Atec Agilent-N5173B User Manual

EXG X-Series Signal Generator N5173B Microwave Analog

9 kHz to 13, 20, 31.8, or 40 GHz

Data Sheet

Table of Contents

Definitions .........................................................2

Frequency specifications ..............................................3

Amplitude specifications ..............................................5

Spectral purity specifications ..........................................8

Analog modulation specifications ......................................12

General characteristics ..............................................16

Inputs and outputs ..................................................18

Related literature ...................................................20

Definitions

Specification (spec): Specifications represent warranted performance of a

calibrated instrument that has been stored for a minimum of 2 hours within the operating temperature range of 0 to 55 °C, unless otherwise stated, and after a 45 minute warm-up period. The specifications include measurement uncertainty. Data represented in this document are specifications unless otherwise noted.

Typical (typ): Typical (typ) describes additional product performance

information that is not covered by the product warranty. It is performance beyond specifications that 80 percent of the units exhibit with a 95 percent confidence level at room temperature (approximately 25 °C). Typical performance does not include measurement uncertainty.

Nominal (nom) or measured (meas): Nominal (nom) or measured (meas)

describes a performance attribute that is by design or measured during the design phase for the purpose of communicating sampled, mean or average performance, such as the 50 ohm connector or amplitude drift vs. time. This data is not warranted and is measured at room temperature (approximately 25 °C).

Frequency Specifications

Range

Frequency range Option 513 9 kHz to 13 GHz

Option 520 9 kHz to 20 GHz

Option 532 9 kHz to 31.8 GHz

Option 540 9 kHz to 40 GHz

Resolution 0.001 Hz (nom)

Phase offset Adjustable in nominal 0.1° increments

Frequency switching speed 1 () = typical

Standard Option UNZ

CW mode

SCPI mode (≤ 5 ms) ≤ 1.15 ms (≤ 750 µs) < 1.65 ms (1 ms)

List/step sweep mode (≤ 5 ms) ≤ 900 µs (≤ 600 µs) < 1.4 ms (850 µs)

1. Time from receipt of SCPI command or trigger signal to within 0.1 ppm of ﬁnal frequency or within 100 Hz, whichever is greater.

2. For export control purposes CW switching speed to within 0.05% of ﬁnal frequency is 190 us (meas).

3. For export control purposes CW switching speed to within 0.05% of ﬁnal frequency is > 400 us (nom) below 20 GHz and > 600 us (nom) above 20 GHz.

4. Speciﬁcations apply when status register updates are off.

2, 4

Option UZ2,

3, 4

Frequency reference

Accuracy

± aging rate ± temperature effects ± line voltage effects ± initial setting accuracy

Internal time base reference oscillator aging rate

< ± 1 x 10^-7/year (nom) < ± 5 x 10^-10/day after 30 days (nom)

Initial achievable calibration accuracy ± 4 x 10^-8 or ± 40 ppb

Adjustment resolution < 1 x 10^-10 (nom)

Temperature effects < ± 2 x 10^-8 from 20 to 30 °C (nom)

Line voltage effects < ± 1 x 10^-9 for ± 10% change (nom)

Reference output

Frequency 10 MHz

Amplitude ≥ +4 dBm, (nom) into 50 Ω load

External reference input

Input frequency standard 10 MHz

Input frequency Option 1ER 1 to 50 MHz (in multiples of 0.1 Hz)

Lock range ± 1 ppm (nom)

Amplitude 5 dBm ± 2 dB (nom)

Impedance 50 Ω (nom)

Waveform Sine or square

Sweep modes (frequency and amplitude)

Operating modes Step sweep (equally spaced frequency and amplitude or

logarithmically spaced frequency steps) List sweep (arbitrary list of frequency and amplitude steps) Simultaneously sweep waveforms with N5182B; see baseband generator section for more detail

Sweep range Within instrument frequency range

Dwell time 100 µs to 100s

Number of points 2 to 65535 (step sweep)

1 to 3201 (list sweep)

Step change Linear or logarithmic

Triggering Free run, trigger key, external, timer, bus (GPIB, LAN, USB)

1. Aging rate is determined by design as a function of the OCXO.

2. Inputs between +3 dBm to +20 dBm are allowed.

Amplitude Specifications

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Maximum power

Options 513/520 with Option 1EA and 1E1 (CW rms, measured)

Frequency (GHz) vs. amplitude (dBm)

0510 15 20 25 30 35 40

Maximum power

Options 532/540 with Option 1EA and 1E1 (CW rms, measured)

Frequency (GHz) vs. amplitude (dBm)

Output parameters

Settable range (with Option 1E1 and 1EA)

Settable range (without Option 1E1 and 1EA)

Resolution 0.01 dB, (nom)

Step attenuator (1E1) 0 to 115 dB in 10 dB steps mechanical type

Attenuator hold range –15 dBm to maximum speciﬁed output power with step attenuator in 0 dB state; can be offset

Connector 513/520 = 3.5 SMA male, 532/540 = 2.4 mm male, 50 Ω (nom)

Max output power

(dBm, with or without step attenuator, Option 1E1)

Frequency Standard High power Option 1EA

Option 513, 520

9 kHz to 3.2 GHz +18 +23

> 3.2 to 13 GHz +18 +20

> 13 to 20 GHz +15 +19

Option 532, 540

9 kHz to 3.2 GHz +14 +21

> 3.2 to 17 GHz +14 +16

> 17 to 31.8 GHz +13 +15

> 31.8 to 40 GHz +11 +15

1. Quoted speciﬁcations between 15 and 35 °C. Maximum output power typically decreases by 0.05 dB/°C for temperatures outside this range.

+30 to –130 dBm

+19 to –20 dBm

using option 1E1 mechanical attenuator

(Option 1ED adds Type-N connector to a 513 or 520)

-1

-0.8

-0.6

-0.4

-0.2

0.2

0.4

0.6

0.8

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mean mean - std dev mean + std dev

Frequency (GHz) vs. level accuracy ( dB)

Measured level accuracy at -110 dBm

Frequency (GHz) vs. level accuracy ( dB)

Measured level accuracy at -90 dBm

-1.00

-0.80

-0.60

-0.40

-0.20

0.00

0.20

0.40

0.60

0.80

1.00

0510 15 20 25 30 35 40

mean mean - std dev mean + std dev

Absolute level accuracy in CW mode

-1

-0.8

-0.6

-0.4

-0.2

0.2

0.4

0.6

0.8

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mean mean - std dev mean + std dev

Frequency (GHz) vs. level accuracy ( dB)

Measured level accuracy at -120 dBm

1, 2

(ALC on) () = typical

With or without Option 1E1 With Option 1E1

9 kHz to 2 GHz

> 2 to 20 GHz

> 20 to 40 GHz

Max power to +10 dBm

± 0.6 dB ± 0.6 dB ± 0.7 dB ± 0.7 dB ± 1.4 dB (± 0.3)

± 0.9 dB ± 0.7 dB ± 0.7 dB ± 0.7 dB ± 1.6 dB (± 0.3)

± 0.9 dB ± 0.8 dB ± 1.1 dB ± 1.1 dB ± 2.0 dB

< +10 to –10 dBm

< –10 to – 20dBm

< –20 to –75 dBm

< –75 to –90 dBm

< –90 to –120 dBm

1. Level accuracy applies between 15 °C and 35 °C. Speciﬁcations do not apply above the maximum speciﬁed power. For temperatures outside this range, absolute level accuracy degrades by 0.01 dB/degree C for frequencies ≤ 4.5 GHz and 0.02 dB/degree C for frequencies > 4.5 GHz.

2. For instruments with Type-N connectors (Option 1ED), speciﬁcations are degraded typically 0.2 dB above 18 GHz.

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