7)___ _____ 0.3 dB ± 0.048 d B 18. Ab[...]

464 Chapter 3 P erf ormance V erification T est Records Agilent E4402B Per formance V erificatio n T est Recor d − 40 dBm Refere nce Level –40 d Bm input – 0.54 dB (11) ______ __ 0. 54 dB ± 0.087 d B –50 d Bm input – 0.54 dB (12) ______ __ 0. 54 dB ± 0.087 d B − 50 dBm Refere nce Level –50 d Bm input – 0.54 dB (13) ______ __ 0. 54[...]

Chapter 3 465 P erf or mance V eri fication T est Records Agilent E4402B P erfor mance V erification T est Record Minimum Response –0.46 dB (2)________ ± 0.19 dB P eak -to-Peak Respo nse (3 )_____ ___ 0.92 dB ± 0.19 dB Option UKB dc Coupled Band 0 (100 Hz to 3 .0 GH z) Maximum Response (1)________ 0. 50 dB ± 0.19 dB Minimum Response –0.50 dB[...]

466 Chapter 3 P erf ormance V erification T est Records Agilent E4402B Per formance V erificatio n T est Recor d Option UKB ac Cou ple d Band 0 (100 kHz to 3.0 GH z) Maxi mum Respo nse (10)___ _____ 0.50 d B ± 0.11 dB Minimum Response –0.50 dB (11)________ ± 0.11 dB P eak -to-Peak Respo nse (1 2)_____ ___ 1.0 d B ± 0.11 dB Option UKB ac Cou pl[...]

Chapter 3 467 P erf or mance V eri fication T est Records Agilent E4402B P erfor mance V erification T est Record P eak -to-Peak Respo nse (3 )_____ ___ 1.52 dB ± 0.19 dB Option UKB dc coupled Band 0 (100 Hz to 3 .0 GH z) Maximum Response (1)________ 1.0 dB ± 0.19 d B Minimum Response –1.0 dB (2)______ __ ± 0.19 d B Peak-to-Peak Re spon se (3 [...]

468 Chapter 3 P erf ormance V erification T est Records Agilent E4402B Per formance V erificatio n T est Recor d Option UKB ac Cou ple d Band 0 (100 kHz to 3.0 GH z) Maxi mum Respo nse (10)___ _____ 1.0 d B ± 0.11 dB Minimum Response –1.0 dB (11)________ ± 0.11 dB P eak -to-Peak Respo nse (1 2)_____ ___ 2.0 d B ± 0.11 dB Option UKB ac Cou ple [...]

Chapter 3 469 P erf or mance V eri fication T est Records Agilent E4402B P erfor mance V erification T est Record Minimum Response –1.5 dB (2)______ __ ± 0.28 d B Peak-to-Peak Re spon se (3 )____ ____ 3. 0 dB ± 0.28 d B Band 0A (800 MHz t o 1.0 GHz) (serial n umber US394 41006 or g reate r) Maximum Response (4)________ 1.5 dB ± 0.28 d B Minimu[...]

470 Chapter 3 P erf ormance V erification T est Records Agilent E4402B Per formance V erificatio n T est Recor d Band 0A (800 MHz t o 1.0 GHz) (serial n umber US394 41006 or g reate r) Maximum Response (4)___ _____ 2.0 dB ± 0.28 dB Minimum Response –2.0 dB (5)___ _____ ± 0.28 dB P eak -to-Peak Respon se (6) ________ 4. 0 dB ± 0.28 dB Band 0B ([...]

Chapter 3 471 P erf or mance V eri fication T est Records Agilent E4402B P erfor mance V erification T est Record 33. Gain Compression T est F requency 53 MHz (1) _____ ___ 1.0 d B ± 0.12 3 dB 50.004 MHz ( Option 1DR onl y) (2) ____ ____ 1 .0 d B ± 0.123 dB 140 3 MHz (3 )____ ____ 1.0 d B ± 0.12 3 dB 250 3 MHz (4 )____ ____ 1.0 d B ± 0.12 3 dB [...]

472 Chapter 3 P erf ormance V erification T est Records Agilent E4402B Per formance V erificatio n T est Recor d 1kHz RBW , Preamp On, 20 to 30 ° C 10 MHz to 1 GHz (13)______ __ –133 d Bm ± 1.23 dB 1 G Hz to 2 G Hz (1 4)______ __ –134 d Bm ± 1.23 dB 2 G Hz to 3 G Hz (1 5)______ __ –132 d Bm ± 1.23 dB 10 Hz RBW , Preamp On, 20 to 30 ° C 1[...]

Chapter 3 473 P erf or mance V eri fication T est Records Agilent E4402B P erfor mance V erification T est Record –8 dB –0.5 dB (7)___ _____ 0.5 dB ± 0.00 8 dB –9 dB –0.5 dB (8)___ _____ 0.5 dB ± 0.00 8 dB –10 dB – 0.5 dB (9 )_ ____ ___ 0 .5 d B ± 0.008 dB Incremental V ernier Accuracy –2 dB –0.2 dB (1 0)___ _____ 0.2 d B ± 0.00[...]

474 Chapter 3 P erf ormance V erification T est Records Agilent E4402B Per formance V erificatio n T est Recor d P osi tive Le vel Fl atness, >1.5 GHz (7)___ _____ 2 .0 dB ± 0.142 dB Ne g ati ve L eve l F l atn es s, >1.5 GHz –2.0 d B (8)___ _____ ± 0.14 2 dB 46. Tracking Generator Harmonic Spurious Outpu ts (Option 1DN onl y) 2 nd Harmon[...]

Chapter 3 475 P erf or mance V eri fication T est Records Agilent E4402B P erfor mance V erification T est Record 50. G ate Dela y Accuracy and Gate Length Accurac y (Option 1D6 onl y) Minimum Ga te Delay 499.9 ns (1 )________ 1. 5001 µ s ± 549 ps Maximum Gat e Delay 499.9 ns (2)________ 1.5001 µ s ± 549 ps 1 µ s Gate Length 499.9 ns (3)______[...]

476 Chapter 3 P erf ormance V erification T est Records Agilent E4402B Per formance V erificatio n T est Recor d − 45 dBm – 0.70 dB (4)__ ______ 0.70 d B ± 0.152 dB − 55 dBm – 0.78 dB (5)__ ______ 0.78 d B ± 0.152 dB − 70 dBm – 0.90 dB (6)__ ______ 0.90 d B ± 0.161 dB PCS Ba nd Input Amplitude 15 dB m –0.7 4 dB a ( 7)________ 0.74 [...]

Chapter 3 477 P erf or mance V eri fication T est Records Agilent E4402B P erfor mance V erification T est Record −30 dBm –0. 75 dB a (21) ___ _____ 0. 75 dB b ± 0.15 6 dB −40 dBm –0. 80 dB a (22) ___ _____ 0. 80 dB b ± 0.16 1 dB − 50 dBm –0.99 d B a (23) _____ ___ 0. 99 dB b ± 0.152 dB −60 dBm –1. 12 dB a (24) ___ _____ 1. 12 dB[...]

478 Chapter 3 P erf ormance V erification T est Records Agilent E4402B Per formance V erificatio n T est Recor d − 40 dBm – 1.77 dB (3 5)_____ ___ 1.77 dB ± 0.161 dB − 60 dBm – 1.77 dB (3 6)_____ ___ 1.77 dB ± 0.161 dB − 70 dBm – 1.77 dB (3 7)_____ ___ 1.77 dB ± 0.161 dB − 80 dBm – 1.77 dB (3 8)_____ ___ 1.77 dB ± 0.161 dB − 9[...]

Chapter 3 479 P erf or mance V eri fication T est Records Agilent E4403B P erfor mance V erification T est Record Agilen t E4403B P erforma nce V erifica tion Te s t R e c o r d T ests for t he Agilent E4403B o nly are inc luded in t his test record, therefor e not all t est numbers ar e incl uded. T able 3- 5 Agilent E4403B P e rformanc e V erific[...]

480 Chapter 3 P erf ormance V erification T est Records Agilent E4403B Per formance V erificatio n T est Recor d Microwa ve Spectrum Analyzer (Option 1DN onl y) _________ __ ___________ __ _________ Notes/ comments: ____________ ________ _________ ________ _________ ________ _______ _________ ________ _________ _____ _________ ________ _________ __[...]

Chapter 3 481 P erf or mance V eri fication T est Records Agilent E4403B P erfor mance V erification T est Record 6. Frequency Sp an Accurac y Span Start Freq 3000 M Hz 0 Hz 2370 MH z (1)____ ____ 2430 M Hz ± 6.12 MHz 100 MH z 10 M Hz 79 M Hz (2)_____ ___ 81 MHz ± 204 kHz 100 kHz 10 M Hz 79 kH z (3)____ ____ 81 kH z ± 204 Hz 100 MH z 800 MHz 79 [...]

482 Chapter 3 P erf ormance V erification T est Records Agilent E4403B Per formance V erificatio n T est Recor d 20 ms – 1.0% (2)__ ______ 1.0% ± 0.16% 100 ms –1.0% (3)_____ ___ 1.0% ± 0.16 % 1 s – 1.0% (4)_____ ___ 1.0% ± 0.16 % 10 s –1.0% (5 )________ 1. 0% ± 0.16 % 12. Display Sca le Fide lity Cumulative Lo g Fidelity , Res BW ≥ 1 [...]

Chapter 3 483 P erf or mance V eri fication T est Records Agilent E4403B P erfor mance V erification T est Record –76 –1.06 d B (1 9)___ _____ 1.06 d B ± 0.083 d B –80 –1.10 d B (2 0)___ _____ 1.10 d B ± 0.089 d B –84 –1.14 d B (2 1)___ _____ 1.14 d B ± 0.086 d B Incremental Log Fidelity , Res BW ≥ 1 kH z dB from Ref Level –4 –[...]

484 Chapter 3 P erf ormance V erification T est Records Agilent E4403B Per formance V erificatio n T est Recor d Cumulative Lo g Fidelity , Res BW ≤ 300 Hz (Option 1DR onl y) dB from Ref Level –4 – 0.34 dB (4 3)_____ ___ 0.34 d B ± 0.082 dB –8 – 0.38 dB (4 4)_____ ___ 0.38 d B ± 0.078 dB –12 –0.42 d B (4 5)___ _____ 0.42 d B ± 0.07[...]

Chapter 3 485 P erf or mance V eri fication T est Records Agilent E4403B P erfor mance V erification T est Record –92 –1.22 d B (6 5)___ _____ 1.22 d B ± 0.100 d B –96 –1.26 d B (6 6)___ _____ 1.26 d B ± 0.099 d B –98 –1.28 d B (6 7)___ _____ 1.28 d B ± 0.098 d B Incremental Log Fidelity , Res BW ≤ 300 Hz (Option 1DR onl y) dB from[...]

486 Chapter 3 P erf ormance V erification T est Records Agilent E4403B Per formance V erificatio n T est Recor d –80 –0.4 dB (87)___ _____ 0. 4 dB ± 0.08 9 dB Linear Fid elity , Res BW ≥ 1 kH z dB from Ref Level –4 –2.0% (93) _______ _ 2.0% ± 0.064% –8 –2.0% (94) _______ _ 2.0% ± 0.064% –12 –2.0% (9 5)___ _____ 2. 0% ± 0.06 4%[...]

Chapter 3 487 P erf or mance V eri fication T est Records Agilent E4403B P erfor mance V erification T est Record –28 –0.72 dB (109)_ ______ _ 0.72 dB ± 0.073 dB –32 –0.78 dB (110)_ ______ _ 0.78 dB ± 0.077 dB –36 –0.84 dB (111)_ ______ _ 0.84 dB ± 0.075 dB –40 –0.90 dB (112)_ ______ _ 0.90 dB ± 0.081 dB –44 –0.96 dB (113)_ [...]

488 Chapter 3 P erf ormance V erification T est Records Agilent E4403B Per formance V erificatio n T est Recor d 60 dB –0.70 dB (1 2)___ _____ 0.70 d B ± 0.100 d B 65 dB –0.75 dB (1 3)___ _____ 0.75 d B ± 0.111 d B 15. Reference Level Accurac y Log Reference Level –10 dBm –0.3 dB (1 )________ 0.3 dB ± 0.091 dB 0 dBm –0.3 dB (2)_______ [...]

Chapter 3 489 P erf or mance V eri fication T est Records Agilent E4403B P erfor mance V erification T est Record Resolution Bandwidth 3 kH z – 0.3 dB (1) _______ _ 0.3 dB ± 0.048 d B 9 kH z – 0.3 dB (2) _______ _ 0.3 dB ± 0.048 d B 10 kH z –0.3 dB (3)_____ ___ 0.3 d B ± 0.04 8 dB 30 kH z –0.3 dB (4)_____ ___ 0.3 d B ± 0.04 8 dB 100 kHz[...]

490 Chapter 3 P erf ormance V erification T est Records Agilent E4403B Per formance V erificatio n T est Recor d –40 d Bm input –0.6 dB (5)_____ ___ 0.6 dB ± 0.109 d B –50 d Bm input –0.6 dB (6)_____ ___ 0.6 dB ± 0.109 d B –20 dBm Reference Level –20 d Bm input –0.6 dB (7)_____ ___ 0.6 dB ± 0.109 d B –30 d Bm input –0.6 dB (8)_[...]

Chapter 3 491 P erf or mance V eri fication T est Records Agilent E4403B P erfor mance V erification T est Record 23. Frequency Respons e Note: Enter data in the appr opri ate sec tion below d ependi ng up on the ambi ent temperatu re at whic h the test w as performed. 20 to 30 ° C Maximum Response (1)________ 0.5 dB ± 0.19 d B Minimum Response ?[...]

492 Chapter 3 P erf ormance V erification T est Records Agilent E4403B Per formance V erificatio n T est Recor d 36. Displayed Average Noi se Leve l 1 kHz RBW 10 MHz to 1 GHz (1)____ ____ –117 dB m ± 1.23 dB 1 G Hz to 2 G Hz (2 )________ –1 16 dBm ± 1.23 d B 2 G Hz to 3 G Hz (3 )________ –1 14 dBm ± 1.23 d B 100 Hz RBW 10 MHz to 1 GHz (7)_[...]

Chapter 3 493 P erf or mance V eri fication T est Records Agilent E4403B P erfor mance V erification T est Record Incremental V ernier Accuracy –2 dB –0.2 dB (1 0)___ _____ 0.2 d B ± 0.008 dB –3 dB –0.2 dB (1 1)___ _____ 0.2 d B ± 0.008 dB –5 dB –0.2 dB (1 2)___ _____ 0.2 d B ± 0.008 dB –6 dB –0.2 dB (1 3)___ _____ 0.2 d B ± 0.0[...]

494 Chapter 3 P erf ormance V erification T est Records Agilent E4403B Per formance V erificatio n T est Recor d 46. Tracking Generator Harmonic Spurious Outp uts (Option 1DN onl y) 2 nd Harmon ic, <20 kHz (1)______ __ –15 dBc ± 2.6 dB 2 nd Harmon ic, ≥ 20 kHz (2)________ –25 dBc ± 2.6 dB 3 rd Harmonic, <20 k Hz (3)_ _______ –15 dBc[...]

Chapter 3 495 P erf or mance V eri fication T est Records Agilent E4404B P erfor mance V erification T est Record Agilent E4404B P erformanc e V erification T est Record T ests for t he Agilent E4404B o nly are inc luded in t his test record, therefor e not all t est numbers ar e incl uded. T able 3- 7 Agilent E 4404B P erformance V e rifi cation T[...]

496 Chapter 3 P erf ormance V erification T est Records Agilent E4404B Per formance V erificatio n T est Recor d P ower Spl itter ______ _____ _________ __ ___________ 50 Ω T ermin ation ______ _____ _________ __ ________ ___ 1 dB Step A ttenuator _________ __ ___________ ___________ 10 d B Step Attenuat or ______ _____ _________ __ ___________ O[...]

Chapter 3 497 P erf or mance V eri fication T est Records Agilent E4404B P erfor mance V erification T est Record 1500 M Hz 1 MHz 1499 .991 MHz (3)____ ____ 1500.0 09 MHz ± 0 Hz 4000 M Hz 2 0 MHz 3999 .83 MHz (4)____ ____ 4000.1 7 MHz ± 0 Hz 4000 M Hz 1 0 MHz 3999 .91 MHz (5)____ ____ 4000.0 9 MHz ± 0 Hz 4000 M Hz 1 MHz 3999 .991 MHz (6)____ ___[...]

498 Chapter 3 P erf ormance V erification T est Records Agilent E4404B Per formance V erificatio n T est Recor d 7. Noise Sideb ands Off set fro m 1 GHz sign al (Serial Prefix < US4510, SG4510 or MY4510) 10 k Hz ( 1)____ ____ –90 dBc/H z ± 2.44 dB 20 k Hz ( 2)__ ______ –100 dBc/ Hz ± 2.44 dB 30 k Hz ( 3)__ ______ –106 dBc/ Hz ± 2.44 dB [...]

Chapter 3 499 P erf or mance V eri fication T est Records Agilent E4404B P erfor mance V erification T est Record Opti on 120 Offset from 1 GHz signal 100 kHz (1 )________ –118 dB c/Hz ± 2.44 dB 1 M Hz (2)____ ____ –133 dBc/ Hz ± 2.44 dB 5 M Hz (3)____ ____ –135 dBc/ Hz ± 2.44 dB 10 M Hz (4)________ –1 37 dBc/Hz ± 2.44 d B 9. System-Rel[...]

500 Chapter 3 P erf ormance V erification T est Records Agilent E4404B Per formance V erificatio n T est Recor d 1 m s ( Optio n A YX or B7 D only) –1.0 % (6)_ _______ 1 .0% ± 0.16% 500 µ s ( Option A YX or B7D only) –1.0 % (7)_ _______ 1 .0% ± 0.16% 100 µ s ( Option A YX or B7D only) –1.0 % (8)_ _______ 1 .0% ± 0.16% 12. Display Sca le [...]

Chapter 3 501 P erf or mance V eri fication T est Records Agilent E4404B P erfor mance V erification T est Record –72 –0.80 d B (1 8)___ _____ 0.80 d B ± 0.084 d B –76 –0.80 d B (1 9)___ _____ 0.80 d B ± 0.083 d B –80 –0.80 d B (2 0)___ _____ 0.80 d B ± 0.089 d B –84 –1.15 d B (21) ______ __ 1. 15 dB ± 0.08 6 dB Incremental Log [...]

502 Chapter 3 P erf ormance V erification T est Records Agilent E4404B Per formance V erificatio n T est Recor d –80 –0.4 dB (41)___ _____ 0. 4 dB ± 0.08 9 dB Cumulative Lo g Fidelity , Res BW ≤ 300 Hz (Option 1DR onl y) dB from Ref Level –4 – 0.34 dB (4 3)_____ ___ 0.34 d B ± 0.082 dB –8 – 0.38 dB (4 4)_____ ___ 0.38 d B ± 0.078 d[...]

Chapter 3 503 P erf or mance V eri fication T est Records Agilent E4404B P erfor mance V erification T est Record –88 –1.18 d B (6 4)___ _____ 1.18 d B ± 0.085 d B –92 –1.22 d B (6 5)___ _____ 1.22 d B ± 0.100 d B –96 –1.26 d B (6 6)___ _____ 1.26 d B ± 0.099 d B –98 –1.28 d B (6 7)___ _____ 1.28 d B ± 0.098 d B Incremental Log [...]

504 Chapter 3 P erf ormance V erification T est Records Agilent E4404B Per formance V erificatio n T est Recor d –76 –0.4 dB (86)__ ____ __ 0. 4 dB ± 0.083 dB –80 –0.4 dB (87)___ _____ 0. 4 dB ± 0.08 9 dB Linear Fid elity , Res BW ≥ 1 kH z dB from Ref Level –4 –2.0% (93) _______ _ 2.0% ± 0.064% –8 –2.0% (94) _______ _ 2.0% ± 0[...]

Chapter 3 505 P erf or mance V eri fication T est Records Agilent E4404B P erfor mance V erification T est Record –24 –0.66 dB (108)_ ______ _ 0.66 dB ± 0.074 dB –28 –0.72 dB (109)_ ______ _ 0.72 dB ± 0.073 dB –32 –0.78 dB (110)_ ______ _ 0.78 dB ± 0.077 dB –36 –0.84 dB (111)_ ______ _ 0.84 dB ± 0.075 dB –40 –0.90 dB (112)_ [...]

506 Chapter 3 P erf ormance V erification T est Records Agilent E4404B Per formance V erificatio n T est Recor d 55 dB –0.65 dB (1 1)___ _____ 0.65 d B ± 0.099 d B 60 dB –0.70 dB (1 2)___ _____ 0.70 d B ± 0.100 d B 65 dB –0.75 dB (1 3)___ _____ 0.75 d B ± 0.111 d B 15. Reference Level Accurac y Log , Res BW ≥ 1 kHz Reference Level –10 [...]

Chapter 3 507 P erf or mance V eri fication T est Records Agilent E4404B P erfor mance V erification T est Record Log , Res BW ≤ 300 Hz (Option 1DR onl y) Reference Level –10 dBm – 0.3 dB (1 7)_____ ___ 0.3 dB ± 0.09 1 dB 0 dBm –0.3 dB (18)__ ____ __ 0. 3 dB ± 0.100 dB –30 dBm –0.3 dB (19)___ _____ 0.3 dB ± 0.09 2 dB –40 dBm –0.3[...]

508 Chapter 3 P erf ormance V erification T est Records Agilent E4404B Per formance V erificatio n T est Recor d 10 kHz – 0.3 dB (3 )________ 0. 3 dB ± 0.048 dB 30 kHz – 0.3 dB (4 )________ 0. 3 dB ± 0.048 dB 100 kHz – 0.3 dB (5)__ ______ 0.3 dB ± 0.048 dB 120 kHz – 0.3 dB (6)__ ______ 0.3 dB ± 0.048 dB 300 kHz – 0.3 dB (7)__ ______ 0[...]

Chapter 3 509 P erf or mance V eri fication T est Records Agilent E4404B P erfor mance V erification T est Record 0 dBm R eferen ce Lev el 0 dB m input –0.54 dB (1) ________ 0. 54 dB ± 0.234 d B –10 d Bm input – 0.54 dB (2)__ ______ 0.54 d B ± 0.115 dB –20 d Bm input – 0.54 dB (3)__ ______ 0.54 d B ± 0.110 dB –30 d Bm input – 0.54 [...]

510 Chapter 3 P erf ormance V erification T est Records Agilent E4404B Per formance V erificatio n T est Recor d 10 kHz 8.5 kHz (7)_____ ___ 11.5 kHz ± 220 Hz 3 kH z 2 .55 kHz (8) _____ ___ 3.45 kHz ± 66 Hz 1 kHz 850 H z (9)________ 1. 15 kHz ± 22 Hz 120 kH z 96 kHz (10)_ ______ _ 144 kHz ± 2.17 kH z 9 kHz 7.2 kH z (11)_ _______ 1 0.8 kHz ± 16[...]

Chapter 3 511 P erf or mance V eri fication T est Records Agilent E4404B P erfor mance V erification T est Record Peak-to-Peak Re spon se (6 )____ ____ 2. 6 dB ± 0.39 d B ac Cou ple d Band 0 (100 kHz to 3.0 GH z) Maxi mum Respo nse (10)___ _____ 0.5 d B ± 0.11 dB Minimum Response –0.5 dB (11)________ ± 0.11 dB Peak-to-Peak Resp onse (12)______[...]

512 Chapter 3 P erf ormance V erification T est Records Agilent E4404B Per formance V erificatio n T est Recor d Maxi mum Respo nse (19)___ _____ 1.5 d B ± 0.39 dB Minimum Response –1.5 dB (20)________ ± 0.39 dB P eak -to-Peak Respo nse (2 1)_____ ___ 2.6 d B ± 0.39 dB 0 to 5 5 ° C Non-Option UKB dc Coupled Band 0 (9 kHz to 3.0 GHz) Maximum R[...]

Chapter 3 513 P erf or mance V eri fication T est Records Agilent E4404B P erfor mance V erification T est Record ac Cou ple d Band 0 (100 kHz to 3.0 GH z) Maxi mum Respo nse (10)___ _____ 1.0 d B ± 0.11 dB Minimum Response –1.0 dB (11)________ ± 0.11 dB P eak -to-Peak Respo nse (1 2)_____ ___ 2.0 d B ± 0.11 dB ac Cou ple d Band 0A (800 MHz t [...]

514 Chapter 3 P erf ormance V erification T est Records Agilent E4404B Per formance V erificatio n T est Recor d P eak -to-Peak Respo nse (2 1)_____ ___ 3.0 d B ± 0.39 dB 27. Frequency Res ponse (Prea mp On) (Option 1DS Onl y) Note: Enter data in the app ropri ate se ctio n below depend ing up on the amb ient te mperatu re at whic h the tes t wa s[...]

Chapter 3 515 P erf or mance V eri fication T est Records Agilent E4404B P erfor mance V erification T est Record 0 to 5 5 ° C Band 0 (1 MHz to 3.0 GHz) Maximum Response (1)________ 2.0 dB ± 0.28 d B Minimum Response –2.0 dB (2)______ __ ± 0.28 d B Peak-to-Peak Re spon se (3 )____ ____ 4. 0 dB ± 0.28 d B Band 0A (800 MHz t o 1.0 GHz) (serial [...]

516 Chapter 3 P erf ormance V erification T est Records Agilent E4404B Per formance V erificatio n T est Recor d 2.0 G Hz 5600 .0 MHz (5)__ ______ –8 0 dBc ± .891 dB 2.0 G Hz 6242 .8 MHz (6)__ ______ –8 0 dBc ± .891 dB 4.0 G Hz 4042 .8 MHz (7)__ ______ –6 5 dBc ± .891 dB 4.0 G Hz 4642.8 M Hz (8)__ ______ –65 d Bc ± .891 d B 4.0 G Hz 374[...]

Chapter 3 517 P erf or mance V eri fication T est Records Agilent E4404B P erfor mance V erification T est Record 10 MHz to 1 GHz (1)________ –1 16 dBm ± 1.23 dB 1 G Hz to 2 G Hz (2 )________ –1 16 dBm ± 1.23 d B 2 G Hz to 3 G Hz (3 )________ –1 12 dBm ± 1.23 d B 3 G Hz to 6 G Hz (4 )________ –1 12 dBm ± 1.23 d B 6 G Hz to 6.7 GHz (5)__[...]

518 Chapter 3 P erf ormance V erification T est Records Agilent E4404B Per formance V erificatio n T est Recor d 10 Hz RBW , Preamp On, 20 to 30 ° C 10 MHz to 1 GHz (20)______ __ –151 d Bm ± 1.23 dB 1 G Hz to 2 G Hz (2 1)______ __ –151 d Bm ± 1.23 dB 2 G Hz to 3 G Hz (2 2)______ __ –149 d Bm ± 1.23 dB 39. Residual Response s 150 kHz t o 6[...]

Chapter 3 519 P erf or mance V eri fication T est Records Agilent E4404B P erfor mance V erification T est Record –2 dB –0.2 dB (1 0)___ _____ 0.2 d B ± 0.008 dB –3 dB –0.2 dB (1 1)___ _____ 0.2 d B ± 0.008 dB –5 dB –0.2 dB (1 2)___ _____ 0.2 d B ± 0.008 dB –6 dB –0.2 dB (1 3)___ _____ 0.2 d B ± 0.008 dB –7 dB –0.2 dB (1 4)_[...]

520 Chapter 3 P erf ormance V erification T est Records Agilent E4404B Per formance V erificatio n T est Recor d 46. Tracking Generator Harmonic Spurious Outp uts (Option 1DN onl y) 2 nd Harmon ic, <20 kHz (1)______ __ –15 dBc ± 2.6 dB 2 nd Harmon ic, ≥ 20 kHz (2)_ _______ –25 dBc ± 2.6 dB 3 rd Harmonic, <20 k Hz (3)_ _______ –15 dB[...]

Chapter 3 521 P erf or mance V eri fication T est Records Agilent E4404B P erfor mance V erification T est Record 65 ms Ga te Le ngth 64.993 ms (4)_ _______ 65.00 7 ms ± 647 n s 51. Gate Mode Additional Amplitud e Error (Option 1D6 on ly) Amplit ude Error – 0.2 dB (1) ________ 0.2 d B ± 0.02 3 dB 58. GSM Phase and Frequency Error (Option BAH an[...]

522 Chapter 3 P erf ormance V erification T est Records Agilent E4404B Per formance V erificatio n T est Recor d −2 5 dBm – 0.74 dB (9) ________ 0. 74 dB ± 0.161 d B − 45 dBm – 0.71 dB (1 0)_____ ___ 0.71 dB ± 0.152 dB − 55 dBm –0.79 dB (11)__ ______ 0. 79 dB ± 0.152 d B − 70 dBm – 0.91 dB (1 2)_____ ___ 0.91 dB ± 0.161 dB GSM T[...]

Chapter 3 523 P erf or mance V eri fication T est Records Agilent E4404B P erfor mance V erification T est Record − 40 dBm – 1.46 dB (2 5)_____ ___ 1.46 dB ± 0.161 dB − 60 dBm – 1.46 dB (2 6)_____ ___ 1.46 dB ± 0.161 dB − 70 dBm – 1.46 dB (2 7)_____ ___ 1.46 dB ± 0.161 dB − 80 dBm – 1.46 dB (2 8)_____ ___ 1.46 dB ± 0.161 dB − [...]

524 Chapter 3 P erf ormance V erification T est Records Agilent E4404B Per formance V erificatio n T est Recor d −70 dBm –1.88 dB (43) ______ __ 1. 88 dB ± 0.16 1 dB −80 dBm –1.88 dB (44) ______ __ 1. 88 dB ± 0.16 1 dB − 90 dBm – 2.95 dB (4 5)_____ ___ 2.95 dB ± 0.161 dB − 100 dBm – 2.95 dB (4 6)_____ ___ 2.95 dB ± 0.161 dB T ab[...]

Chapter 3 525 P erf or mance V eri fication T est Records Agilent E4405B P erfor mance V erification T est Record Agilen t E4405B P erforma nce V erifica tion Te s t R e c o r d T ests for t he Agilent E4405B o nly are inc luded in t his test record, therefor e not all t est numbers ar e incl uded. T able 3- 9 Agilent E 4405B P erformance V e rifi [...]

526 Chapter 3 P erf ormance V erification T est Records Agilent E4405B Per formance V erificatio n T est Recor d P ower Spl itter ______ _____ _________ __ ___________ 50 Ω T ermin ation ______ _____ _________ __ ________ ___ 1 dB Step A ttenuator _________ __ ___________ ___________ 10 d B Step Attenuat or ______ _____ _________ __ ___________ O[...]

Chapter 3 527 P erf or mance V eri fication T est Records Agilent E4405B P erfor mance V erification T est Record 1500 M Hz 1 MHz 1499 .991 MHz (3)____ ____ 1500.0 09 MHz ± 0 Hz 4000 M Hz 2 0 MHz 3999 .83 MHz (4)____ ____ 4000.1 7 MHz ± 0 H z 4000 M Hz 1 0 MHz 3999 .91 MHz (5)____ ____ 4000.0 9 MHz ± 0 H z 4000 M Hz 1 MHz 3999 .991 MHz (6)____ _[...]

528 Chapter 3 P erf ormance V erification T est Records Agilent E4405B Per formance V erificatio n T est Recor d Center Freq Span 1500 M Hz 20 MHz 1499.999 999 MHz (16)___ _____ 1500.0 00001 MHz ± 0 Hz 1500 M Hz 1 MHz 1499 .999999 MHz (17)___ _____ 1500.0 00001 MHz ± 0 Hz 4000 M Hz 20 MHz 3999.999 999 MHz (18)___ _____ 4000.0 00001 MHz ± 0 Hz 40[...]

Chapter 3 529 P erf or mance V eri fication T est Records Agilent E4405B P erfor mance V erification T est Record 20 k Hz ( 2)__ ______ –100 dBc/ Hz ± 2.44 dB 30 k Hz ( 3)__ ______ –106 dBc/ Hz ± 2.44 dB (Serial Prefix ≥ US4510, SG4510 or MY4510, Option 1D R) 10 k Hz ( 1)_____ ___ –98 dBc/Hz ± 2.44 dB 20 k Hz ( 2)__ ______ –104 dBc/ Hz[...]

530 Chapter 3 P erf ormance V erification T est Records Agilent E4405B Per formance V erificatio n T est Recor d 10 M Hz (4)________ –1 37 dBc/Hz ± 2.44 d B 9. System-Related Sidebands Offset from 500 M Hz signal 30 kHz t o 230 kHz ( 1)__ ______ –65 dBc ± 1.30 dB –30 kHz to –23 0 kHz (2)____ ____ –65 d Bc ± 1.30 dB 10. Residual FM 1 kH[...]

Chapter 3 531 P erf or mance V eri fication T est Records Agilent E4405B P erfor mance V erification T est Record Cumulative Lo g Fidelit y , Res BW ≥ 1 kH z dB from Ref Level –4 –0.30 dB (1)______ __ 0 .30 dB ± 0.082 dB –8 –0. 30 dB (2)_ ______ _ 0.3 0 dB ± 0.07 8 dB –12 –0.40 d B (3 )_____ ___ 0.40 d B ± 0.075 dB –16 –0.40 d [...]

532 Chapter 3 P erf ormance V erification T est Records Agilent E4405B Per formance V erificatio n T est Recor d Incremental Log Fidelity , Res BW ≥ 1 kH z dB from Ref Level –4 – 0.4 dB (22) ______ __ 0. 4 dB ± 0.082 dB –8 – 0.4 dB (23) ______ __ 0. 4 dB ± 0.078 dB –12 –0.4 dB (24)___ _____ 0. 4 dB ± 0.07 5 dB –16 –0.4 dB (25)_[...]

Chapter 3 533 P erf or mance V eri fication T est Records Agilent E4405B P erfor mance V erification T est Record –4 – 0.34 dB (4 3)_____ ___ 0.34 d B ± 0.082 dB –8 – 0.38 d B (4 4)___ _____ 0.38 d B ± 0.078 d B –12 –0.42 d B (4 5)___ _____ 0.42 d B ± 0.075 d B –16 –0.46 d B (4 6)___ _____ 0.46 d B ± 0.073 d B –20 –0.50 d B [...]

534 Chapter 3 P erf ormance V erification T est Records Agilent E4405B Per formance V erificatio n T est Recor d Incremental Log Fidelity , Res BW ≤ 300 Hz (Option 1DR onl y) dB from Ref Level –4 – 0.4 dB (68) ______ __ 0. 4 dB ± 0.082 dB –8 – 0.4 dB (69) ______ __ 0. 4 dB ± 0.078 dB –12 –0.4 dB (70)___ _____ 0. 4 dB ± 0.07 5 dB ?[...]

Chapter 3 535 P erf or mance V eri fication T est Records Agilent E4405B P erfor mance V erification T est Record –4 –2.0% (93) _______ _ 2.0% ± 0.064% –8 –2.0% (94) _______ _ 2.0% ± 0.064% –12 –2.0% (9 5)___ _____ 2. 0% ± 0.06 4% –16 –2.0% (96) ________ 2.0% ± 0.064% –20 –2.0% (9 7)___ _____ 2. 0% ± 0.06 3% Linear Fid elit[...]

536 Chapter 3 P erf ormance V erification T est Records Agilent E4405B Per formance V erificatio n T est Recor d –40 –0.90 dB (112)_ ______ _ 0.90 dB ± 0.08 1 dB –44 –0.96 dB (113)_ ______ _ 0.96 dB ± 0.07 7 dB –48 –1.02 dB (114)_ ______ _ 1.02 dB ± 0.07 6 dB –52 –1.08 dB (115)_ ______ _ 1.08 dB ± 0.08 0 dB –56 –1.14 dB (116[...]

Chapter 3 537 P erf or mance V eri fication T est Records Agilent E4405B P erfor mance V erification T est Record 15. Reference Level Accurac y Log , Res BW ≥ 1 kHz Reference Level –10 dBm – 0.3 dB (1 )_______ _ 0.3 dB ± 0.09 1 dB 0 dBm –0.3 dB (2)____ ____ 0. 3 dB ± 0.100 dB –30 dBm – 0.3 dB (3 )_______ _ 0.3 dB ± 0.09 2 dB –40 dB[...]

538 Chapter 3 P erf ormance V erification T est Records Agilent E4405B Per formance V erificatio n T est Recor d 0 dBm –0.3 dB (18)__ ____ __ 0. 3 dB ± 0.100 dB –30 dBm – 0.3 dB (1 9)_____ ___ 0.3 dB ± 0.09 2 dB –40 dBm – 0.3 dB (2 0)_____ ___ 0.3 dB ± 0.09 4 dB –50 dBm – 0.5 dB (2 1)_____ ___ 0.5 dB ± 0.09 5 dB –60 dBm – 0.5 [...]

Chapter 3 539 P erf or mance V eri fication T est Records Agilent E4405B P erfor mance V erification T est Record 120 kHz – 0.3 dB (6) ________ 0. 3 dB ± 0.04 8 dB 300 kHz – 0.3 dB (7) ________ 0. 3 dB ± 0.04 8 dB 1 MHz –0.3 dB (8 )_____ ___ 0.3 dB ± 0.04 8 dB 3 MHz –0.3 dB (9 )_____ ___ 0.3 dB ± 0.04 8 dB 5 MHz –0.6 dB (1 0)___ _____[...]

540 Chapter 3 P erf ormance V erification T est Records Agilent E4405B Per formance V erificatio n T est Recor d –10 d Bm input –0.54 dB (2)_____ ___ 0.54 dB ± 0.11 5 dB –20 d Bm input –0.54 dB (3)_____ ___ 0.54 dB ± 0.11 0 dB –30 d Bm input –0.54 dB (4)_____ ___ 0.54 dB ± 0.10 9 dB –40 d Bm input –0.54 dB (5)_____ ___ 0.54 dB ±[...]

Chapter 3 541 P erf or mance V eri fication T est Records Agilent E4405B P erfor mance V erification T est Record 1 kH z 8 50 Hz (9)_____ ___ 1.15 k Hz ± 22 H z 120 kH z 96 kHz (10)_ ______ _ 144 kHz ± 2.17 kH z 9 kHz 7.2 kH z (11)_ _______ 1 0.8 kHz ± 163 Hz 24. Frequency Res ponse Note: Enter data in the app ropri ate se ctio n below depend in[...]

542 Chapter 3 P erf ormance V erification T est Records Agilent E4405B Per formance V erificatio n T est Recor d dc Coupled Band 2 (6.7 GHz to 13. 2 GHz) Maximum Response (7)___ _____ 2.0 dB ± 0.40 dB Minimum Response –2.0 dB (8)___ _____ ± 0.40 dB P eak -to-Peak Respon se (9) ________ 3. 6 dB ± 0.40 dB ac Cou ple d Band 0 (100 kHz to 3.0 GH z[...]

Chapter 3 543 P erf or mance V eri fication T est Records Agilent E4405B P erfor mance V erification T est Record Minimum Response –0.5 dB (17)________ ± 0.11 dB P eak -to-Peak Respo nse (1 8)_____ ___ 1.0 d B ± 0.11 dB ac Cou ple d Band 1 (3.0 GHz t o 6.7 GHz) Maxi mum Respo nse (19)___ _____ 1.5 d B ± 0.39 dB Minimum Response –1.5 dB (20)_[...]

544 Chapter 3 P erf ormance V erification T est Records Agilent E4405B Per formance V erificatio n T est Recor d Option UKB dc Coupled Band 0 (100 Hz to 3 .0 GH z) Maximum Response (1)___ _____ 1.0 dB ± 0.19 dB Minimum Response –1.0 dB (2)___ _____ ± 0.19 dB P eak -to-Peak Respon se (3) ________ 2. 0 dB ± 0.19 dB dc Coupled Band 1 (3.0 GHz t o[...]

Chapter 3 545 P erf or mance V eri fication T est Records Agilent E4405B P erfor mance V erification T est Record ac Cou ple d Band 0A (800 MHz t o 1.0 GHz) (serial n umber US394 40327 or g reate r) Maxi mum Respo nse (13)___ _____ 1.0 d B ± 0.11 dB Minimum Response –1.0 dB (14)________ ± 0.11 dB P eak -to-Peak Respo nse (1 5)_____ ___ 2.0 d B [...]

546 Chapter 3 P erf ormance V erification T est Records Agilent E4405B Per formance V erificatio n T est Recor d P eak -to-Peak Respo nse (2 4)_____ ___ 4.0 d B ± 0.40 dB 27. Frequency Res ponse (Prea mp On) (Option 1DS Onl y) Note: Enter data in the app ropri ate se ctio n below depend ing up on the amb ient te mperatu re at whic h the tes t wa s[...]

Chapter 3 547 P erf or mance V eri fication T est Records Agilent E4405B P erfor mance V erification T est Record 0 to 5 5 ° C Band 0 (1 MHz to 3.0 GHz) Maximum Response (1)________ 2.0 dB ± 0.28 d B Minimum Response –2.0 dB (2)______ __ ± 0.28 d B Peak-to-Peak Re spon se (3 )____ ____ 4. 0 dB ± 0.28 d B Band 0A (800 MHz t o 1.0 GHz) (serial [...]

548 Chapter 3 P erf ormance V erification T est Records Agilent E4405B Per formance V erificatio n T est Recor d 2.0 G Hz 5600 .0 MHz (5)__ ______ –8 0 dBc ± .891 dB 2.0 G Hz 6242 .8 MHz (6)__ ______ –8 0 dBc ± .891 dB 4.0 G Hz 4042 .8 MHz (7)__ ______ –6 5 dBc ± .891 dB 4.0 G Hz 4642.8 M Hz (8)__ ______ –65 d Bc ± .891 d B 4.0 G Hz 374[...]

Chapter 3 549 P erf or mance V eri fication T est Records Agilent E4405B P erfor mance V erification T est Record 1403 MH z (3)__ ______ 1.0 dB ± 0.123 dB 2503 MH z (4)__ ______ 1.0 dB ± 0.123 dB 4403 MH z (5)__ ______ 1.0 dB ± 0.123 dB 7603 MH z (6)__ ______ 1.0 dB ± 0.123 dB 37. Displayed Average Noi se Leve l Note: Enter results with preamp [...]

550 Chapter 3 P erf ormance V erification T est Records Agilent E4405B Per formance V erificatio n T est Recor d 10 Hz RBW , Preamp On, 0 to 5 5 ° C 10 MHz to 1 GHz (16)______ __ –150 d Bm ± 1.23 dB 1 G Hz to 2 G Hz (1 7)______ __ –150 d Bm ± 1.23 dB 2 G Hz to 3 G Hz (1 8)______ __ –146 d Bm ± 1.23 dB 1 kHz RBW , Preamp On, 20 to 30 ° C [...]

Chapter 3 551 P erf or mance V eri fication T est Records Agilent E4405B P erfor mance V erification T est Record –2 dB –0.5 dB (2)___ _____ 0.5 dB ± 0.00 8 dB –3 dB –0.5 dB (3)___ _____ 0.5 dB ± 0.00 8 dB –5 dB –0.5 dB (4)___ _____ 0.5 dB ± 0.00 8 dB –6 dB –0.5 dB (5)___ _____ 0.5 dB ± 0.00 8 dB –7 dB –0.5 dB (6)___ _____ 0[...]

552 Chapter 3 P erf ormance V erification T est Records Agilent E4405B Per formance V erificatio n T est Recor d Ne g ati ve L eve l F l atn es s, 1 MHz to 10 M Hz –3.0 d B (4)___ _____ ± 0.14 2 dB P osi tive Le vel Fl atness, >10 MHz t o 1.5 GH z (5)___ _____ 2 .0 dB ± 0.142 dB Ne g ati ve L eve l F l atn es s, >10 MHz t o 1.5 GH z –2.[...]

Chapter 3 553 P erf or mance V eri fication T est Records Agilent E4405B P erfor mance V erification T est Record 9 kH z to 2.9 G Hz (1)____ ____ –16 d Bm ± 2.58 dB 2.9 GH z to 3.0 GHz (2)____ ____ –16 d Bm ± 3.03 dB 50. G ate Dela y Accuracy and Gate Length Accurac y (Option 1D6 onl y) Minimum Ga te Delay 499.9 ns (1 )_______ _ 1.5001 µ s ?[...]

554 Chapter 3 P erf ormance V erification T est Records Agilent E4405B Per formance V erificatio n T est Recor d − 5 dBm – 0.82 dB (2 )________ 0. 82 dB ± 0.16 1 dB − 25 dBm – 0.78 dB (3)__ ______ 0.78 d B ± 0.161 dB − 45 dBm – 0.69 dB (4)__ ______ 0.69 d B ± 0.152 dB − 55 dBm – 0.77 dB (5)__ ______ 0.77 d B ± 0.152 dB − 70 dB[...]

Chapter 3 555 P erf or mance V eri fication T est Records Agilent E4405B P erfor mance V erification T est Record − 20 dBm – 0.77 dB (2 0)_____ ___ 0.77 dB ± 0.161 dB −30 dBm –0.70 dB (21) ______ __ 0. 70 dB ± 0.15 6 dB −40 dBm –0.75 dB (22) ______ __ 0. 75 dB ± 0.16 1 dB − 50 dBm – 0.91 dB (2 3)_____ ___ 0.91 dB ± 0.152 dB −6[...]

556 Chapter 3 P erf ormance V erification T est Records Agilent E4405B Per formance V erificatio n T est Recor d − 40 dBm – 1.88 dB (3 5)_____ ___ 1.88 dB ± 0.161 dB − 60 dBm – 1.88 dB (3 6)_____ ___ 1.88 dB ± 0.161 dB − 70 dBm – 1.88 dB (3 7)_____ ___ 1.88 dB ± 0.161 dB − 80 dBm – 1.88 dB (3 8)_____ ___ 1.88 dB ± 0.161 dB − 9[...]

Chapter 3 557 P erf or mance V eri fication T est Records Agilent E4407B P erfor mance V erification T est Record Agilen t E4407B P erforma nce V erifica tion Te s t R e c o r d T ests for t he Agilent E4407B o nly are inc luded in t his test record, therefor e not all t est numbers ar e incl uded. T able 3- 11 E4407B P erforman ce V erificati on T[...]

558 Chapter 3 P erf ormance V erification T est Records Agilent E4407B Per formance V erificatio n T est Recor d P ower Spl itter ______ _____ _________ __ ___________ 50 Ω T ermin ation ______ _____ _________ __ ________ ___ 1 dB Step A ttenuator _________ __ ___________ ___________ 10 d B Step Attenuat or ______ _____ _________ __ ___________ O[...]

Chapter 3 559 P erf or mance V eri fication T est Records Agilent E4407B P erfor mance V erification T est Record 1500 M Hz 1 MHz 1499. 991 MHz (3)___ _____ 1500 .009 MHz ± 0 Hz 4000 M Hz 20 MHz 3999. 83 MHz (4) ______ __ 4000.17 M Hz ± 0 Hz 4000 M Hz 10 MHz 3999. 91 MHz (5) ______ __ 4000.09 M Hz ± 0 Hz 4000 M Hz 1 MHz 3999. 991 MHz (6)___ ____[...]

560 Chapter 3 P erf ormance V erification T est Records Agilent E4407B Per formance V erificatio n T est Recor d 1500 M Hz 1 MHz 1499. 999998 MHz (17)____ ____ 1500 .000002 MHz ± 0 Hz 4000 M Hz 20 MHz 3999. 999998 MHz (18)____ ____ 4000 .000002 MHz ± 0 Hz 4000 M Hz 1 MHz 3999. 999998 MHz (19)____ ____ 4000 .000002 MHz ± 0 Hz 9000 M Hz 20 MHz 899[...]

Chapter 3 561 P erf or mance V eri fication T est Records Agilent E4407B P erfor mance V erification T est Record 9000 M Hz 1 MHz 8999. 999999 MHz (21)____ ____ 9000 .000001 MHz ± 0 Hz 16000 MHz 2 0 MHz 15 999.999999 MHz (22)____ ____ 1600 0.000001 MHz ± 0 Hz 16000 MHz 1 MHz 20999 .999999 MHz (23)____ ____ 2100 0.000001 MHz ± 0 Hz 21000 MHz 2 0 [...]

562 Chapter 3 P erf ormance V erification T est Records Agilent E4407B Per formance V erificatio n T est Recor d (Serial Prefix ≥ US4510, SG4510 or MY45 10, Optio n 1DR) 10 kH z (1) ________ –98 dBc/H z ± 2.44 dB 20 kH z (2)________ –104 dBc/Hz ± 2.44 dB 30 kH z (3)________ –110 dBc/Hz ± 2.44 dB (Serial Prefix ≥ US4510, SG4510 or MY45 [...]

Chapter 3 563 P erf or mance V eri fication T est Records Agilent E4407B P erfor mance V erification T est Record 9. System-Related Sideband s Offset from 500 MH z signal 30 kHz t o 230 kHz (1)_____ ___ –65 dBc ± 1.30 dB –30 kHz t o –23 0 kHz (2)___ _____ –65 d Bc ± 1.30 dB 10. Residual FM 1 kHz Re s BW , ( Non-Opti on 1D5) (1)____ _____ [...]

564 Chapter 3 P erf ormance V erification T est Records Agilent E4407B Per formance V erificatio n T est Recor d Cumulative Log F idelity , Res BW ≥ 1 kHz dB from Ref Level –4 –0 .30 dB (1)___ _____ 0.30 dB ± 0.082 dB –8 –0 .30 dB ( 2)_____ ___ 0.30 dB ± 0.078 d B –12 –0 .40 dB (3)_____ ___ 0.40 dB ± 0.07 5 dB –16 –0 .40 dB (4)[...]

Chapter 3 565 P erf or mance V eri fication T est Records Agilent E4407B P erfor mance V erification T est Record Incremental Log Fidelity , Res BW ≥ 1 kHz dB from Ref Level –4 –0 .4 dB (22)____ ____ 0 .4 dB ± 0.08 2 dB –8 –0 .4 dB (23)____ ____ 0 .4 dB ± 0.07 8 dB –12 –0.4 d B (24)______ __ 0 .4 dB ± 0.07 5 dB –16 –0.4 dB ( 25[...]

566 Chapter 3 P erf ormance V erification T est Records Agilent E4407B Per formance V erificatio n T est Recor d –4 –0.34 dB ( 43)____ ____ 0 .34 dB ± 0.082 dB –8 –0.38 dB ( 44)____ ____ 0 .38 dB ± 0.078 dB –12 –0.42 dB (45)______ __ 0 .42 dB ± 0.075 dB –16 –0.46 dB (46)______ __ 0 .46 dB ± 0.073 dB –20 –0.50 dB (47)______ _[...]

Chapter 3 567 P erf or mance V eri fication T est Records Agilent E4407B P erfor mance V erification T est Record Incremental Log Fidelity , Res BW ≤ 3 00 Hz (Option 1DR onl y) dB from Ref Level –4 –0 .4 dB (68)____ ____ 0 .4 dB ± 0.08 2 dB –8 –0 .4 dB (69)____ ____ 0 .4 dB ± 0.07 8 dB –12 –0.4 d B (70)______ __ 0 .4 dB ± 0.07 5 dB[...]

568 Chapter 3 P erf ormance V erification T est Records Agilent E4407B Per formance V erificatio n T est Recor d –4 –2 .0% (93)_ ______ _ 2.0% ± 0.064% –8 –2 .0% (94)_ ______ _ 2.0% ± 0.064% –12 –2.0% (95)____ ____ 2 .0% ± 0.064% –16 –2.0% (96)____ ____ 2 .0% ± 0.064% –20 –2.0% (97)____ ____ 2 .0% ± 0.063% Linear Fidel ity [...]

Chapter 3 569 P erf or mance V eri fication T est Records Agilent E4407B P erfor mance V erification T est Record –40 –0.90 dB ( 112)____ ____ 0.90 dB ± 0.081 dB –44 –0.96 dB ( 113)____ ____ 0.96 dB ± 0.077 dB –48 –1.02 dB ( 114)____ ____ 1.02 dB ± 0.076 dB –52 –1.08 dB ( 115)____ ____ 1.08 dB ± 0.080 dB –56 –1.14 dB ( 116)_[...]

570 Chapter 3 P erf ormance V erification T est Records Agilent E4407B Per formance V erificatio n T est Recor d 15. Reference Level Accuracy Log , Res B W ≥ 1 kHz Reference Level –10 dBm –0.3 dB (1)________ 0.3 dB ± 0.09 1 dB 0 dBm – 0.3 dB (2)________ 0 .3 dB ± 0.10 0 dB –30 dBm –0.3 dB (3)________ 0.3 dB ± 0.09 2 dB –40 dBm –0[...]

Chapter 3 571 P erf or mance V eri fication T est Records Agilent E4407B P erfor mance V erification T est Record 0 dBm –0.3 dB (18) ______ __ 0. 3 dB ± 0.10 0 dB –30 dBm –0 .3 dB (19)____ ____ 0.3 dB ± 0.092 d B –40 dBm –0 .3 dB (20)____ ____ 0.3 dB ± 0.094 d B –50 dBm –0 .5 dB (21)____ ____ 0.5 dB ± 0.095 d B –60 dBm –0 .5 d[...]

572 Chapter 3 P erf ormance V erification T est Records Agilent E4407B Per formance V erificatio n T est Recor d 120 kHz –0 .3 dB (6)___ _____ 0.3 d B ± 0.048 d B 300 kHz –0 .3 dB (7)___ _____ 0.3 d B ± 0.048 d B 1 MHz –0.3 dB (8)_ ______ _ 0.3 d B ± 0.048 d B 3 MHz –0.3 dB (9)_ ______ _ 0.3 d B ± 0.048 d B 5 MH z –0.6 dB (10)_ _____ [...]

Chapter 3 573 P erf or mance V eri fication T est Records Agilent E4407B P erfor mance V erification T est Record –10 d Bm input –0 .54 dB (2)______ __ 0.54 dB ± 0.115 dB –20 d Bm input –0 .54 dB (3)______ __ 0.54 dB ± 0.110 dB –30 d Bm input –0 .54 dB (4)______ __ 0.54 dB ± 0.109 dB –40 d Bm input –0 .54 dB (5)______ __ 0.54 dB [...]

574 Chapter 3 P erf ormance V erification T est Records Agilent E4407B Per formance V erificatio n T est Recor d 1 kHz 850 Hz (9)____ ____ 1.15 kHz ± 22 H z 120 kHz 96 kHz (10)______ __ 1 44 kHz ± 2.17 kH z 9 kHz 7.2 kHz (11)_____ ___ 10.8 kHz ± 163 Hz 24. Frequency Respons e Note: Enter da ta in the approp riate section below dependi ng upon th[...]

Chapter 3 575 P erf or mance V eri fication T est Records Agilent E4407B P erfor mance V erification T est Record P eak -to-Peak Respon se (6)___ _____ 0.92 dB ± 0.11 dB Non-Option UKB dc Coupled Band 0B (1.7 GHz t o 2.0 GHz) (serial n umber US394 40871 or g reate r) Maximum Response (7)________ 0.46 dB ± 0.11 dB Minimum Response –0.46 dB (8)__[...]

576 Chapter 3 P erf ormance V erification T est Records Agilent E4407B Per formance V erificatio n T est Recor d Mini mum Response –2 .0 dB (17)_______ _ ± 0.59 dB P eak -to-Peak Respon se (18)____ ____ 3.6 dB ± 0.59 d B Option UKB ac Co uple d Band 0 (10 MH z to 3.0 G Hz) Maximum Respon se (19)________ 0. 5 dB ± 0.11 dB Mini mum Response –0[...]

Chapter 3 577 P erf or mance V eri fication T est Records Agilent E4407B P erfor mance V erification T est Record ac Co uple d Band 1 (3.0 GHz t o 6.7 GHz) Maximum Respon se (28)________ 1. 5 dB ± 0.39 dB Mini mum Response –1 .5 dB (29)____ ____ ± 0.39 d B P eak -to-Peak Respon se (30)____ ____ 2.6 dB ± 0.39 d B ac Co uple d Band 2 (6.7 GHz t [...]

578 Chapter 3 P erf ormance V erification T est Records Agilent E4407B Per formance V erificatio n T est Recor d Option UKB dc Coupled Band 0 (100 Hz to 3 .0 GH z) Maxi mum Response (1)___ _____ 1.0 dB ± 0.19 dB Mini mum Response –1 .0 dB (2)________ ± 0.19 dB P eak -to-P eak Re sponse ( 3)______ __ 2.0 dB ± 0.19 dB Non-Option UKB dc Coupled B[...]

Chapter 3 579 P erf or mance V eri fication T est Records Agilent E4407B P erfor mance V erification T est Record Maximum Respon se (10)________ 2. 5 dB ± 0.39 dB Mini mum Response –2 .5 dB (11)____ ____ ± 0.39 d B P eak -to-Peak Respon se (12)____ ____ 3.0 dB ± 0.39 d B dc Coupled Band 2 (6.7 GHz t o 13.2 GHz) Maximum Respon se (13)________ 3[...]

580 Chapter 3 P erf ormance V erification T est Records Agilent E4407B Per formance V erificatio n T est Recor d Option UKB ac Co uple d Band 0A (800 MHz to 1.0 GHz) (serial n umber US394 40871 or g reate r) Maximum Respon se (22)________ 1. 0 dB ± 0.11 dB Mini mum Response –1 .0 dB (23)_______ _ ± 0.11 dB P eak -to-Peak Respon se (24)____ ____[...]

Chapter 3 581 P erf or mance V eri fication T est Records Agilent E4407B P erfor mance V erification T est Record Mini mum Response –3 .0 dB (32)____ ____ ± 0.40 d B P eak -to-Peak Respon se (33)____ ____ 4.0 dB ± 0.40 d B ac Co uple d Band 3 (13.2 GHz to 26. 5 GHz) Maximum Respon se (34)________ 3. 0 dB ± 0.59 dB Mini mum Response –3 .0 dB [...]

582 Chapter 3 P erf ormance V erification T est Records Agilent E4407B Per formance V erificatio n T est Recor d Non-Option UKB dc Coupled Band 0B (1.7 GHz t o 2.0 GHz) (serial n umber US394 40871 or g reate r) Maxi mum Response (7)___ _____ 1.5 dB ± 0.28 dB Mini mum Response –1 .5 dB (8)________ ± 0.28 dB P eak -to-P eak Re sponse ( 9)______ _[...]

Chapter 3 583 P erf or mance V eri fication T est Records Agilent E4407B P erfor mance V erification T est Record Option UKB ac Co uple d Band 0B (1.7 GHz t o 2.0 GHz) (serial n umber US394 40871 or g reate r) Maximum Respon se (16)________ 1. 5 dB ± 0.28 dB Mini mum Response –1 .5 dB (17)____ ____ ± 0.28 d B P eak -to-Peak Respon se (18)____ _[...]

584 Chapter 3 P erf ormance V erification T est Records Agilent E4407B Per formance V erificatio n T est Recor d Non-Option UKB dc Coupled Band 0B (1.7 GHz t o 2.0 GHz) (serial n umber US394 40871 or g reate r) Maxi mum Response (7)___ _____ 2.0 dB ± 0.28 dB Mini mum Response –2 .0 dB (8)________ ± 0.28 dB P eak -to-P eak Re sponse ( 9)______ _[...]

Chapter 3 585 P erf or mance V eri fication T est Records Agilent E4407B P erfor mance V erification T est Record Option UKB ac Co uple d Band 0B (1.7 GHz t o 2.0 GHz) (serial n umber US394 40871 or g reate r) Maximum Respon se (16)________ 2. 0 dB ± 0.28 dB Mini mum Response –2 .0 dB (17)____ ____ ± 0.28 d B P eak -to-Peak Respon se (18)____ _[...]

586 Chapter 3 P erf ormance V erification T est Records Agilent E4407B Per formance V erificatio n T est Recor d 15.0 G Hz 1883 0.35 MHz (17)_______ _ –65 dBc ± .891 d B 15.0 G Hz 415 1.75 MHz (18)________ –80 dB c ± .891 dB 21.0 G Hz 2104 2.8 MHz (19)_______ _ –65 d Bc ± .971 dB 21.0 G Hz 21642.8 M Hz (20)_______ _ –65 dBc ± .971 d B 2[...]

Chapter 3 587 P erf or mance V eri fication T est Records Agilent E4407B P erfor mance V erification T est Record 1400 3 MHz (7)__ ____ __ 1.0 dB ± 0.12 3 dB 38. Displayed A verage Noise Level Note: En ter re sults with pr eamp o n in the appro priate s ection based upo n the ambien t temp eratur e when the test was perf ormed . 1 kHz RBW , Preamp[...]

588 Chapter 3 P erf ormance V erification T est Records Agilent E4407B Per formance V erificatio n T est Recor d 10 MHz to 1 GHz (18)___ _____ –150 dBm ± 1.23 dB 1 G Hz to 2 G Hz (19)________ –150 dBm ± 1.23 dB 2 G Hz to 3 G Hz (20)________ –146 dBm ± 1.23 dB 1kHz RBW , Pre amp On, 20 t o 30 ° C 10 MHz to 1 GHz (21)___ _____ –132 dBm ±[...]

Chapter 3 589 P erf or mance V eri fication T est Records Agilent E4407B P erfor mance V erification T est Record –5 dB –0.5 dB (4)________ 0.5 d B ± 0.008 d B –6 dB –0.5 dB (5)________ 0.5 d B ± 0.008 d B –7 dB –0.5 dB (6)________ 0.5 d B ± 0.008 d B –8 dB –0.5 dB (7)________ 0.5 d B ± 0.008 d B –9 dB –0.5 dB (8)________ 0.[...]

590 Chapter 3 P erf ormance V erification T est Records Agilent E4407B Per formance V erificatio n T est Recor d P osi tive Le vel Fl atness, >10 MH z to 1. 5 GHz (5)____ ____ 2.0 dB ± 0.14 2 dB Ne g ati ve L eve l F l atn es s, >10 MH z to 1. 5 GHz –2.0 dB (6)_______ _ ± 0.14 2 dB P osi tive Le vel Fl atness, >1.5 GHz (7)____ ____ 2.0[...]

Chapter 3 591 P erf or mance V eri fication T est Records Agilent E4407B P erfor mance V erification T est Record 50. Gate Delay and Gate Length Accur acy (Option 1D6 on ly) Minimum Gate Delay 499.9 ns (1)________ 1.5001 µ s ± 549 ps Maximum Gate Delay 499.9 ns (2)________ 1.5001 µ s ± 549 ps 1 µ s Gate Le ngth 49 9.9 ns (3)___ _____ 1 .5001 ?[...]

592 Chapter 3 P erf ormance V erification T est Records Agilent E4407B Per formance V erificatio n T est Recor d 6.9 GHz 13 .0 dBm (13)____ ____ 1 7.5 dBm ± 0.16 d B 7.1 GHz 13 .0 dBm (14)____ ____ 1 7.5 dBm ± 0.16 d B 0 to 5 5 ° C First L O Frequen cy 2.9 GH z 15.0 dBm (1)__ ____ __ 17.5 dBm ± 0.16 dB 3.3 GH z 15.0 dBm (2)__ ____ __ 17.5 dBm ?[...]

Chapter 3 593 P erf or mance V eri fication T est Records Agilent E4407B P erfor mance V erification T est Record 58. GSM Phase and Frequency Error (Option BAH and B7E) P eak P hase Error –2.1 De g (1) ______ __ 2.1 De g 0.5 2 Deg RMS Ph ase Error –1. 1 Deg (2)______ __ 1.1 De g 0.0 00063 De g Freque ncy Error –10 Hz (3)____ ____ 10 Hz ± 0.0[...]

594 Chapter 3 P erf ormance V erification T est Records Agilent E4407B Per formance V erificatio n T est Recor d GSM Transmit P ower Accuracy (Option BAH onl y) GSM Band Input Amplitu de 15 dBm –0.94 dB (13)______ __ 0 .94 dB ± 0.173 dB − 20 dBm –0 .94 dB (14)____ ____ 0 .94 dB ± 0.161 d B − 30 dBm –0 .80 dB (15)____ ____ 0 .80 dB ± 0.[...]

Chapter 3 595 P erf or mance V eri fication T est Records Agilent E4407B P erfor mance V erification T est Record − 85 dBm –1 .56 dB (29)____ ____ 1 .56 dB ± 0.152 d B PCS Ba nd Input Amplitu de − 40 dBm –1 .45 dB (30)____ ____ 1 .45 dB ± 0.161 d B − 60 dBm –1 .45 dB (31)____ ____ 1 .45 dB ± 0.161 d B − 70 dBm –1 .45 dB (32)____ [...]

596 Chapter 3 P erf ormance V erification T est Records Agilent E4408B Per formance V erificatio n T est Recor d Agilent E4408B P erformanc e V erification T est Record T ests for th e Agilent E4408B o nly are inc luded in t his test record, therefor e not all t est numbers ar e incl uded. T able 3- 13 Agilent E4408B P erformance V erification T es[...]

Chapter 3 597 P erf or mance V eri fication T est Records Agilent E4408B P erfor mance V erification T est Record 1 dB Step A ttenuator _________ __ ___________ ___________ 10 d B Step Attenuat or ______ _____ _________ __ ___________ Microwa ve Spectrum Analyzer (Option 1DN onl y) _________ __ ___________ __ _________ Notes/ comments: ____________[...]

598 Chapter 3 P erf ormance V erification T est Records Agilent E4408B Per formance V erificatio n T est Recor d 16000 M Hz 2 0 MHz 1599 9.83 MHz (10)__ _____ _ 16000.1 7 MHz ± 0 Hz 16000 M Hz 1 0 MHz 1599 9.91 MHz (11)__ _____ _ 16000.0 9 MHz ± 0 Hz 16000 M Hz 1 MHz 15999.99 1 MHz (12)__ _____ _ 16000.0 09 MHz ± 0 Hz 21000 M Hz 2 0 MHz 2099 9.8[...]

Chapter 3 599 P erf or mance V eri fication T est Records Agilent E4408B P erfor mance V erification T est Record 16000 MHz 1 MHz 2099 9.999995 MHz (23)__ ______ 21000.0 00005 MHz ± 0 Hz 21000 MHz 2 0 MHz 2 0999.99999 5 MHz (24)__ ______ 21000.0 00005 MHz ± 0 Hz 21000 MHz 1 MHz 2099 9.999995 MHz (25)__ ______ 21000.0 00005 MHz ± 0 Hz Firmware Re[...]

600 Chapter 3 P erf ormance V erification T est Records Agilent E4408B Per formance V erificatio n T est Recor d Span Start Freq 3000 M Hz 0 Hz 2370 MH z (1)______ __ 2430 MHz ± 6.12 MH z 100 MH z 10 M Hz 79 M Hz (2) _______ _ 81 MHz ± 204 kHz 100 kHz 10 M Hz 79 kH z (3)____ ____ 81 kHz ± 204 Hz 100 MH z 800 M Hz 79 MHz (4)___ _____ 81 MH z ± 2[...]

Chapter 3 601 P erf or mance V eri fication T est Records Agilent E4408B P erfor mance V erification T est Record 1 s – 1.0% (4)___ _____ ± 1.0% ± 0.16% 10 s –1.0% (5)___ _____ ± 1.0% ± 0.16% 12. Display Sca le Fide lity Cumulative Lo g Fidelit y , Res BW ≥ 1 kH z dB from Ref Level –4 –0. 34 dB (1)_____ ___ 0.34 dB ± 0.082 dB –8 ?[...]

602 Chapter 3 P erf ormance V erification T est Records Agilent E4408B Per formance V erificatio n T est Recor d –84 –1.14 dB (21)___ _____ 1 .14 dB ± 0.086 dB Incremental Log Fidelity , Res BW ≥ 1 kH z dB from Ref Level –4 –0.4 dB (2 2)______ __ 0. 4 dB ± 0.08 2 dB –8 –0.4 dB (2 3)______ __ 0. 4 dB ± 0.07 8 dB –12 –0.4 dB (24 [...]

Chapter 3 603 P erf or mance V eri fication T est Records Agilent E4408B P erfor mance V erification T est Record Cumulative Lo g Fidelit y , Res BW ≤ 300 Hz (Option 1DR onl y) dB from Ref Level –4 –0. 34 dB (43)____ ____ 0. 34 dB ± 0.08 2 dB –8 –0. 38 dB (44)____ ____ 0. 38 dB ± 0.07 8 dB –12 –0.42 dB (45)___ _____ 0 .42 dB ± 0.07[...]

604 Chapter 3 P erf ormance V erification T est Records Agilent E4408B Per formance V erificatio n T est Recor d –92 –1.22 dB (65)___ _____ 1 .22 dB ± 0.100 d B –96 –1.26 dB (66)___ _____ 1 .26 dB ± 0.099 d B –98 –1.28 dB (67)___ _____ 1 .28 dB ± 0.098 d B Incremental Log Fidelity , Res BW ≤ 300 Hz (Option 1DR onl y) dB from Ref Le[...]

Chapter 3 605 P erf or mance V eri fication T est Records Agilent E4408B P erfor mance V erification T est Record –80 –0.4 dB (87)__ ______ 0.4 dB ± 0.08 9 dB Linear Fid elity , Res BW ≥ 1 kH z dB from Ref Level –4 –2.0% (93)_ _______ 2 .0% ± 0.064% –8 –2.0% (94)___ _____ 2. 0% ± 0.064% –12 –2.0% ( 95)____ ____ 2.0 % ± 0.06 4%[...]

606 Chapter 3 P erf ormance V erification T est Records Agilent E4408B Per formance V erificatio n T est Recor d –28 –0.72 dB (109) ______ __ 0.72 d B ± 0.073 d B –32 –0.78 dB (11 0)________ 0.78 d B ± 0.077 dB –36 –0.84 dB (11 1)________ 0.84 d B ± 0.075 dB –40 –0.90 dB (11 2)________ 0.90 d B ± 0.081 dB –44 –0.96 dB (11 3)[...]

Chapter 3 607 P erf or mance V eri fication T est Records Agilent E4408B P erfor mance V erification T est Record 60 dB –0.70 dB (12)___ _____ 0 .70 dB ± 0.100 dB 65 dB –0.75 dB (13)___ _____ 0 .75 dB ± 0.111 dB 15. Reference Level Accurac y Log Reference Level –10 dBm –0.3 dB (1)___ _____ 0.3 dB ± 0.091 dB 0 dBm –0.3 dB (2)_ ______ _ [...]

608 Chapter 3 P erf ormance V erification T est Records Agilent E4408B Per formance V erificatio n T est Recor d Resolution Bandwidth 3 kH z – 0.3 dB (1) ____ ____ 0.3 dB ± 0.04 8 dB 9 kH z – 0.3 dB (2) ____ ____ 0.3 dB ± 0.04 8 dB 10 kH z –0.3 dB (3)___ _____ 0.3 d B ± 0.048 dB 30 kH z –0.3 dB (4)___ _____ 0.3 d B ± 0.048 dB 100 kHz ?[...]

Chapter 3 609 P erf or mance V eri fication T est Records Agilent E4408B P erfor mance V erification T est Record –40 d Bm input – 0.6 dB (5) _______ _ 0.6 dB ± 0.109 dB –50 d Bm input – 0.6 dB (6) _______ _ 0.6 dB ± 0.109 dB –20 dBm Reference Level –20 d Bm input – 0.6 dB (7) _______ _ 0.6 dB ± 0.109 dB –30 d Bm input – 0.6 dB[...]

610 Chapter 3 P erf ormance V erification T est Records Agilent E4408B Per formance V erificatio n T est Recor d 24. Frequency Res ponse Note: E nter dat a in the approp riate sectio n belo w depe nding u pon the ambie nt temper ature at which the t est was perf ormed a nd inst alled options . 20 to 30 ° C Band 0 (9 kHz to 3.0 GHz) Maximum Respons[...]

Chapter 3 611 P erf or mance V eri fication T est Records Agilent E4408B P erfor mance V erification T est Record 0 to 5 5 ° C Band 0 (9 kHz to 3.0 GHz Maxi mum Response ( 1)_______ _ 1.0 dB ± 0.19 d B Minimum Response –1.0 dB (2)________ ± 0.19 d B P eak -to-Peak Response (3)____ ____ 2.0 dB ± 0.19 dB Band 1 (3.0 GHz t o 6.7 GHz) Maximum Res[...]

612 Chapter 3 P erf ormance V erification T est Records Agilent E4408B Per formance V erificatio n T est Recor d 2.0 G Hz 2042 .8 MHz (1)_ _______ –65 d Bc ± .891 dB 2.0 G Hz 2642.8 M Hz (2)___ _____ –65 dBc ± .891 dB 2.0 G Hz 1820 .8 MHz (3)_ _______ –65 d Bc ± .891 dB 2.0 G Hz 278. 5 MHz (4)____ ____ –65 dBc ± .891 dB 2.0 G Hz 5600 .0[...]

Chapter 3 613 P erf or mance V eri fication T est Records Agilent E4408B P erfor mance V erification T est Record 8 GHz TOI 5 dBm (4)_____ ___ ± 0.93 d B 300 MH z SHI 30 d Bm (5) ______ __ ± 0.41 dB 900 MH z SHI 40 dBm (6)_ ______ _ ± 0.41 dB 1.55 GH z SHI 70 dBm (7)__ ______ ± 0.41 dB 3.1 GHz S HI 85 dBm (8)__ ______ ± 0.41 dB 34. Gain Compre[...]

614 Chapter 3 P erf ormance V erification T est Records Agilent E4408B Per formance V erificatio n T est Recor d 2 G Hz to 3 G Hz (13)__ ______ –120 dBm ± 1.23 dB 3 G Hz to 6 G Hz (14)__ ______ –120 dBm ± 1.23 dB 6 G Hz to 12 GHz (15)__ ______ –11 8 dBm ± 1.23 dB 12 G Hz to 22 GHz (16)__ ______ –115 dBm ± 1.23 d B 22 G Hz to 26.5 GHz ( [...]

Chapter 3 615 P erf or mance V eri fication T est Records Agilent E4408B P erfor mance V erification T est Record –6 dB –0.2 dB (13)______ __ 0.2 dB ± 0.008 dB –7 dB –0.2 dB (14)______ __ 0.2 dB ± 0.008 dB –8 dB –0.2 dB (15)______ __ 0.2 dB ± 0.008 dB –9 dB –0.2 dB (16)______ __ 0.2 dB ± 0.008 dB –10 dB –0.2 dB (17)___ _____[...]

616 Chapter 3 P erf ormance V erification T est Records Agilent E4408B Per formance V erificatio n T est Recor d 3 rd Harmonic, <20 k Hz (3)__ ______ –15 dBc ± 2.6 dB 3 rd Harmon ic, ≥ 20 kHz (4)________ –25 dBc ± 2.6 dB 48. Tracking Generator Non-Harmonic Spurious Outputs (Option 1DN onl y) Highe st Non-H armon ic Spurious Output Amp li[...]

Chapter 3 617 P erf or mance V eri fication T est Records Agilent E4411B P erfor mance V erification T est Record Agilent E4411B P erformanc e V erification T est Record T ests for t he Agilent E4411B o nly are inc luded in t his test record, therefor e not all t est numbers ar e incl uded. T able 3- 15 Agilent E4411B P erformance V erification T e[...]

618 Chapter 3 P erf ormance V erification T est Records Agilent E4411B Per formance V erificatio n T est Recor d 50 Ω T ermi nation ___ ________ ___________ ___________ Minimum Loss P ad (Option 1 DP only) ______ _____ _________ __ ________ ___ 1 dB Step A ttenuator _________ __ ___________ ___________ 10 d B Step Attenuat or ______ _____ _______[...]

Chapter 3 619 P erf or mance V eri fication T est Records Agilent E4411B P erfor mance V erification T est Record 1490 M Hz 1 MHz 1489 .999998 MHz (5)_____ ___ 1490.0 00002 MHz ± 0 Hz 5. Frequency Sp an Accurac y Span Start Freq 1500 M Hz 0 Hz 1185 MH z (1)____ ____ 1215 M Hz ± 3.06 MHz 100 MH z 10 M Hz 79 M Hz (2) _______ _ 81 MHz ± 204 kHz 100[...]

620 Chapter 3 P erf ormance V erification T est Records Agilent E4411B Per formance V erificatio n T est Recor d Swe ep Time 5 ms –1.0 % (1)___ _____ 1. 0% ± 0.16% 20 ms –1 .0% (2)_ _______ 1.0% ± 0.16% 100 ms –1.0% (3) ________ 1.0% ± 0.16% 1 s – 1.0% (4)_______ _ 1.0% ± 0.16 % 10 s –1.0% (5 )________ 1 .0% ± 0.16 % 12. Display Sca [...]

Chapter 3 621 P erf or mance V eri fication T est Records Agilent E4411B P erfor mance V erification T est Record –68 –0.98 d B (1 7)___ _____ 0.98 d B ± 0.08 0 dB –72 –1.02 d B (1 8)___ _____ 1.02 d B ± 0.08 4 dB –76 –1.06 d B (1 9)___ _____ 1.06 d B ± 0.08 3 dB –80 –1.10 d B (2 0)___ _____ 1.10 d B ± 0.08 9 dB –84 –1.14 d [...]

622 Chapter 3 P erf ormance V erification T est Records Agilent E4411B Per formance V erificatio n T est Recor d –76 – 0.4 dB (4 0)________ 0.4 d B ± 0.08 3 dB –80 –0.4 dB (41) ______ __ 0 .4 dB ± 0.089 d B Cumulative Lo g Fidelity , Res BW ≤ 300 Hz (Option 1DR onl y) dB from Ref Level –4 – 0.34 d B (4 3)___ _____ 0.34 d B ± 0.082 [...]

Chapter 3 623 P erf or mance V eri fication T est Records Agilent E4411B P erfor mance V erification T est Record –84 –1.14 d B (6 3)___ _____ 1.14 d B ± 0.086 d B –88 –1.18 d B (6 4)___ _____ 1.18 d B ± 0.085 d B –92 –1.22 d B (6 5)___ _____ 1.22 d B ± 0.100 d B –96 –1.26 d B (6 6)___ _____ 1.26 d B ± 0.099 d B –98 –1.28 d [...]

624 Chapter 3 P erf ormance V erification T est Records Agilent E4411B Per formance V erificatio n T est Recor d –72 –0.4 dB (85)___ _____ 0. 4 dB ± 0.08 4 dB –76 – 0.4 dB (86)___ _____ 0.4 d B ± 0.08 3 dB –80 –0.4 dB (87)___ _____ 0. 4 dB ± 0.08 9 dB Linear Fid elity , Res BW ≥ 1 kH z dB from Ref Level –4 –2.0% (93) _______ _ [...]

Chapter 3 625 P erf or mance V eri fication T est Records Agilent E4411B P erfor mance V erification T est Record –20 –0.60 dB (107)_ ______ _ 0.60 dB ± 0.078 dB –24 –0.66 dB (108)_ ______ _ 0.66 dB ± 0.074 dB –28 –0.72 dB (109)_ ______ _ 0.72 dB ± 0.073 dB –32 –0.78 dB (110)_ ______ _ 0.78 dB ± 0.077 dB –36 –0.84 dB (111)_ [...]

626 Chapter 3 P erf ormance V erification T est Records Agilent E4411B Per formance V erificatio n T est Recor d 50 dB –0.60 dB (10)__ ______ 0.60 dB ± 0.09 5 dB 55 dB –0.65 dB (11)__ ______ 0.65 dB ± 0.09 9 dB 60 dB –0.70 dB (12)__ ______ 0.70 dB ± 0.10 0 dB 14. Reference Level Accurac y Log Reference Level 50 Ω (dBm) 7 5 Ω (dBmV) –[...]

Chapter 3 627 P erf or mance V eri fication T est Records Agilent E4411B P erfor mance V erification T est Record 16. Resolution Bandwidth Switching Uncerta inty Resolution Bandwidth 3 kH z – 0.3 dB (1) _______ _ 0.3 dB ± 0.048 dB 9 kH z – 0.3 dB (2) _______ _ 0.3 dB ± 0.048 dB 10 kH z –0.3 dB (3)_____ ___ 0.3 d B ± 0.04 8 dB 30 kH z –0.[...]

628 Chapter 3 P erf ormance V erification T est Records Agilent E4411B Per formance V erificatio n T est Recor d –30 d Bm input –0.6 dB (4)_____ ___ 0.6 dB ± 0.109 dB –40 d Bm input –0.6 dB (5)_____ ___ 0.6 dB ± 0.109 dB –50 d Bm input –0.6 dB (6)_____ ___ 0.6 dB ± 0.109 dB –20 dBm Reference Level –20 d Bm input –0.6 dB (7)____[...]

Chapter 3 629 P erf or mance V eri fication T est Records Agilent E4411B P erfor mance V erification T est Record 9 kHz 7.2 kH z (11)_ _______ 10.8 kH z ± 163 Hz 22. Frequency Respons e Note: Enter data in the appr opri ate sec tion below d ependi ng up on the ambi ent temperatu re at whic h the test w as performed and insta lled option s. 20 to 3[...]

630 Chapter 3 P erf ormance V erification T est Records Agilent E4411B Per formance V erificatio n T est Recor d Minimum Response –1.0 dB (2)___ _____ ± 0.11 dB P eak -to-Peak Respon se (3) ________ 2. 0 dB ± 0.11 dB 28. Other Input-Related Spurious Responses Input Frequency 542. 8 MHz (1) _______ _ –65 dBc ± .889 dB 510. 7 MHz (2)__ ______ [...]

Chapter 3 631 P erf or mance V eri fication T est Records Agilent E4411B P erfor mance V erification T est Record 50 Ω , 100 Hz RBW 400 kHz (11)_____ ___ –1 23 dBm ± 1.23 d B 1 M Hz to 10 MHz (12)________ –123 dBm ± 1.23 dB 10 M Hz to 500 MHz (13)______ __ –1 27 dBm ± 1.23 dB 500 MHz to 1 GHz (14) ______ __ –125 d Bm ± 1.23 dB 1 G Hz [...]

632 Chapter 3 P erf ormance V erification T est Records Agilent E4411B Per formance V erificatio n T est Recor d Negative V ernier Accuracy –0.75 dB (3)______ __ ± 0.008 dB P ower Sweep Accuracy (4)_ _______ 1.5 dB ± 0.008 d B 75 Ω (O ption 1DQ) Absolute Amplitud e Accuracy –1.5 d B (1)___ _____ 1.5 dB ± 0.09 6 dB P ositive V ernier Accura[...]

Chapter 3 633 P erf or mance V eri fication T est Records Agilent E4411B P erfor mance V erification T est Record P osi tive Le vel Fl atness, >10 MHz (5) ____ ____ 2 .0 d B ± 0.19 dB Ne g ati ve L eve l F l atn es s, >10 MHz –2. 0 dB (6 )__ ___ ___ ± 0.19 dB 45. Tracking Generator Harmonic Spurious Outpu ts (Opti on 1DN or Option 1DQ o n[...]

634 Chapter 3 P erf ormance V erification T est Records Agilent E4411B Per formance V erificatio n T est Recor d[...]

635 4 If Y ou Have a Problem This chapte r includes inform ation on how to check for a problem with your Agilent ESA Series Spe ctrum Analyzer , and how to return it for service . It al so includes descriptio ns of the t ypes of built-in messages .[...]

636 Chapter 4 If Y ou Hav e a Problem What Y ou’ll F ind in This Chapter What Y ou’ll Find in This Chapter This chapte r includes inform ation on how to check for a pro blem with your Agilent ESA Series Spe ctrum Analyzer , and how to return it for service . It also includes descriptions of all of the analyzer built-in messages. Y our analyzer [...]

Chapter 4 637 If Y ou Have a P roblem Before Y ou Call Agilent T echnolo gies Before Y ou Call Agilent T echnologies Check the Basics A problem can often be reso lved by repeating the procedure you we re following when the problem occur red. Before calling Agilent T echnologies or retu rning the analyzer for serv ice, please make the follo wing che[...]

638 Chapter 4 If Y ou Hav e a Problem Before Y ou Call Agilent T echnologies chapt er . ❏ If the equ ipment to perf orm the performance verif ication tes ts is not availa ble, you may still be able to perfor m the functional chec ks in the Agil ent ESA S eries S pectrum Ana lyzers User ’ s Gu ide . Read the W arranty The war ranty for your anal[...]

Chapter 4 639 If Y ou Have a P roblem Before Y ou Call Agilent T echnolo gies T able 4-1 Agilent T echnologies Sales and Service O ffices UNITED STA TES Instrume nt Support Center Agilen t T echnologies, Inc. (800) 403-0 801 EUROPEAN FIELD OPERATIONS Headquar ters Agilen t T echnologies S.A. 150, Route du Nant-d’A vril 1217 Mey rin 2/ Gen eva Swi[...]

640 Chapter 4 If Y ou Hav e a Problem How to Return Y our Analyzer f or Service How to Return Y our An alyzer for Service Service T ag If you are r eturning your analyzer to Agilent T echnologies for ser vicing, fill in and att ach a blue service tag . Seve ral service tags are supp lied at the rear of this chapter . Please be as specific as possib[...]

Chapter 4 641 If Y ou Have a P roblem How to Return Y our Analyzer f or Service F igure 4-1[...]

642 Chapter 4 If Y ou Hav e a Problem How to Return Y our Analyzer f or Service Other P ackagin g CA UTION Analyzer damage can r esult from using packaging materials other than those s pecified. N ever use styr ene pellets i n any shape as pack aging materials . They do not adequately cush ion the equipment or pre vent it from shifting in the carto[...]