Agilent E5052B Data Sheet

Agilent
E5052B Signal Source Analyzer
10 MHz to 7 GHz, 26.5 GHz, or 110 GHz

Data Sheet

Defi nitions

RF Input Port

All specifi cations apply over a 23 °C ± 5 °C range (unless
otherwise stated) and 30 minutes after the instrument has been
turned on.

All specifi ed and supplemental values for RF input signals are
applicable to sinusoidal-wave carriers unless otherwise noted.

Specifi cation (spec.):

Warranted performance. Specifi cations include guard-bands to
account for the expected statistical performance distribution,
measurement uncertainties, and changes in performance due
to environmental conditions.

Following supplemental information is intended to provide
information that is helpful for using the instrument but that is
not guaranteed by the product warranty.

Typical (typ.):

Describes performance that will be met by a minimum of 80% of
all products. It is not guaranteed by the product warranty.

Supplemental performance data (SPD):

Represents the value of a parameter that is most likely to occur;
the expected mean or average. It is not guaranteed by the product
warranty.

General characteristics or Nominal (nom.):

A general, descriptive term that does not imply a level of
performance. It is not guaranteed by the product warranty.

Table 1-1. RF IN port

Description Specifi cation

RF IN connector Type-N (female), 50 ohm nominal
RF IN frequency range 10 MHz to 7 GHz
RF IN measurement level –20 dBm to + 20dBm (> 30 MHz)

–15 dBm to +20 dBm (< 30 MHz)
Input attenuator 0 to 35 dB (in 5 dB step)
Input damage level AC > +23 dBm, DC > 5V
Input VSWR @50 ohm
10 MHz to 30 MHz < 1.6
30 MHz to 2 GHz < 1.2
2 GHz to 3 GHz < 1.3
3 GHz to 4 GHz < 1.3 typical
4 GHz to 7 GHz < 1.5 typical

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Phase Noise Measurement

Table 1-2. Phase noise measurement performance

Description Specifi cation (E5052B) Specifi cation (E5052B Option 011)

RF IN frequency range 10 MHz to 7 GHz
Measurement frequency bands 10 MHZ to 41 MHz, 39 MHz to 101 MHz,

99 MHz to 1.5 GHz, 250 MHz to 7 GHz
RF frequency tracking range 0.4% of carrier frequency
Measurement parameters SSB phase noise [dBc/Hz], Spurious noise [dBc],

Integrated rms phase deviation [deg, rad] or time jitter [s],

Residual FM [Hz rms]
Number of trace 1 data trace and 1 memory trace with ‘data math’ functions
Measurement trigger continuous/single/hold source: internal/external/manual/bus
Offset frequency range (effective)
RF carrier signal > 1 GHz

(> 400 MHz for wide capture mode)
RF carrier signal < 1 GHz

(< 400 MHz for wide capture mode)
Phase noise uncertainty2 at effective offset frequencies
Offset 1 Hz to 10 Hz ± 4 dB (SPD) N/A
Offset 10 Hz to 100 Hz ± 4 dB (SPD)
Offset 100 Hz to 1 kHz ± 3 dB
Offset 1 kHz to 40 MHz ± 2 dB (±3 dB for Wide Capture Range mode)
Offset 40 MHz to 100 MHz ± 3 dB
SSB phase noise sensitivity See Table 1-3, 1-4, 1-5, Figure 1-1, 1-2, 1-3
IF gain setting 0 dB to 50 dB in 10 dB step

Enhanced sensitivity Cross-correlation method available.

Built-in LO phase noise optimization < 150 kHz (optimized for better close-in phase noise measurement)

Reference oscillator bandwidth optimization Narrow / Wide See Figure 1-5.
Residual spurious response level < –80 dBc (SPD) at > 10 kHz offset frequency with correlation > 120 sec.

Measurement time See Table 1-6
Measurement range Capture mode: Normal or Wide

1 Hz to 100 MHz
1 Hz to 40 MHz (wide capture mode)

1 Hz to 10% of carrier frequency 10 Hz to 10% of carrier frequency

( not available in wide capture mode)

Number of correlation = 1 to 10,000
See Table 1-5 and Figure 1-3

> 150 kHz (optimized for better far-out phase noise measurement)

See Figure 1-4.

except for 23.5 MHz ± 1 MHz and 71 MHz ± 3 MHz of carrier frequency

< –65 dBc (typical) at 1 kHz to 10 kHz offset frequency

1

10 Hz to 100 MHz
10 Hz to 40 MHz (wide capture mode)

0 dB to 30 dB in 10 dB step
(not available in wide capture mode)

N/A

1. Wide capture mode is available for 250 MHz to 7 GHz only

2. Phase noise uncertainty : specifi ed at 10 MHz and 1 GHz of carrier frequency with 0 dBm level. PN level > –60 dBc

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Phase Noise Measurement – cont’d

Table 1-3. SSB phase noise sensitivity (dBc/Hz) in Normal Capture Range mode (E5052B)

LO optimization: < 150 kHz, Ref. BW: narrow, correlation = 1, RF input : +5 dBm, start offset frequency : 1 Hz, measurement time = 12.9 sec

RF input frequency Offset frequency [Hz] from the carrier

1 10 100 1 k 10 k 100 k 1 M 10 M 40 M 100 M

10 MHz specifi cation –148 –156 –166 –168 – – –

SPD –100 –131 –151 –164 –172 –178 –178 – – –

100 MHz specifi cation –147 –156 –163 –168 –170 – –

SPD –80 –111 –136 –154 –164 –171 –175 –178 – –

1 GHz specifi cation –128 –137 –144 –160 –170 –168 –169

SPD –60 –91 –116 –135 –146 –155 –171 –178 –178 –177

3 GHz specifi cation –118 –127 –133 –149 –163 –164 –165

SPD –50 –81 –106 –127 –135 –142 –161 –175 –177 –177

7 GHz specifi cation –111 –120 –127 –143 –157 –158 –159

SPD –43 –74 –99 –121 –129 –138 –154 –171 –174 –175

Table 1-3-W. SSB phase noise sensitivity (dBc/Hz) in Wide Capture Range mode (E5052B) (SPD)

LO optimization: < 150 kHz, Ref. BW: narrow, correlation = 1, RF input : +5 dBm, start offset frequency : 1 Hz, measurement time = 12.9 sec

RF input frequency Offset frequency (Hz) from the carrier

1 10 100 1k 10k 100k 1M 10M 40M

1 GHz SPD – – – –108 –128 –144 –155 –160 –160
3 GHz SPD – – – –107 –119 –134 –150 –158 –158
7 GHz SPD – – – –107 –112 –126 –146 –156 –156

Table 1-4. SSB phase noise sensitivity (dBc/Hz) in Normal Capture Range mode (E505 2B Option 011)

LO optimization: < 150 kHz, Ref. BW: narrow, correlation = 1, RF input : +5 dBm, start offset frequency : 10 Hz, measurement time = 3.3 sec

RF input frequency Offset frequency [Hz] from the carrier

10 100 1 k 10 k 100 k 1 M 10 M 40 M 100 M

10 MHz specifi cation –135 –147 –160 –160 – – –

SPD –120 –135 –151 –163 –170 –170 – – –

100 MHz specifi cation –142 –152 –154 –156 –159 – –

SPD –107 –128 –149 –160 –168 –170 –170 – –

1 GHz specifi cation –125 –134 –141 –157 –160 –160 –160

SPD –86 –111 –132 –143 –152 –168 –170 –170 –170

3 GHz specifi cation –115 –124 –130 –146 –160 –160 –160

SPD –76 –101 –124 –132 –139 –158 –170 –170 –170

7 GHz specifi cation –108 –117 –124 –140 –154 –155 –156

SPD –69 –94 –118 –126 –135 –151 –165 –170 –170

Table 1-5. SSB phase noise sensitivity improvement by correlation

Number of correlation 10 100 1,000 10,000

Improvement factor 5 dB 10 dB 15 dB 20 dB

Table 1-6. E 5052B Typical measurement time (sec) for phase noise

LO optimization: < 150 kHz, Ref. BW: narrow, correlation = 1, RF input : +5 dBm

Stop frequency (Hz) Start frequency (Hz)

1 10 100 1k

100k 8.8 2.2 0.28 0.04

1M 8.8 2.2 0.28 0.04
10M 10 2.5 0.32 0.04
40M 10 2.5 0.32 0.04

100M 12.9 3.3 0.41 0.05

Measurement time (sec) = ( 0.4(Capture Range Narrow) or 0.6
(Capture Range Wide) )+ the above value x number of correlation
when applying cross-correlation function (E5052B ONLY).
For E5052B Option 011, number of correlation = 1.

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E5052B SSB-PN Sensitivity Improvement by Correlation @1 GHz

Offset frequency [Hz]

SSB phase noise [dBc/Hz]

–40

–50

–60

–70

–80

–90

–100

–110

–120

–130

–140

–150

–160

–170

–180

–190

–200

1 10 100 1k 10k 100k 1M 10M 100M

corr. = 1

corr. = 10

corr. = 100

]

Phase Noise Measurement – cont’d

–40

–50

–60

–70

–80

–90

–100

–110

–120

–130

–140

SSB phase noise [dBc/Hz]

–150

–160

–170

–180

–190

–200

1 10 100 1k 10k 100k 1M 10M 100M

Offset frequency [Hz]

10 MHz

100 MHz

1 GHz

Figure 1-1. SSB phase noise sensitivity (E5052B, SPD) (LO < 150 kHz
optimized, +5 dBm input, start offset frequency = 1 Hz, measurement time =

12.9 sec.)

Figure 1-3. SSB phase noise sensitivity improvement by correlation
(E5052B, SPD) (carrier 1 GHz, LO < 150 kHz optimized, +5 dBm input, start offset

frequency = 1 Hz)

E5052B SSB-PN Sensitivity

–40

–50

–60

–70

–80

–90

–100

–110

–120

–130

–140

SSB phase noise [dBc/Hz]

–150

–160

–170

–180

–190

–200

1 10 100 1k 10k 100k 1M 10M 100M

Offset frequency [Hz]

10 MHz

100 MHz

1 GHz

Figure 1-2. SSB phase noise sensitivity (E5052B Option 011, SPD)

(LO < 150 kHz optimized, +5 dBm input, start offset frequency = 10 Hz, measurement
time = 3.3 sec.)

E5052B-011 SSB-PN Sensitivity

–40

–50

–60

–70

–80

–90

–100

–110

–120

–130

–140

SSB phase noise [dBc/Hz]

–150

–160

–170

–180

–190

–200

E5052B SSB-PN Sensitivity Change by L.O. Phase Optimization @1 GHz

< 150 kHz opt.

> 150 kHz opt.

1 10 100 1k 10k 100k 1M 10M 100M

Offset frequency [Hz

Figure 1-4. SSB phase noise change by LO optimization (SPD)

(carrier 1 GHz, +5 dBm input, start offset frequency = 1 Hz, reference oscillator:
narrowband)

Spectrum Monitor Measurement

Table 2-1. Spectrum monitor performance

Description Specifi cation

RF frequency range 10 MHz to 7 GHz
Monitoring span 15 MHz maximum with linear scale
RBW 1.53 Hz to 400 kHz
Measurement parameters dBm, dBV, watt, volt,

dBm/Hz, dBV/Hz, watt/Hz, V/√Hz
Absolute measurement uncertainty ± 2 dB typical @ –10 dBm (att. = 10 dB)
Relative measurement uncertainty ± 1.5 dB (–60 dBm to –10 dBm, ratio)
Residual noise fl oor –95 dBm typical @ RBW = 24.4 Hz
Measurement trigger same as Phase Noise

E5052B SSB-PN Sensitivity Change by Reference Oscillator Bandwidth @100 MHz

–70

–80

–90

–100

–110

–120

–130

3 phase noise [dBc/Hz]

–140

–150

–

–160

–170

1 10 100 1k 10k 100k 1M 10M 100M

Offset frequency [Hz]

Narrow

Wide

Figure 1-5. SSB phase noise sensitivity change by Reference Oscillator
Bandwidth (SPD) (carrier 100 MHz, +5 dBm input, start offset frequency = 1 Hz,

LO optimization: < 150 kHz)

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Frequency and RF Power, DC Supply Current Measurements

Table 3-1. Frequency and Power measurement performance

Description Specifi cation (E5052B) Specifi cation (E5052B-011)

RF frequency range 10 MHz to 7 GHz
Measurement frequency bands 10 MHz to 1.5 GHz (low-band), 250 MHz to 7 GHz (high-band)
Sweep parameters DC control voltage (Vc)

DC supply voltage (Vs)

Measurement parameters Full analysis capability available for

Frequency [Hz, ∆Hz, %, ppm],
Tuning sensitivity (∆f/∆Vc)[Hz/V], frequency pushing
(∆f/∆Vs)[Hz/V],
RF power level [dBm],
DC supply current [A],

‘Meter mode’ is also available.
Frequency resolution 10 Hz, 1 kHz, 64 kHz
Frequency uncertainty ± (frequency resolution + time-base uncertainty)
RF power measurement range –20 dBm to +20 dBm (carrier 30 MHz to 7 GHz)

–15 dBm to +20 dBm (carrier 10 MHz to 30 MHz)
RF power resolution 0.01 dB
RF power uncertainty (by peak detection) ± 0.5 dB (carrier 30 MHz to 3 GHz, > –10 dBm)

± 1 dB (other than the above)
DC (Vs) current measurement range 0 to 80 mA
DC (Vs) current resolution 10 µA
DC (Vs) current uncertainty ± (0.2% of reading + 160 µA)
Swept measurement points 2 to 1,001 N/A
DC supply voltage source (Vs) output
Setting range 0 to +16 V (Sweep) 0 to +16 V (one point)
Setting resolution 1 mV
Setting uncertainty ± (0.2% of setting + 2 mV)
Maximum output current 80 mA
Noise level < 10 nVrms/√Hz
Output resistance < 0.3 ohm typical
DC control voltage source (Vc) output
Setting range –15 V to +35 V (sweep) –15 V to +35 V (one point)
Setting resolution 0.1 mV
Setting uncertainty ± (0.1% of (setting + 15 V) + 5 mV) (@Vc = –15 V to 0V)

± (0.1% of setting + 2 mV) (@Vc = 0 to +35 V)
Maximum output current 20 mA
Noise level 1 nVrms/√Hz

1.5 nVrms/√Hz
Output resistance < 50 ohm (DC)
Output settling time < 20 ms @ 0.1% uncertainty
Measurement trigger continuous/single/hold

Source: internal/external/manual/bus

–

@ 10 kHz typical

–

@ 10 kHz (Vc = 0 to +20V)

–

@ 10 kHz (Vc: otherwise)

N/A
(Vc and Vs : constant)

No ‘Analysis mode’.
Only ‘Meter mode’ is available.
Frequency [Hz],
RF power [dBm],
DC supply current [A]

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Transient Measurement

Table 4-1. Transient measurement performance

Description Specifi cation

Target frequency range 10 MHz to 7 GHz
Measurement parameters

Narrowband mode
Wideband mode

Frequency transient bandwidth
Wideband
Narrowband

Frequency measurement
Resolution
Uncertainty

RF power measurement
Power level range
Resolution
Uncertainty

Phase measurement (when DUT signal is locked to a target frequency)
Uncertainty
Trace noise
Stability

Sweep measurement time
Time span

Time resolution

Measurement trigger
Trigger mode
Trigger source
External trigger polarity
Video trigger
Video fi lter time-constant
Pre-trigger delay
External trigger delay adjustment
External trigger detection jitter

Frequency, RF Power, Phase
Frequency

See Table 4-2.

3.125 kHz/ 25 kHz/ 200 kHz/ 1.6 MHz

25.6 MHz (> carrier 200 MHz)
80 MHz (> carrier 800 MHz)

See Table 4-2. through Table 4-8.
± (resolution + time-base uncertainty)

–20 dBm to +20 dBm

0.1 dB
± 2 dB typical

0.1 deg + 0.1 deg/GHz typical

0.02 deg + 0.02 deg/GHz (s) typical
10 deg/sec typical

10 µs to 0.1 s in 1,2,5 step
See Table 4-2 through 4-8. in details
8 ns to 10 ms,
See Table 4-2. to 4-8. in details

continuous/single/hold
internal/external/manual/bus/wide-video/narrow-video
positive/negative (TTL level)
positive/negative/frequency-band in/ frequency-band out
160 ns to 41 µs
–80% of time span to + 1 s
0 to 1 µs
< (1 µs + time resolution)

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Transient Measurement/Wideband Mode

Table 4-2. Wideband mode frequency resolution vs. time span and frequency band

Wideband mode Transient time span (X-axis) setting

Time span [s] 10 µ 20 µ 50 µ 0.1 m 0.2 m 0.5 m 1 m 2 m 5 m 10 m 20 m 50 m 0.1 0.2 0.5 1 2 5 10
Time resolution [s] 8 n 16 n 40 n 80 n 0.16 µ 0.4 µ 1 µ 2 µ 5 µ 10 µ 20 µ 50 µ 125 µ 250 µ 625 µ 1.25 m 2.5 m 6.25 m 12.5 m
Measurement point 1251 1251 1251 1251 1251 1251 1001 1001 1001 1001 1001 1001 801 801 801 801 801 801 801

Frequency band [GHz] Frequency resolution [Hz]

0.05 to 0.15 28 k 9 k 3 k 1 k

0.1 to 0.3 56 k 19 k 7 k 2 k

0.2 to 0.6 112 k 39 k 14 k 4 k

0.3 to 0.9 168 k 59 k 21 k 7 k

0.4 to 1.2 225 k 79 k 28 k 9 k

0.5 to 1.5 281 k 99 k 35 k 12 k

0.6 to 1.8 337 k 119 k 42 k 14 k

0.8 to 2.4 450 k 159 k 56 k 19 k

1.0 to 3.0 562 k 198 k 70 k 24 k

1.2 to 3.6 675 k 238 k 84 k 29 k

1.4 to 4.2 787 k 278 k 98 k 34 k

1.6 to 4.8 900 k 318 k 112 k 39 k

1.8 to 5.4 1.012 M 357 k 126 k 44 k

2.0 to 6.0 1.125 M 397 k 140 k 49 k

2.2 to 6.6 1.237 M 437 k 154 k 54 k

2.4 to 7.2 1.35 M 477 k 168 k 59 k

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Transient Measurement/Narrowband Mode

Table 4-3 . Narrowband mode (80 MHz span)/frequency resolution vs. time span

Time span [s] 10 µ 20 µ 50 µ 0.1 m 0.2 m 0.5 m 1 m 2 m 5 m 10 m 20 m 50 m 0.1 0.2 0.5 1 2 5 10
Time resolution [s] 8 n 16 n 40 n 80 n 0.16 µ 0.4 µ 1 µ 2 µ 5 µ 10 µ 20 µ 50 µ 125 µ 250 µ 625 µ 1.25 m 2.5 m 6.25 m 12.5 m
Measurement point 1251 1251 1251 1251 1251 1251 1001 1001 1001 1001 1001 1001 801 801 801 801 801 801 801
Frequency resolution [Hz] 7 k 2.5 k 879

Table 4-4. Narrowband mode (2 5.6 MHz span)/frequency resolution vs. time span

Time span [s] 10 µ 20 µ 50 µ 0.1 m 0.2 m 0.5 m 1 m 2 m 5 m 10 m 20 m 50 m 0.1 0.2 0.5 1 2 5 10
Time resolution [s] 8 n 16 n 40 n 80 n 0.16 µ 0.4 µ 1 µ 2 µ 5 µ 10 µ 20 µ 50 µ 125 µ 250 µ 625 µ 1.25 m 2.5 m 6.25 m 12.5 m
Measurement point 1251 1251 1251 1251 1251 1251 1001 1001 1001 1001 1001 1001 801 801 801 801 801 801 801
Frequency resolution [Hz] 7 k 2.5 k 879 311

Table 4-5. Narrowband mode (1.6 MHz span)/frequency resolution vs. time span

Time span [s] 0.1 m10.2 m1 0.5 m11 m 2 m 5 m 10 m 20 m 50 m 0.1 0.2 0.5 1 2 5 10
Time resolution [s] 0.13 µ 0.26 µ 0.64 µ 0.64 µ 1.28 µ 3.2 µ 6.4 µ 16 µ 80 µ 160 µ 320 µ 800 µ 1.6 m 3.2 m 8 m 16 m
Measurement point 783 783 783 1564 1564 1564 1564 1251 626 626 626 626 626 626 626 626
Frequency resolution [Hz] 110 39 13.7 4.9

Table 4-6. Narrowband mode (200 kHz span)/frequency resolution vs. time span

Time span [s] 1 m 2 m 5 m 10 m 20 m

1

50 m10.11 0.210.5112 510
Time resolution [s] 1 µ12 µ15 µ110 µ120 µ151 µ1128 µ 256 µ 640 µ 1.28 m 2.56 m 6.4 m 12.8 m
Measurement point 978 978 978 978 978 978 783 783 783 783 783 783 783
Frequency resolution [Hz] 4.9 4.9 1.72 0.61 0.21

Table 4-7. Narrowband mode (25 kHz span)/frequency resolution vs. time span

1

Time span [s] 10 m 20 m 50 m

0.11 0.210.5112 510
Time resolution [s] 8.2 µ 16.4 µ 41 µ 82 µ 164 µ 410 µ 1.02 m 2.05 m 5.12 m 10.24 m
Measurement point 1222 1222 1222 1222 1222 1222 978 978 978 978
Frequency resolution [Hz] 0.21 0.08 0.03 0.01

Table 4-8. Narrowband mode (3.125 kHz span)/frequency resolution vs. time span

Time span [s] 0.1
Time resolution [s] 65 µ1131 µ1328 µ1655 µ11.31 m 3.3 m18.2 m

1

0.210.5112 510

1

Measurement point 1527 1527 1527 1527 1527 1527 1222
Frequency resolution [Hz] 0.01 3 m 1 m 0.4 m

1. Means approximately

1

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AM Noise Measurement

Table 5-1. AM noise measurement performance

Description Specifi cation

RF frequency range 60 MHz to 7 GHz
Effective offset frequency range 10 Hz to 40 MHz

(@ > carrier 400 MHz)
10 Hz to 10% of carrier frequency

(@ < carrier 400 MHz)
AM noise sensitivity See Table 5-2.
Measurement uncertainty

Spurious level < –65 dBc/Hz (at > 1 kHz offset) typical

Table 5-2 . AM noise sensitivity [dBc/Hz]

correlation = 1, RF input : 0 dBm, > 400 MHz

AM noise sensitivity Offset frequency (Hz) from the carrier

E5052B start frequency = 1 Hz, measurement time = 13 s

specifi cation – – – –127 –138 –147 –150 –154 –155

typical – –103 –117 –131 –142 –151 –154 –158 –159

E5052B-011 (Option 011) start frequency = 10 Hz, measurement time = 3.3 s

specifi cation – – – –124 –135 –144 –147 –151 –152

typical – –100 –114 –128 –139 –148 –151 –155 –156

1

1 10 100 1k 10k 100k 1M 10M 40M

± 4 dB (100 Hz to 1 kHz offset) typical

± 2 dB (1 kHz to 1 MHz offset) typical

± 3 dB (1 MHz to 40 MHz offset) typical

1. AM noise measurement uncertainty : specifi ed at 10 MHz and 1 GHz of carrier
frequency with 0 dBm level. AM level > –60 dBc

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Baseband Noise Measurement

Table 6-1. Baseband noise measurement performance

Description Specifi cation

Baseband input connector BNC, 50 ohm nominal, AC coupled
Measurement frequency range 1 Hz to 100 MHz (E5052B)

10 Hz to 100 MHz (E5052B Option 011)
Measurement level range < +5 dBm
Baseband input damage level > +23 dBm, > 35 V DC
Noise fl oor level See Table 6-2.
Measurement uncertainty

Table 6-2. Baseband noise fl oor [dBm/Hz]

correlation = 1, baseband input : 0 ohm terminated

BB noise fl oor Baseband frequency [Hz]

E5052B start frequency = 1 Hz, measurement time = 13 s

specifi cation – – – –151 –158 –163 –160 –160 –156 –156

typical –119 –132 –145 –155 –162 –167 –164 –164 –160 –160

E5052B Option 011 start frequency = 10 Hz, measurement speed = 3.3 s

specifi cation – – – –148 –155 –160 –157 –160 –156 –156

typical – –129 –142 –152 –159 –164 –161 –164 –160 –160

1

1 10 100 1 k 10 k 100 k 1 M 10 M 40 M 100 M

± 4 dB (< 1 kHz) SPD

± 2 dB (> 1 kHz) typical

Internal Timebase

Table 7-1. Internal timebase (OCXO) performance

Description Specifi cation

Frequency uncertainty ± 5 Hz at 10 MHz (± 0.5 ppm)
Frequency temperature coeffi cient < 0.5 ppb/degC
Frequency aging rate < 0.5 ppb/day

24 hours after a cold start for < 30 days continuous operation

1. Baseband measurement uncertainty : specifi ed at > –60 dBm level.

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General Information

Table 8-1. Front Panel Information

Description Supplemental information (nominal)

Connectors/Terminals
RF IN Type-N (female), 50 ohm
Baseband IN BNC (female), 50 ohm, AC coupled
DC power BNC (female),
DC control BNC (female), 50 ohm
RF1/RF2, IN/OUT SMA (female), 50 ohm

See the simplifi ed block diagram.
USB 2 ports (designed for USB2.0)
Probe DC power output +15 V, 150 mA maximum

–12.6 V, 150 mA maximum
Ground terminal 1
Display 10.4 inch TFT color LCD with touch screen

1,024 x 768 resolution

Table 8-2. Rear Panel Information

Description Supplemental information (nominal)

External Trigger Input port
Connector
Input signal level

Trigger pulse width
Trigger polarity positive/negative edge selectable
Auxiliary Output port

Connector
Output signal level
pulse width

Reference Output port
Connector
Output frequency
Output level
Output signal waveform

Reference input ports
Connector
Input frequency
Input signal level

PC connection ports
24 BIT I/O parallel port

GPIB port
USB host ports
USB (USBTMC
LAN port
Video output port

AC Power Line (a third-wire ground is required)
AC frequency 47 Hz to 63 Hz
AC voltage 90 to 132 V, or 198 to 264 V (automatically selected)
AC power 500 VA maximum

2

) port

BNC (female)

TTL level, (0 V to +5 V)

Threshold Low: 0.5 V, High: 2.1V

> 2 µs

BNC (female)

TTL level, L: 0 V, H:= +5 V, 50 mA max.

1 µs

BNC (female), 50 ohm

same as timebase

2.5 dBm ± 3 dB typical

Sinusoidal wave

(Ref In 1, Ref In 2)

BNC (female), 50 ohm

10 MHz ± 10 Hz

0 dBm to 10 dBm

36-pin D-Sub (female) connector to a handler system

TTL level, 8-bit I/O 16-bit Out

24-pin D-Sub (female) connector (compatible with IEEE-488)

4 type-A (compatible with USB 2.0)

1 type-B (compatible with USBTMC-USB488 and USB 2.0)

10/100 base-T Ethernet

15-pin mini D-sub (female) connector drives XGA compatible monitors

1

1. Valid pixels > 99.998%. Below 0.002% of fi xed points of black, blue, green or red are not regarded as failures.

2. USB Test and Measurement Class (TMC) interface that communicates over USB,
complying with the IEEE-488.1 and IEEE-488.2 standards.

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General Information – cont’d

Table 8-3. Analyzer environment and dimensions

Description Supplemental information (nominal)

Operating environment
Temperature
Humidity
Altitude
Vibration

Non-operating storage environment
Temperature
Humidity
Altitude
Vibration
Instrument dimensions
Weight (NET)

Table 8-4. LXI compliance

LXI

Table 8-5. EMC, Safety, and WEEE

EMC

+10 degC to +40 degC
RH 20% to 80% at wet bulb temp.< 29 degC (non-condensing)
0 to 2,000 m (0 to 6,561 feet)

0.21 G maximum, 5 Hz to 500 Hz

–10 degC to +60 degC
RH 20% to 90% at wet bulb temp.< 40 degC (non-condensing)
0 to 4,572 m (0 to 15,000 feet)

0.5 G maximum, 5 Hz to 500 Hz
See Figure 8-1, 8-2, 8-3.

24.5 kg

Class C (only applies to units that are shipped with fi rmware revision A.03.10 or later)

European Council Directive

ISM 1-A

ICES/NMB-001

Safety

ISM 1-A

WEEE

89/336/EEC, 92/31/EEC, 93/68/EEC

IEC 61326-1:1997 +A1:1998 +A2:2000

EN 61326-1:1997 +A1:1998 +A2:2001

CISPR 11:1997 +A1:1999 +A2:2002

EN 55011:1998 +A1:1999 +A2:2002

IEC 61000-4-2:1995 +A1:1998 +A2:2001

EN 61000-4-2:1995 +A1:1998 +A2:2001

IEC 61000-4-3:1995 +A1:1998 +A2:2001

EN 61000-4-3:1996 +A1:1998 +A2:2001

IEC 61000-4-4:1995 +A1:2001 +A2:2001

EN 61000-4-4:1995 +A1:2001 +A2:2001

IEC 61000-4-5:1995 +A1:2001

EN 61000-4-5:1995 +A1:2001

IEC 61000-4-6:1996 +A1:2001

EN 61000-4-6:1996 +A1:2001

IEC 61000-4-11:1994 +A1:2001

EN 61000-4-11:1994 +A1:2001

This ISM device complies with Canadian ICES-001:1998.

Cet appareil ISM est conforme à la norme NMB-001 du Canada.

AS/NZS 2064.1 Group 1, Class A

European Council Directive

73/23/EEC, 93/68/EEC

IEC 61010-1:2001

EN 61010-1:2001

IEC60825-1:1994

CAN/CSA C22.2 61010-1-04

European Council Directive

Group 1, Class A

4 kV CD / 8 kV AD

3 V/m, 80-1000 MHz, 80% AM

1 kV power / 0.5 kV Signal

0.5 kV Normal / 1 kV Common

3 V, 0.15-80 MHz, 80% AM

100% 1cycle

Measurement Category I
Pollution Degree 2
Indoor Use
Class 1 LED
Measurement Category I
Pollution Degree 2
Indoor Use

2002/96/EC

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General Information – cont’d

Figure 8-1. Front view

Figure 8-2. Rear view

Figure 8-3. Side view

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Display Funtions

Table 9-1. Display functions (windows and traces)

Description General characteristics

Measurement windows Up to 6 windows, and 1 user defi nable window
User defi nable window 8 data traces and 8 memory traces
Trace functions

Data traces
Trace math
Title

Auto scale
Statistics

Marker functions
Data markers

Marker search

Marker-to

Searching range
Tracking

Display current measurement data and/or memory data
Addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division of trace data
Add customized title to each measurement window
Titles are printed on hard copies of displayed measurements.
Automatically selects scale resolution and reference value to vertically center the trace.
Calculates and displays mean, standard deviation, and peak-to-peak deviation of the trace.

10 independent markers per trace.
Reference marker available for “delta marker” operation.
Maximum value, minimum value, peak, peak-left, peak-right, target, target-left,
target-right, multi-peak and band markers with user-defi nable bandwidth value.
Set, start, stop, center to active marker stimulus value.
Set reference to active marker response value.
User defi nable
Performs marker search continuously or on-demand.

Data Processing Capabilities

Table 9-2. Data processing capabilities

Description General characteristics

Graphical user interface The analyzer employs a graphical user interface based on Windows® OS.

There are three ways to operate the instrument manually; you can use a hard key
interface, a touch-screen interface, or a mouse interface.

Limit-line test Defi ne the test limit that appears on the display for pass/fail testing.

Defi ned limits may be any combination of horizontal or sloping lines and discrete data points.

Data storage
Internal removable HDD

File sharing

Screen hard copy
Automation

Built-in VBA®
Controlling via GPIB or USB

Controlling via USBTMC

LAN

Store and recall instrument states and trace data on 5 GB (user area) internal removable
hard disk drive. Instrument states include all control settings and memory trace data.
Files on user disk drive (F:) can be accessed from an external Windows® PC
through LAN or USB (USB-TMC)
Print-outs of instrument data are directly produced on a printer via USB.

Applications can be developed in a built-in VBA® (Visual Basic for Applications) language.
The GPIB interface operates with IEEE488.2 and SCPI protocols. The instrument can be controlled by
a GPIB external controller. The instrument can control external devices using a USB/GPIB interface.
The USB interface operates with USBTMC and SCPI protocols. The instrument can be controlled by
an external PC using the USB interface with a USB cable.
(10/100 base-T) Telnet, SICL-LAN

Optional Application Software

Table 9-3. E5001A SSA-J precision clock jitter analysis software

Description General characteristics

Measurement functions RJ (random jitter), PJ (periodic jitter) frequency, PJ decomposition with auto-trend correction
Measurement parameters

Jitter spectrum analysis range 1 Hz to 100 MHz (E5052B), 10 Hz to 100 MHz (E5052B Option 011)

RJ: rms, PJ: frequency, rms, p-p, d-d,
TJ (total jitter): p-p, jitter trend (phase deviation waveform), jitter histogram

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System Performance with the E5053A Microwave Downconverter

The system performance is the combination of the E5052B SSA and the
E5053A microwave downconverter. All data is typical performance.

Table 10-1. System performance characteristics

Description Performance characteristics

RF input port
Input connector
Frequency range

Input level

Carrier search range

Phase noise measurement
SSB phase noise sensitivity
Frequency tracking range

Spectrum monitor measurement
Frequency span
RBW (resolution bandwidth)
Level uncertainty

Frequency & RF power measurement
Frequency measurement resolution
RF Power measurement uncertainty

Transient measurement
Wideband frequency range

Narrowband frequency range
RF Power measurement uncertainty

APC-3.5 (female), 50 ohm nominal (E5053A Input)

10 MHz to 3 GHz (E5052B RF IN port)

3 to 26.5 GHz (E5053A Input port)

3 to 10 GHz frequency band: fundamental mixing

9 to 26.5 GHz frequency band: third harmonics mixing

–15 to +20 dBm (10 MHz to 3 GHz, E5052B RF IN port)

–30 to +10 dBm (3 to 10 GHz frequency band)

–20 to +5 dBm (9 to 26.5 GHz frequency band)

–10 to +10 dBm (3 to 10 GHz frequency band)

–10 to +5 dBm (9 to 26.5 GHz frequency band)

See Table 10-2, Figure 10-2 and Figure 10-3.

1.8 MHz (< 4.9 GHz carrier in 3 to 10 GHz frequency band)

2.8 MHz (> 4.9 GHz carrier in 3 to 10 GHz frequency band)

1.3 MHz (< 10 GHz carrier in 9 to 26.5 GHz frequency band)

2.6 MHz (> 10 GHz carrier in 9 o 26.5 GHz frequency band)

15 MHz maximum

1.53 Hz to 400 kHz

± 4 dB

10 Hz, 1 kHz, or 64 kHz

± 2 dB (10 MHz to 3 GHz, E5052B RF IN port)

± 3 dB (low band: 3 to 10 GHz)

± 4 dB (high band: 9 to 26.5 GHz)

Power uncertainty can be improved by applying the ‘user power cal.’ function.

50 MHz to 3 GHz (E5052B RF IN port)

500 MHz (E5053A Input port)

3.125 kHz, 25 kHz, 200 kHz, 1.6 MHz, 25.6 MHz, or 80 MHz

± 2 dB (10 MHz to 3 GHz, E5052B RF IN port)

± 3 dB (low band: 3 to 10 GHz)

± 4 dB (high band: 9 to 26.5 GHz)

Power uncertainty can be improved by applying the ‘user power cal.’ function.

E5053A microwave downconverter E5052B signal source analyzer

LO out

IF in

3 GHz

to

26.5 GHz
input

IF out

LO in

LO in

IF out

IF in

LO out

RF

RF

IF amp.

Fundamental

or

3rd harmonic

mixing

IF amp.

10 MHz

to

3 GHz

input

RF in

RF out

RF out

RF in

Figure 10-1. E5053A with E5052B simplifi ed block diagram

D-PLL

ADC

ADC

D-PLL

FFT

DSP

(correlation)

Display

FFT

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System Performance with the E5053A Microwave Downconverter – cont’d

Table 10-2. System SSB phase noise sensitivity (dBc/Hz) in Normal Capture Range mode (E5053A + E5052B) (typical)

0 dBm input, start offset frequency = 1 Hz, correlation = 1, LO optimization : < 150 kHz, measurement time = 13 sec

Input frequency Offset frequency (Hz) from the carrier

1 10 100 1k 10k 100k 1M 10M 40M 100 M

3 GHz –39 –79 –99 –124 –135 –137 –153 –164 –167 –167
10 GHz –34 –72 –91 –116 –124 –128 –147 –156 –160 –160
18 GHz –31 –66 –85 –110 –121 –125 –141 –150 –154 –154

26.5 GHz –29 –63 –82 –107 –118 –122 –138 –147 –151 –151

Table 10-2-W. System SSB phase noise sensitivity (dBc/Hz) in Wide Capture Range mode (E5053A + E5052B) (SPD)

0 dBm input, start offset frequency = 1 Hz, correlation = 1, LO optimization : < 150 kHz, measurement time = 13 sec

Input frequency Offset frequency (Hz) from the carrier

1 10 100 1k 10k 100k 1M 10M 40M

3 GHz – – – –106 –126 –141 –153 –157 –158
10 GHz – – – –106 –125 –141 –153 –157 –158
18 GHz – – – –106 –125 –140 –153 –157 –158

26.5 GHz – – – –106 –125 –139 –153 –157 –158

Table 10-2-A. System AM noise sensitivity (dBc/Hz) (E5053A + E5052B) (SPD)

correlation = 1, RF input : 0 dBm, > 400 MHz

AM noise sensitivity Offset frequency (Hz) from the carrier

1 10 100 1k 10k 100k 1M 10M 40M

E5052B start frequency = 1 Hz, measurement time = 13 s

3 to 10 GHz – – 100 –110 –117 –127 –130 –137 –137 –137

10 to 26.5 GHz – –100 –110 –117 –127 –129 –129 –129 –129

E5052B-011 (Option 011) start frequency = 10 Hz, measurement time = 3.3 s

3 to 10 GHz – –97 –107 –114 –124 –127 –134 –134 –134

10 to 26.5 GHz – –97 –107 –114 –124 –126 –126 –126 –126

–20

–30

–40

–50

–60

–70

–80

–90

–100

–110

–120

SSB phase noise [dBc/Hz]

–130

–140

–150

–160

–170

–180

1 10 100 1k 10k 100k 1M 10M 100M

E5052B + E5053A System SSB-PN Sensitivity (typical)

Offset frequency [Hz]

3 GHz

10 GHz

18 GHz

26.5 GHz

Figure 10-2. System phase noise sensitivity (E5053A + E5052B) (typical)

26.4 GHz

18 GHz

16.2 GHz

3 GHz

Figure 10-3. Measurement samples for the ultra-low noise N5507A LO

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System Performance with the E5053A Microwave Downconverter – cont’d

About “mmW Application”:

Phase noise measurements above 26.5 GHz can be done by using
external harmonic mixers (such as Agilent 11970 series) and a
power divider (splitter) with E5053A LO and IF terminals. The
E5052B’s mmW application software sets up appropriate
LO frequencies for the harmonic mixers.

Figure 10-4. System set-up for harmonic mixers (E5053A + E5052B)

Table 10-2-H. Frequency band example of phase noise
measurement with mmW harmonic mixers

Mixer model Frequency band N

11970A 26.5 to 40 GHz 8
11970Q 33 to 50 GHz 10
11970U 40 to 60 GHz 10

11970V 50 to 75 GHz 14

11970W 75 to 110 GHz 18

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E5053A Microwave Downconverter Specifi cations and General Information Summary

Table 10-3. E5053A front ports

Description Specifi cation

RF Input port
Input connector
Frequency range

Input level

Input damage level
LO outputs

Output connector
Output frequency
Frequency resolution
Output power

LO spurious
IF inputs

Input connector
Frequency range
Maximum input level
IF gain
Noise fl oor
Mixer bias current

APC-3.5 (female), 50 ohm nominal
3 GHz to 26.5 GHz
3 GHz to 10 GHz (fundamental mixing)
9 GHz to 26.5 GHz (third harmonics mixing)
< +10 dBm ( 3 GHz to 10 GHz band)
< +5 dBm (9 GHz to 26.5 GHz band)
> +23 dBm

SMA (female), 50 ohm nominal
3 GHz to 10 GHz
50 MHz
10 dBm to 16 dBm (3 GHz to 6 GHz)
10 dBm to 15 dBm (6 GHz to 10 GHz)
< –55 dBc (offset frequency > 300 Hz) typical

SMA (female), 50 ohm nominal
250 MHz to 1,250 MHz
0 dBm typical
0 dB to 35 dB in 5 dB step
< –163 dBm/Hz
–10 mA to +10 mA

Table 10-4. General Information

Description Supplemental information (nominal)

External reference signal input port
Input connector
Input frequency
Input level

Internal reference signal output port
Output connector
Output frequency
Output level
USB port

AC Power Line (a third -wire ground is required)
AC frequency 47 Hz to 63 Hz
AC voltage 90 V to 132 V, or 198 V to 264 V
(automatically selected)
AC power 120 VA maximum

Table 10-5. Analyzer environmental and dimensions

Description Supplemental information (nominal)

Operating environment
Temperature
Humidity

Altitude
Vibration

Non-operating storage environment
Temperature
Humidity

Altitude
Vibration
Instrument dimensions
Weight (NET)

BNC (female), 50 ohm nominal
10 MHz ± 10 Hz typical
–5 dBm ± 5 dB typical

BNC (female), 50 ohm nominal
10 MHz ± 50 Hz typical

2.5 dBm ± 3 dB typical
type-B (female),
provides connection to E5052A/B

+10 degC to +40 degC
RH 20% to 80% at wet bulb temp.
< 29 degC (non-condensing)
0 to 2,000 m (0 to 6,561 feet)

0.21 G maximum, 5 Hz to 500 Hz

–10 degC to +60 degC
RH 20% to 90% at wet bulb temp.
< 40 degC (non-condensing)
0 to 4,572 m (0 to 15,000 feet)

0.5 G maximum, 5 Hz to 500 Hz
See Figure 10-6, 10-7, 10-8.
11 kg

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E5053A Microwave Downconverter Specifi cations and General Information Summary – cont’d

Table 10-6. E5053A LO phase noise performance (dBc/Hz)

RF input frequency Offset frequency [Hz] from the carrier

1 10 100 1 k 10 k 100 k 1 M 10 M 40 M 100 M

3 GHz specifi cation – – – –110 –116 –113 –127 –140 –140 –140

typical –49 –79 –94 –114 –120 –117 –131 –144 –144 –144

6 GHz specifi cation – – – –104 –110 –109 –123 –140 –140 –140

Typical –43 –73 –88 –108 –114 –113 –127 –144 –144 –144

10 GHz specifi cation – – – –100 –103 –102 –119 –140 –140 –140

typical –39 –69 –84 –104 –107 –106 –123 –144 –144 –144

–20

–30

–40

–50

–60

–70

–80

–90

–100

–110

SSB phase noise [dBc/Hz]

–120

–130

–140

–150

–160

1 10 100 1k 10k 110k 1M 10M 100M

E5053A LO Phase Noise (typical)

Offset frequency [Hz]

Figure 10-5. E5053A LO phase noise (typical)

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product information and literature.

3 GHz

6 GHz

10 GHz

Figure 10-6. Front view

Figure 10-7. Rear view

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Phase noise measurements;

http://www.agilent.com/fi nd/phasenoise

Jitter measurements;

http://www.agilent.com/fi nd/jitter

RF and microwave accessories

http://www.agilent.com/fi nd/accessories

Figure 10-8. Side view

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