Atec Agilent-8560EC, Agilent-8565EC User Manual

Agilent 8560 EC Series Spectrum Analyzers

Data Sheet

Agilent 8560EC 30 Hz to 2.9 GHz Agilent 8561EC 30 Hz to 6.5 GHz Agilent 8562EC 30 Hz to 13.2 GHz Agilent 8563EC 30 Hz to 26.5 GHz

Agilent 8564EC 30 Hz to 40 GHz Agilent 8565EC 30 Hz to 50 GHz

1. The 8560EC/61EC/62EC/63EC have been discontinued. The recommended replacements are the Agilent X-Series signal analyzers. Visit www.agilent.com/find/856x_to_X-Series for detailed information regarding the 856x migration to the X-Series.

The Agilent 8560 EC Series spectrum analyzers have a color display, offer standard digitized fast time domain sweeps (Option 856xE-007 on the 8560 E Series), and are Class 3 MIL-rugged. The 8560 EC Series is identical to the 8560E Series in all other respects.

Frequency Specifications, Agilent 8560 EC Series

Unless noted, all specifications describe the instrument’s warranted performance under the following conditions: 5-minute warm-up from ambient conditions, autocoupled controls, digital display, IF A DJ ON, REF LVL CAL adjusted, SECOND IF OUTPUT and 1ST LO OUT PUT terminated in 50 Ω. After a 30-minute warm-up, and over a temperature range of 20 °C to 30 °C, the preselector does not have to be peaked at each signal of interest; under these conditions factory preselector peak values are sufficient to meet all specifications. Typical performance is non-warranted. Supplemental characteristics are denoted by “nominal” and “approximately”; these constitute non-warranted functional performance information derived during the design process and are not tested on a continuing basis.

Frequency range

8560EC 8561EC 8562EC 8563EC 8564EC 8565EC Internal 30 Hz mixing 2.9 GHz 6.5 GHz 13.2 GHz 26.5 GHz 40 GHz 50 GHz External 18 GHz to 18 GHz to 18 GHz to 18 GHz to 18 GHz to 18 GHz to mixing 325 GHz 325 GHz 325 GHz 325 GHz 325 GHz 325 GHz

Frequency band Harmonic mixing mode (N)

30 Hz to 2.9 GHz 1

2.75 GHz to 6.46 GHz 1

5.86 GHz to 13.2 GHz 2

12.4 GHz to 26.8 GHz 4

26.4 GHz to 31.15 GHz 4

31.0 GHz to 50 GHz 8

to 30 Hz

Frequency reference Option 856xEC-103

Temperature stability

±1 x 10–8 ±1x10 Aging (per year) ±1 x 10–7 ±2 x10 (per day nom.) ±5 x 10

–10 (4)

Initial achievable accuracy ±2.2 x 10–8 ±1 x 10

–6

Short-term warmup accuracy factors (nominal)

5 minute ±1 x 10 15 minute ±1 x 10

–7

–8

Frequency readout accuracy

(Start, stop, center and marker frequency functions) Span > 2 MHz x N Span ≤ 2 MHz x N 5 ±(freq readout x freq ref accuracy

±(freq readout x freq ref accuracy

+5% x span +15% x RBW +10 Hz)

+1% x span +15% x RBW +10 Hz)

Frequency counter accuracy

Marker count accuracy ±(marker freq x freq ref accuracy (S/N ≥ 25 dB) +1 LSD of counter) Accuracy at 1 GHz ±225 Hz (5-minute warm-up) (25 °C, 1 yr aging, marker resolution = 1 Hz) ±135 Hz (15-minute warm-up)

±3003 Hz (Option 856xEC-103) Delta count accuracy ±(delta freq x freq ref accuracy + 4 Hz x N

(S/N ≥ 25 dB) +2 LSD) Counter resolution Selectable from 1 Hz to 1 MHz

+2 Hz x N

Frequency span

Range 0, 100 Hz to full span (100 Hz x N Accuracy Span > 2 MHz x N Span ≤ 2 MHz x N

±5%

±1%

when using external mixers)

1. Agilent 8563EC, 85 64EC, 8565EC require Option 856xEC-006 for operation below 9 kHz.

2. Agilent 8560EC, 8561EC, 856 2EC minimum frequency in AC coupled mode is 100 kHz . In DC coupled mode minimum frequency is 30 Hz.

3. –10 °C to +5 5 °C, referenced to 25 °C

4. After 7 day warm-up

5. N = harmonic mixing mode number

6. Frequency reference accuracy = aging x time since last adjustment + initial achievable accuracy + temperature stability

7. Short term warmup accuracy factors have been included in this calculation.

Frequency Specifications, continued

Sweep time

Range

Span = 0 Hz 50 µs to 6000 s Span ±100 Hz RBW ≥ 300 Hz 50 ms to 2000 s RBW ≤ 100 Hz 50 ms to 100 ks Accuracy (Span = 0 Hz) Sweep time ≥ 30 ms ±1% (digitized trace data) Sweep time < 30 ms ±0.1% (digitized trace data) Sweep trigger Delayed, free run, single, line, video, external

Resolution bandwidth

Range (–3 dB) 1 Hz to 1 MHz in a 1, 3, 10 sequence and 2 MHz (3 MHz at –6 dB) Option 856xEC-103 1 10 Hz to 1 MHz in a 1, 3, 10 sequence and 2 MHz (3 MHz at – 6 dB) Accuracy 1 Hz to 300 kHz ±10% 1 MHz ±25% 2 MHz +50%, –25% Selectivity (–60 dB/– 3 dB BW ratio) RBW ≥ 300 Hz < 15:1 RBW ≤ 100 Hz < 5:1

Video bandwidth range 1 Hz to 3 MHz in a 1, 3, 10 sequence

Noise sidebands (see Figure 1)

Center frequency ≤ 1 GHz

Offset Option 856xEC-103

100 Hz ≤ – 88 dBc/Hz 1 kHz ≤ –97 dBc/Hz

10 kHz

≤ –113 dBc/Hz

6, 8

30 kHz 100 k Hz

≤ –113 dBc/Hz

≤ –117 dBc/Hz

≤ –70 dBc/Hz

≤ –90 dBc/Hz

≤ –113 dBc/Hz

≤ –117 dBc/Hz

Residual FM

(zero span, 10 Hz RBW) < 1 Hz pk-pk x N < 0.25 Hz pk-pk x N Option 856xEC-103 < 10 Hz pk-pk x N

1. Option 856xEC-103 is no longer offered.

2. Add 5.2 x ((f/1 GHz)–1) for f > 1 GHz and f ≤ 2.9 GHz

3. Add 2.5 x ((f/1 GHz)–1) for f > 1 GHz and f ≤ 2.9 GHz

4. Add 3.0 dB x ((f/1 GHz)–1) for f > 1 GHz and f ≤ 2.9 GHz

5. Add 2 dB for f > 1 GHz and f ≤ 2.9 GHz

6. RBW ≤ 1 kHz or span ≤ 745 kHz

7. RBW ≥ 3 kHz or span > 745 kHz

8. Not specified at 30 kHz offset for Agilent 8564EC and Agilent 8565EC

9. N = harmonic mixing mode number

in 20 ms

in 20 ms (typical)

in 20 ms

Amplitude Specifications, Agilent 8560 EC Series

–40

–60

–80

–100

–120

1 Hz 10 100 1 k 10 k 100 k

dBc/Hz

Offset

1 MHz

CF=40 GHz

CF=200 MHz

CF=5 GHz

CF=1 GHz

Typical performance Spec @ CF = 1 GHz RBW selectivity

RBW = 10 kHz

RBW = 1 kHz

RBW = 100Hz

RBW = 100 kHz

CF=25 GHz

0 –10 –20

–30 –40 –50 –60 –70 –80 –90

–100

1 Hz 10 Hz 100 1 kHz 10 k 100 k 1 M 10 MHz

Offset

1 MHz

2 MHz

100 kHz

10 kHz

1 kHz

100 Hz

10 Hz

1 Hz

Range Displayed average noise level (DANL) to +30 dBm Maximum safe input level

Average continuous power +30 dBm (1 W, input attn ≥ 10 dB) Peak pulse power +50 dBm (100 W, input attn ≥ 30 dB)

(≤ 10 ms pulse width, < 1% dut y cycle)

Maximum DC input voltage

DC coupled ±0.2 Vdc AC coupled ±50 Vdc

Displayed average noise level (DANL) (see Figure 2)

(0 dB attenuation, 1 Hz resolution bandwidth2)

8560EC 8561EC 8562EC 8563EC 8564EC, 8565EC

30 Hz

≤ –90 dBm ≤ –90 dBm ≤ –90 dBm ≤ –90 dBm ≤ –90 dBm

1 kHz

≤ –105 dBm ≤ –105 dBm ≤ –105 dBm ≤ –105 dBm ≤ –105 dBm 10 kHz ≤ –120 dBm ≤ –120 dBm ≤ –120 dBm ≤ –120 dBm ≤ –120 dBm 100 kHz ≤ –120 dBm ≤ –120 dBm ≤ –120 dBm ≤ –120 dBm ≤ –120 dBm 1 MHz to 10 MHz ≤ –140 dBm ≤ –140 dBm ≤ –140 dBm ≤ –140 dBm ≤ –140 dBm 10 MHz to 2.9 GHz ≤ –151 dBm ≤ –145 dBm ≤ –151 dBm ≤ –149 dBm ≤ –145 dBm

2.9 GHz to 6.46 GHz ≤ –145 dBm ≤ –148 dBm ≤ –148 dBm ≤ –147dBm

6.46 GHz to 13.2 GHz ≤ –145 dBm ≤ –145 dBm ≤ –143 dBm

13.2 GHz to 22.0 GHz ≤ –140 dBm ≤ –140 dBm

22.0 GHz to 26.8 GHz 4 ≤ –139 dBm ≤ –136 dBm

26.8 GHz to 31.15 GHz ≤ –139 dBm

31.15 GHz to 40 GHz ≤ –130 dBm 40 GHz to 50 GHz ≤ –127 dBm

1 dB gain compression

Maximum power at mixer = input power (dBm) – input attenuation (dB) 10 MHz to 2.9 GHz –5 dBm

2.9 GHz to 6.46 GHz +0 dBm

6.46 GHz to 26.8 GHz –3 dBm

26.8 GHz to 50 GHz +0 dBm (nominal)

Figure 1. Noise sidebands normalized to 1 Hz BW versus offset from carrier.

1. Not applicable to 8564EC and 8565EC.

2. For Option 856xEC-103, degrade DANL by 10 dB

3. Agilent 8563EC, 856 4EC, 8565EC require Option 856xEC-006 for operation below 9 kHz

4. For Agilent 8 56 3EC: 26.5 GHz

5. Agilent 85 61EC: – 3 dBm

Figure 2. Typical on-screen dynamic range versus offset from 1 GHz center frequency for all RBWs (mixer level = –10 dBm).

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