Atec Agilent-8564E User Manual

Unless noted, all specifications describe the instru­ments’ warranted performance under the following
conditions: 5-minute warm-up from ambient condi­tions, autocoupled controls, digital display, IF ADJ
ON, REF LVL CAL adjusted, SECOND IF OUTPUT

and 1ST LO OUTPUT 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 nonwarranted. Supplemental characteris­tics are denoted by “nominal” and “approximately”;
these constitute nonwarranted functional perform­ance information derived during the design
process and are not tested on a continuing basis.

Agilent 8560 E-Series
Spectrum Analyzers

Data Sheet

8560E 30 Hz to 2.9 GHz
8561E 30 Hz to 6.5 GHz
8562E 30 Hz to 13.2 GHz
8563E 30 Hz to 26.5 GHz
8564E 30 Hz to 40 GHz
8565E 30 Hz to 50 GHz

DATA

MARKER

CONTROL

INSTRUMENT STATE

1ST LO

OUTPUT

VOLUME

PROBE
POWER

CAL

OUTPUT

IF

INPUT

INPUT 50 Ω

9 kHz - 50 GHz

STEP

8565

E

SPECTRUM ANALYZER

9 kHz - 50 GHz

2

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

Frequency reference

Option 103

Temperature stability

3

±1 x 10

-8

±1x10

-6

Aging (per year) ±1 x 10

-7

±2x10

-6

(per day nom.) ±5 x 10

-10

(4)

Initial achievable accuracy ±2.2 x 10

-8

±1 x 10

-6

Short-term warm-up

accuracy factors (nominal)

5 minute ±1 x 10

-7

15 minute ±1 x 10

-8

Frequency readout accuracy

(Start, stop, center, and marker frequency functions)
Span >2 MHz x N

5

±(freq readout x freq ref accuracy

6

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

Span ≤2 MHz x N

5

±(freq readout x freq ref accuracy

6

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

Frequency counter accuracy

Marker count accuracy ±(marker freq x freq ref

(S/N ≥25 dB) accuracy

6

+2 Hz x N

5

+1 LSD of counter)

Accuracy at 1 GHz ±225 Hz (5 minute warm-up)

7

(25 °C, 1 yr aging, marker ±135 Hz (15 minute warm-up)

7

resolution = 1 Hz) ±3003 Hz (Option 103)
Delta count accuracy ±(delta freq x freq ref accuracy

6

(S/N ≥25 dB) +4 Hz x N

5

+2 LSD)

Counter resolution Selectable from 1 Hz to 1 MHz

Frequency span

Range 0, 100 Hz to full span

(100 Hz x N

10

when using

external mixers)

Accuracy

Span >2 MHz x N

5

±5%

Span ≤2 MHz x N

5

±1%

Frequency specifications, Agilent 8560 E-series

Frequency range

8560E 8561E 8562E 8563E 8564E 8565E

Internal 30 Hz2to 30 Hz2 to 30 Hz2 to 30 Hz1 to 30 Hz1to 30 Hz1 to
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

1. 8563E, 8564E, 8565E require Option 006 for operation below 9 kHz.

2. 8560E, 8561E, 8562E minimum frequency in AC coupled mode is 100 kHz. In DC
coupled mode minimum frequency is 30 Hz.

3. -10 °C to +55 °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 warm-up accuracy factors have been included in this calculation.

3

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 ±10% (analog trace data)
(non-Option 007)
Sweep time <30 ms ±0.1% (digitized trace data)
(Option 0071)
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 103 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 1 Hz to 3 MHz in a 1, 3, 10 sequence
range

Noise sidebands (see figure 1)

Center Frequency ≤1 GHz

Offset Opt. 103

100 Hz ≤88 dBc/Hz

2

≤70 dBc/Hz

2

1 kHz ≤97 dBc/Hz

2

≤90 dBc/Hz

2

10 kHz

6

≤113 dBc/Hz

3

≤113 dBc/Hz

3

30 kHz

6,8

≤113 dBc/Hz

4

≤113 dBc/Hz

4

100 kHz

7

≤117 dBc/Hz

5

≤117 dBc/Hz

5

Residual FM

(zero span, 10 Hz RBW)) <1 Hz pk-pk x N9 in 20 ms

<0.25 Hz pk-pk x N9in 20 ms

(typical)

Option 103 <10 Hz pk-pk x N9in 20 ms

Frequency specifications, continued

1. Option 007 extends digitized trace data capability to sweep times <30 ms.

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 k or Span ≤745 kHz

7. RBW ≥3 k or Span >745 kHz

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

9. N = harmonic mixing mode number

4

Range Displayed average noise level 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,

(≤10 µs pulse width, input attn ≥30 dB)

<1% duty cycle)

Maximum DC input voltage

DC coupled ±0.2 Vdc
AC coupled ±50 Vdc

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

3

6.46 GHz to 26.8 GHz –3 dBm

26.8 GHz to 50 GHz +0 dBm (nominal)

Amplitude specifications, Agilent 8560 E-series

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

(0 dB attenuation, 1 Hz resolution bandwidth1)

8560E 8561E 8562E 8563E 8564E, 8565E

30 Hz

2

≤90 dBm ≤90 dBm ≤90 dBm ≤90 dBm ≤90 dBm

1 kHz

2

≤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 ≤149 dBm ≤145 dBm ≤151 dBm ≤151 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 ≤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

z

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

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

1. For Option 103, degrade DANL by 10 dB

2. 8563E, 8564E, 8565E require Option 006 for operation below 9 kHz.

3. 8561E: -3 dBm

–40

–60

–80

dBc/Hz

CF=200 MHz

–100

–120

1 Hz 10 100 1 k 10 k 100 k

CF=40 GHz

CF=25 GHz

CF=5 GHz

CF=1 GHz

RBW =
100 Hz

Offset

Typical Performance
Spec @ CF = 1 GHz
RBW Selectivity

RBW =
1 kHz

RBW =
10 kHz

RBW =
100 kHz

1 MHz

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 MH

1 Hz

10 Hz

100 Hz

100 kHz

10 kHz

1 kHz

Offset

2 MHz

1 MHz