
Agilent Technologies
5361B Pulse/CW Microwave
Counter
Data Sheet
Product Specifications
Input Characteristics
Input 1 Input 2 Input 2
(50 Ù) (1 MÙ) (50 Ù)
Frequency range 500 MHz to 20, 10 Hz to 10 MHz to
26.5, 40 GHz 80 MHz 525 MHz
Sensitivity 25 mV rms 25 mV rms
0.5 to 12.4 GHz -28 dBm
12.4 to 20 GHz -23 dBm
0.5 to 26.5 GHz -20 dBm
(Opt 026, 040)
26.5 to 40 GHz 0.37 x f (in GHz)
(Opt 040) -29.8 dBm
Frequency (Input 1)
Automatic and Manual Acquisition: 500 MHz to 20 GHz; 500 MHz to
26.5 GHz (Option 026); 500 MHz to 40 GHz (Option 040)
Least Significant Digit: 1 MHz to 1 Hz for frequency, 0.001 Hz for PRF
Pulse Frequency Measurements
Pulse width (minimum): manual mode, 60 ns; auto mode, 100 ns
Pulse rep freq: minimum 1 Hz; maximum 2 MHz
Measurement time, resolution, accuracy: See datasheet
CW Frequency Measurements
FM tolerance: 55 MHz peak-to-peak
Tracking speed (fast acquisition): 800 MHz/s
Acquisition time: Manual mode, <40 ms; automatic mode, fast acq., <100 ms
Gate times (1 Hz resolution): 200 to 1000 ms
Measurement time: >8.5 ms (in Dump Mode)
Accuracy: See datasheet
Pulse Parameters (Input 1)
Pulse Width PRI Offtime PRF
Min./Max. 60 ns/10 ms 500 ns/1 s 400 ns/1s 1Hz/2 MHz to 0.001 Hz
LSD (PW <1 ms) 1 ns;(PW

>
) 100 nx
Accuracy: ±(20 nx + timebase uncertainty x ± (20 nx) x (PRF)
2
(100 ave.) measurement ±LSD ±LSD ±timebase uncertainty
Profile (Input 1)
Frequency Range (min/max for Y axis): 500 MHz/40 GHz
FM Chirp Tolerance (max span for Y axis): 50 MHz peak-to-peak
Time Range (min/max span for X axis): 100 ns/10 ms; 1 ns resolution
Internal Gate Width: Minimum 11 ns to 23 ns; typical minimum: 14 ns
External Gate Width: Minimum: Manual acquisition 20 ns;auto acquisition 60 ns
Number of Data Points: Up to 100
Profile Frequency Measurements
Printers supported: HP 2225A, HP 227B, HP 3630A Opt 002
Profile phase measurements: See Application Note 377-4 for details. Computer
required.
Frequency (Input 2)
Range: 10 Hz to 525 MHz
Accuracy: 0.001 Hz to 1 Hz
Resolution/LSD: 0.001 to 1 Hz