Keysight N9040B User Manual

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Keysight X-Series Signal Analyzers

This manual provides documentation for the following Analyzer:

N9040B UXA Signal Analyzer

UXA Specification Guide

(Comprehensive Reference Data)

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Notices

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Trademark Acknowledgments

Manual Part Number

N9040-90002

Edition

Edition 1, December 2020

upersedes: August 2020

Published by: Keysight Technologies

1400 Fountaingrove Parkway Santa Rosa, CA 95403

Warranty

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Contents

1. UXA Signal Analyzer

Definitions and Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Conditions Required to Meet Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Frequency and Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Frequency Range. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Band. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Precision Frequency Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Frequency Readout Accuracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Frequency Counter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Frequency Span. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Sweep Time and Trigger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Triggers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Gated Sweep . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Number of Frequency Sweep Points (buckets). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Resolution Bandwidth (RBW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Analysis Bandwidth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Preselector Bandwidth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Video Bandwidth (VBW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Amplitude Accuracy and Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Measurement Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Maximum Safe Input Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Display Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Marker Readout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Frequency Response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

IF Frequency Response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

IF Phase Linearity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Absolute Amplitude Accuracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Input Attenuation Switching Uncertainty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

RF Input VSWR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Nominal VSWR Band [Plot] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Nominal VSWR, above 3.5 GHz [Plot]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Resolution Bandwidth Switching Uncertainty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Reference Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Display Scale Fidelity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Available Detectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Dynamic Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Gain Compression . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Displayed Average Noise Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Displayed Average Noise Level (DANL) without Noise Floor Extension (mmW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Displayed Average Noise Level (DANL) without Noise Floor Extension (RF/µW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Displayed Average Noise Level with Noise Floor Extension Improvement (mmW) . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Displayed Average Noise Level with Noise Floor Extension Improvement (RF/µW) . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Displayed Average Noise Level with Noise Floor Extension (mmW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Displayed Average Noise Level with Noise Floor Extension (RF/µW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Spurious Responses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Second Harmonic Distortion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Second Harmonic Distortion (mmW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

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Second Harmonic Distortion (RF/µW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Third Order Intermodulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Nominal Dynamic Range vs. Offset Frequency vs. RBW [Plot] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Phase Noise. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Nominal Phase Noise at Different Carrier Frequencies, Phase Noise Optimized vs Offset Frequency

[Plot] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Nominal Phase Noise at Different Phase Noise/Spurs Optimization [Plot] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Power Suite Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Channel Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63

Occupied Bandwidth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Adjacent Channel Power (ACP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Multi-Carrier Adjacent Channel Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66

Power Statistics CCDF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Burst Power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

TOI (Third Order Intermodulation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Harmonic Distortion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Spurious Emissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Spectrum Emission Mask . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Inputs/Outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Regulatory Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

2. I/Q Analyzer, Standard

Specifications Affected by I/Q Analyzer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Clipping-to-Noise Dynamic Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Data Acquisition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Time Record Length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

ADC Resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

3. Standard Option CR3 - Connector Rear, 2nd IF Output

Specifications Affected by Connector Rear, 2nd IF Output. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Other Connector Rear, 2nd IF Output Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Aux IF Out Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Second IF Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

4. Standard Option EXM - External Mixing

Specifications Affected by External mixing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Other External Mixing Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Connection Port EXT MIXER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Mixer Bias . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

IF Input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

External Mixer IF Input VSWR [Plot]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

LO Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

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5. Standard Option LNP - Low Noise Path Specifications

Specifications Affected by Low Noise Path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Other Low Noise Path Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Frequency Response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

6. Standard Option MPB - Microwave Preselector Bypass

Specifications Affected by Microwave Preselector Bypass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Other Microwave Preselector Bypass Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Frequency Response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Additional Spurious Responses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

7. Standard Option B25 - 25 MHz Analysis Bandwidth

Specifications Affected by Analysis Bandwidth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Other Analysis Bandwidth Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

IF Spurious Response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

IF Frequency Response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Full Scale (ADC Clipping) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

IF Phase Linearity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Data Acquisition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Time Record Length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

ADC Resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

8. Option B40 - 40 MHz Analysis Bandwidth

Specifications Affected by Analysis Bandwidth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Other Analysis Bandwidth Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

SFDR (Spurious-Free Dynamic Range). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Spurious Responses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

IF Residual Responses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

IF Frequency Response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

IF Phase Linearity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Full Scale (ADC Clipping) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Third Order Intermodulation Distortion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Noise Density with Preselector Bypass (MPB on). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Signal to Noise Ratio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Data Acquisition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Time Record Length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

ADC Resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

9. Option B2X - 255 MHz Analysis Bandwidth

Specifications Affected by Analysis Bandwidth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Other Analysis Bandwidth Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

SFDR (Spurious-Free Dynamic Range). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Spurious Responses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

IF Residual Responses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

IF Frequency Response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

IF Phase Linearity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Full Scale (ADC Clipping) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Full Scale (ADC Clipping) - Full Bypass Path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

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Third Order Intermodulation Distortion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Noise Density - Preselector Bypass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Noise Density - Full Bypass Path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Signal to Noise Ratio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Data Acquisition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Time Record Length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

ADC Resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

10. Option B5X - 510 MHz Analysis Bandwidth

Specifications Affected by Analysis Bandwidth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Other Analysis Bandwidth Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

SFDR (Spurious-Free Dynamic Range) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

Spurious Responses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

IF Residual Responses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

IF Frequency Response. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

IF Phase Linearity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

Full Scale (ADC Clipping) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

Full Scale (ADC Clipping) - Full Bypass Path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Third Order Intermodulation Distortion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

Noise Density - Preselector Bypass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

Noise Density - Full Bypass Path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Signal to Noise Ratio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Data Acquisition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Time Record Length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

ADC Resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

11. Option H1G - 1 GHz Analysis Bandwidth

Specifications Affected When the H1G Path Is Not Enabled . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

Spurious Responses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

LO-Related Spurious Responses

(Offset from carrier 300 Hz to 10 MHz) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

Phase Noise. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

Specifications Affected by Analysis Bandwidth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

Other Analysis Bandwidth Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154

SFDR (Spurious-Free Dynamic Range) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154

IF Residual Responses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

IF Frequency Response. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

IF Phase Linearity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

Full Scale (ADC Clipping) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

Full Scale (ADC Clipping) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

Noise Density . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

Data Acquisition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

Time Record Length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

ADC Resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

Rear Panel Outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

TRIGGER 3 IN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

IF2 OUT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

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IF2 OUT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

12. Option FBP - Full Bypass Path

Specifications Affected by Full Bypass Path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

Other Specifications Affected by Full Bypass Path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

Maximum Safe Input Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

Frequency Response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

Displayed Average Noise Level (DANL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

Additional Spurious Responses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

13. Option ALV - Log Video Out

Specifications Affected by Log Video Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

Other Log Video Out Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

Aux IF Out Port. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

Fast Log Video Output. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

Nominal Output Voltage (Open Circuit) versus Input Level [Plot] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172

14. Option CRP - Connector Rear, Arbitrary IF Output

Specifications Affected by Connector Rear, Arbitrary IF Output. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174

Other Connector Rear, Arbitrary IF Output Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175

Aux IF Out Port. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175

Arbitrary IF Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175

15. Option EA3 - Electronic Attenuator, 3.6 GHz

Specifications Affected by Electronic Attenuator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178

Other Electronic Attenuator Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179

Range (Frequency and Attenuation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179

Distortions and Noise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180

Frequency Response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181

Absolute Amplitude Accuracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182

Electronic Attenuator Switching Uncertainty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183

16. Option EMC - Precompliance EMI Features

Frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186

Frequency Range. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186

EMI Resolution Bandwidths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186

Amplitude . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188

EMI Average Detector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188

Quasi-Peak Detector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188

RMS Average Detector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188

17. Options P08, P13, P26, P44, and P50 - Preamplifiers

Specifications Affected by Preamp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190

Other Preamp Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191

Gain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191

Noise figure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191

1 dB Gain Compression Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192

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Displayed Average Noise Level (DANL) (without Noise Floor Extension) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193

Frequency Response — Preamp On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195

RF Input VSWR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196

Nominal VSWR — Preamp On Band [Plot] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197

Nominal VSWR — Preamp On Band [Plot] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198

Second Harmonic Distortion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199

Third Order Intermodulation Distortion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199

18. Options RT1, RT2 - Real-time Spectrum Analyzer (RTSA)

Real-time Spectrum Analyzer Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202

General Frequency Domain Characteristics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202

Density View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203

Spectrogram View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203

Power vs. Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204

Frequency Mask Trigger (FMT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205

19. Option YAV - Y-Axis Video Output

Specifications Affected by Y-Axis Video Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208

Other Y-Axis Video Output Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209

General Port Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209

Screen Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210

Delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210

Continuity and Compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212

Log Video Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213

Linear Video (AM Demod) Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213

20. 5G NR Measurement Application

Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216

Channel Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216

Spurious Emissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217

Adjacent Channel Power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218

Spectrum Emission Mask . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219

Power Statistics CCDF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220

Occupied Bandwidth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220

Modulation Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221

Frequency Ranges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222

Frequency Range: FR1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222

Frequency Range: FR2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223

21. Analog Demodulation Measurement Application

RF Carrier Frequency and Bandwidth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227

Carrier Frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227

Maximum Information Bandwidth (Info BW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227

Capture Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .227

Post-Demodulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228

Maximum Audio Frequency Span . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228

Filters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228

Frequency Modulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230

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Conditions required to meet specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230

FM Measurement Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230

FM Deviation Accuracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231

FM Rate Accuracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231

Carrier Frequency Error . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231

Frequency Modulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232

Post-Demod Distortion Residual. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232

Post-Demod Distortion Accuracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232

AM Rejection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232

Residual FM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232

Amplitude Modulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233

Conditions required to meet specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233

AM Measurement Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233

AM Depth Accuracy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233

AM Rate Accuracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233

Amplitude Modulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234

Post-Demod Distortion Residual. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234

Post-Demod Distortion Accuracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234

FM Rejection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234

Residual AM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234

Phase Modulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235

Conditions required to meet specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235

PM Measurement Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235

PM Deviation Accuracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236

PM Rate Accuracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236

Carrier Frequency Error . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236

Phase Modulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237

Post-Demod Distortion Residual. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237

Post-Demod Distortion Accuracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237

AM Rejection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237

Analog Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238

FM Stereo/Radio Data System (RDS) Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239

FM Stereo Modulation Analysis Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239

22. Bluetooth Measurement Application

Basic Rate Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242

Output Power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242

Modulation Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243

Initial Carrier Frequency Tolerance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244

Carrier Frequency Drift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244

Adjacent Channel Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245

Low Energy Measurements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246

Output Power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246

Modulation Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247

Initial Carrier Frequency Tolerance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248

Carrier Frequency Drift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249

LE In-band Emission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249

Enhanced Data Rate (EDR) Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250

EDR Relative Transmit Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250

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EDR Modulation Accuracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251

EDR Carrier Frequency Stability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252

EDR In-band Spurious Emissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253

In-Band Frequency Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254

Bluetooth Basic Rate and Enhanced Data Rate (EDR) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254

Bluetooth Low Energy System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254

23. GSM/EDGE Measurement Application

Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256

EDGE Error Vector Magnitude (EVM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256

Power vs. Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257

EDGE Power vs. Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257

Power Ramp Relative Accuracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257

Phase and Frequency Error. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258

Output RF Spectrum (ORFS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259

Frequency Ranges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262

In-Band Frequency Ranges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262

24. LTE/LTE-A Measurement Application

Supported Air Interface Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264

Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265

Channel Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265

Transmit On/Off Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266

Adjacent Channel Power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267

Occupied Bandwidth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270

Power Statistics CCDF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271

Spectrum Emission Mask . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272

Spurious Emissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274

Modulation Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275

NB-IoT Modulation Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276

C-V2X Modulation Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277

In-Band Frequency Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278

C-V2X Operating Band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278

NB-IoT Operating Band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278

LTE FDD Operating Band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278

LTE TDD Operating Band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279

25. Multi-Standard Radio Measurement Application

Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282

Channel Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282

Power Statistics CCDF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282

Occupied Bandwidth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282

Spurious Emissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282

Conformance EVM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283

In-Band Frequency Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284

26. Noise Figure Measurement Application

General Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286

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Noise Figure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286

Gain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287

Noise Figure Uncertainty Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288

Uncertainty versus Calibration Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289

Nominal Noise Figure Uncertainty versus Calibration Used . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289

Nominal Instrument Noise Figure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290

Nominal VSWR — Preamp On Band [Plot] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291

Nominal VSWR — Preamp On Band [Plot] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292

27. Phase Noise Measurement Application

General Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294

Maximum Carrier Frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294

Measurement Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294

Measurement Accuracy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295

Offset Frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296

Amplitude Repeatability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296

Nominal Phase Noise at Different Center Frequencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296

28. Pulse Measurement Software

Pulse Measurement Accuracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298

Frequency and Phase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299

Frequency Error RMS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299

Frequency/Phase Pulse to Pulse Difference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299

29. Short Range Communications Measurement Application

ZigBee (IEEE 802.15.4) Measurement Application. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302

EVM (Modulation Accuracy) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302

Frequency Error . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302

Z-Wave (ITU-T G.9959) Measurement Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303

FSK Error . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303

Frequency Error . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303

30. Vector Modulation Analysis Application

Frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306

Range. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306

Measurements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307

Modulation Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307

Residual EVM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307

Residual EVM for MSK. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307

Residual EVM for VSB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308

31. W-CDMA Measurement Application

Conformance with 3GPP TS 25.141 Base Station Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310

Measurements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312

Channel Power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312

Adjacent Channel Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313

Power Statistics CCDF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316

Occupied Bandwidth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316

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Spectrum Emission Mask . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316

Spurious Emissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317

Code Domain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318

QPSK EVM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319

Modulation Accuracy (Composite EVM). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320

Power Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321

In-Band Frequency Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322

32. WLAN Measurement Application

Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324

Channel Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324

Power Statistics CCDF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329

Occupied Bandwidth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330

Power vs. Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331

Spectrum Emission Mask . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331

Spurious Emission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344

64QAM EVM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346

256QAM EVM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350

1024QAM EVM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352

CCK 11Mbps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353

In-Band Frequency Range for Warranted Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354

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Specification Guide

1 UXA Signal Analyzer

This chapter contains the specifications for the core signal analyzer. The specifications and characteristics for the measurement applications and options are covered in the chapters that follow.

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Definitions and Requirements

This book contains signal analyzer specifications and supplemental information. The distinction among specifications, typical performance, and nominal values are described as follows.

Definitions

— Specifications describe the performance of parameters covered by the product warranty

(temperature = 0 to 55°C also referred to as "Full temperature range" or "Full range", unless otherwise noted).

— 95th percentile values indicate the breadth of the population (≈2σ) of performance tolerances

expected to be met in 95% of the cases with a 95% confidence, for any ambient temperature in the range of 20 to 30°C. In addition to the statistical observations of a sample of instruments, these values include the effects of the uncertainties of external calibration references. These values are not warranted. These values are updated occasionally if a significant change in the statistically observed behavior of production instruments is observed.

— Typical describes additional product performance information that is not covered by the product

warranty. It is performance beyond specification that 80% of the units exhibit with a 95% confidence level over the temperature range 20 to 30°C. Typical performance does not include measurement uncertainty.

— Nominal values indicate expected performance, or describe product performance that is useful

in the application of the product, but is not covered by the product warranty.

Conditions Required to Meet Specifications

The following conditions must be met for the analyzer to meet its specifications.

— The analyzer is within its calibration cycle. See the General section of this chapter. — Under auto couple control, except that Auto Sweep Time Rules = Accy. — For signal frequencies <10 MHz, DC coupling applied. — Any analyzer that has been stored at a temperature range inside the allowed storage range but

outside the allowed operating range must be stored at an ambient temperature within the allowed operating range for at least two hours before being turned on.

— The analyzer has been turned on at least 30 minutes with Auto Align set to Normal, or if Auto

Align is set to Off or Partial, alignments must have been run recently enough to prevent an Alert message. If the Alert condition is changed from “Time and Temperature” to one of the disabled duration choices, the analyzer may fail to meet specifications without informing the user. If Auto Align is set to Light, performance is not warranted, and nominal performance will degrade to become a factor of 1.4 wider for any specification subject to alignment, such as amplitude tolerances.

Certification

Keysight Technologies certifies that this product met its published specifications at the time of shipment from the factory. Keysight Technologies further certifies that its calibration measurements are traceable to the International System of Units (SI) via national metrology institutes (www.keysight.com/find/NMI) that are signatories to the CIPM Mutual Recognition Arrangement.

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Frequency and Time

Description Specifications Supplemental Information

Frequency Range

Maximum Frequency

Option 508 8.4 GHz

Option 513 13.6 GHz

Option 526 26.5 GHz

Option 544 44 GHz

Option 550 50 GHz

Preamp Option P08 8.4 GHz

Preamp Option P13 13.6 GHz

Preamp Option P26 26.5 GHz

Preamp Option P44 44 GHz

Preamp Option P50 50 GHz

Minimum Frequency

Preamp AC Coupled DC Coupled

Off 10 MHz 2 Hz

On 10 MHz 9 kHz

Band

0 (2 Hz to 3.6 GHz)

1 (3.5 to 8.4 GHz) 1— 1 Options 508, 513, 526, 544, 550

2 (8.3 to 13.6 GHz) 1— 2 Options 513, 526, 544, 550

3 (13.5 to 17.1 GHz) 2— 2 Options 526, 544, 550

Harmonic Mixing Mode

1— 1 Options 508, 513, 526, 544, 550

LO Multiple (N

)

Band Overlaps

4 (17.0 to 26.5 GHz) 2— 4 Options 526, 544, 550

5 (26.4 to 34.5 GHz) 2— 4 Options 544, 550

6 (34.4 to 50 GHz) 4— 8 Options 544, 550

a. N is the LO multiplication factor. For negative mixing modes (as indicated by the “—” in the “Harmonic Mixing

Mode” column), the desired 1st LO harmonic is higher than the tuned frequency by the 1st IF.

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b. In the band overlap regions, for example, 3.5 to 3.6 GHz, the analyzer may use either band for measurements, in

this example Band 0 or Band 1. The analyzer gives preference to the band with the better overall specifications (which is the lower numbered band for all frequencies below 26 GHz), but will choose the other band if doing so is necessary to achieve a sweep having minimum band crossings. For example, with CF = 3.58 GHz, with a span of 40 MHz or less, the analyzer uses Band 0, because the stop frequency is 3.6 GHz or less, allowing a span without band crossings in the preferred band. If the span is between 40 and 160 MHz, the analyzer uses Band 1, because the start frequency is above 3.5 GHz, allowing the sweep to be done without a band crossing in Band 1, though the stop frequency is above 3.6 GHz, preventing a Band 0 sweep without band crossing. With a span greater than 160 MHz, a band crossing will be required: the analyzer sweeps up to 3.6 GHz in Band 0; then executes a band crossing and continues the sweep in Band 1. Specifications are given separately for each band in the band overlap regions. One of these specifications is for the preferred band, and one for the alternate band. Continuing with the example from the previous paragraph (3.58 GHz), the preferred band is band 0 (indicated as frequencies under 3.6 GHz) and the alternate band is band 1 (3.5 to 8.4 GHz). The specifications for the preferred band are warranted. The specifications for the alternate band are not warranted in the band overlap region, but performance is nominally the same as those warranted specifications in the rest of the band. Again, in this example, consider a signal at 3.58 GHz. If the sweep has been configured so that the signal at 3.58 GHz is measured in Band 1, the analysis behavior is nominally as stated in the Band 1 specification line (3.5 to 8.4 GHz) but is not warranted. If warranted performance is necessary for this signal, the sweep should be reconfigured so that analysis occurs in Band 0. Another way to express this situation in this example Band 0/Band 1 crossing is this: The specifications given in the “Specifications” column which are described as “3.5 to 8.4 GHz” represent nominal performance from 3.5 to 3.6 GHz, and warranted performance from 3.6 to 8.4 GHz.

c. Band 0 is extendable (set “Extend Low Band” to On) to 3.7 GHz instead of 3.6 GHz in instruments with frequency

option 508, 513 or 526 and with firmware of version A.16.17 or later.

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Description Specifications Supplemental Information

Precision Frequency Reference

Accuracy ±[(time since last adjustment x

aging rate) + temperature stability + calibration accuracy

a]b

Temperature Stability

Full temperature range

Aging Rate

±4.5 × 10

−9

±2.5 × 10

−10

/day (nominal)

Total Aging

−8

1 Year

Settability

Warm-up and Retrace

300 s after turn on

600 s after turn on

Achievable Initial Calibration Accuracy

±3 × 10

±4 × 10

±3.1 × 10

−11

−8

Nominal

±1 × 10

−7

of final frequency

−8

of final frequency

Standby power Standby power is supplied to both

the CPU and the frequency reference oscillator.

Residual FM

(Center Frequency = 1 GHz

≤0.25 Hz × N (nominal)

p-p in 20 ms

10 Hz RBW, 10 Hz VBW)

a. Calibration accuracy depends on how accurately the frequency standard was adjusted to 10 MHz. If the adjust-

ment procedure is followed, the calibration accuracy is given by the specification “Achievable Initial Calibration

Accuracy.” b. The specification applies after the analyzer has been powered on for four hours. c. Standby mode applies power to the oscillator. Therefore warm-up and retrace only apply if the power connec-

tion is lost and restored. The warm-up reference is one hour after turning the power on. The effect of retracing

is included within the “Achievable Initial Calibration Accuracy” term of the Accuracy equation. d. The achievable calibration accuracy at the beginning of the calibration cycle includes these effects:

1) Temperature difference between the calibration environment and the use environment

2) Orientation relative to the gravitation field changing between the calibration environment and the use envi-

ronment

3) Retrace effects in both the calibration environment and the use environment due to turning the instrument

power off.

4) Settability

e. N is the LO multiplication factor.

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Description Specifications Supplemental Information

Frequency Readout Accuracy ±(marker freq × freq ref accy +

+ 2 Hz +

)

Example for EMC

0.10%×span + 5% × RBW

0.5 × horizontal resolution

Single detector only

±0.0032% (nominal)

a. The warranted performance is only the sum of all errors under autocoupled conditions. Under non-autocoupled

conditions, the frequency readout accuracy will nominally meet the specification equation, except for conditions in which the RBW term dominates, as explained in examples below. The nominal RBW contribution to frequency readout accuracy is 2% of RBW for RBWs from 1 Hz to 390 kHz, 4% of RBW from 430 kHz through 3 MHz (the widest autocoupled RBW), and 30% of RBW for the (manually selected) 4, 5, 6 and 8 MHz RBWs. First example: a 120 MHz span, with autocoupled RBW. The autocoupled ratio of span to RBW is 106:1, so the RBW selected is 1.1 MHz. The 5% × RBW term contributes only 55 kHz to the total frequency readout accuracy, compared to 120 kHz for the 0.10% × span term, for a total of 175 kHz. Second example: a 20 MHz span, with a 4 MHz RBW. The specification equation does not apply because the Span: RBW ratio is not autocoupled. If the equation did apply, it would allow 20 kHz of error (0.10%) due to the span and 200 kHz error (5%) due to the RBW. For this non-autocoupled RBW, the RBW error is nominally 30%, or 1200 kHz.

b. Horizontal resolution is due to the marker reading out one of the trace points. The points are spaced by

span/(Npts – 1), where Npts is the number of sweep points. For example, with the factory preset value of 1001 sweep points, the horizontal resolution is span/1000. However, there is an exception: When both the detector mode is “normal” and the span > 0.25 × (Npts – 1) × RBW, peaks can occur only in even-numbered points, so the effective horizontal resolution becomes doubled, or span/500 for the factory preset case. When the RBW is autocoupled and there are 1001 sweep points, that exception occurs only for spans >750 MHz

c. Specifications apply to traces in most cases, but there are exceptions. Specifications always apply to the peak

detector. Specifications apply when only one detector is in use and all active traces are set to Clear Write. Specifications also apply when only one detector is in use in all active traces and the "Restart" key has been pressed since any change from the use of multiple detectors to a single detector. In other cases, such as when multiple simultaneous detectors are in use, additional errors of 0.5, 1.0 or 1.5 sweep points will occur in some detectors, depending on the combination of detectors in use.

d. In most cases, the frequency readout accuracy of the analyzer can be exceptionally good. As an example, Key-

sight has characterized the accuracy of a span commonly used for Electro-Magnetic Compatibility (EMC) testing using a source frequency locked to the analyzer. Ideally, this sweep would include EMC bands C and D and thus sweep from 30 to 1000 MHz. Ideally, the analysis bandwidth would be 120 kHz at −6 dB, and the spacing of the points would be half of this (60 kHz). With a start frequency of 30 MHz and a stop frequency of 1000.2 MHz and a total of 16168 points, the spacing of points is ideal. The detector used was the Peak detector. The accuracy of frequency readout of all the points tested in this span was with ±0.0032% of the span. A perfect analyzer with this many points would have an accuracy of ±0.0031%

of span. Thus, even with this large number of display

points, the errors in excess of the bucket quantization limitation were negligible.

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Frequency Counter

See note

Count Accuracy ±(marker freq × freq ref accy. + 0.100 Hz)

Delta Count Accuracy ±(delta freq. × freq ref accy. + 0.141 Hz)

Resolution 0.001 Hz

a. Instrument conditions: RBW = 1 kHz, gate time = auto (100 ms), S/N ≥ 50 dB, frequency = 1 GHz b. If the signal being measured is locked to the same frequency reference as the analyzer, the specified count

accuracy is ±0.100 Hz under the test conditions of footnote a. This error is a noisiness of the result. It will increase with noisy sources, wider RBWs, lower S/N ratios, and source frequencies > 1 GHz.

Description Specifications Supplemental Information

Frequency Span

Range

Option 508 0 Hz, 10 Hz to 8.4 GHz

Option 513 0 Hz, 10 Hz to 13.6 GHz

Option 526 0 Hz, 10 Hz to 26.5 GHz

Option 544 0 Hz, 10 Hz to 44 GHz

Option 550 0 Hz, 10 Hz to 50 GHz

Resolution 2 Hz

Span Accuracy

Swept

FFT

±(0.1% × span + horizontal resolution

)

a. Horizontal resolution is due to the marker reading out one of the sweep points. The points are spaced by

span/(Npts − 1), where Npts is the number of sweep points. For example, with the factory preset value of 1001

sweep points, the horizontal resolution is span/1000. However, there is an exception: When both the detector

mode is “normal” and the span > 0.25 × (Npts − 1) × RBW, peaks can occur only in even-numbered points, so

the effective horizontal resolution becomes doubled, or span/500 for the factory preset case. When the RBW is

auto coupled and there are 1001 sweep points, that exception occurs only for spans >750 MHz.

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Sweep Time and Trigger

Sweep Time Range Span = 0 Hz Span ≥ 10 Hz

1 μs to 6000 s 1 ms to 4000 s

Sweep Time Accuracy Span ≥ 10 Hz, swept Span ≥ 10 Hz, FFT Span = 0 Hz

±0.01% (nominal) ±40% (nominal) ±0.01% (nominal)

Sweep Trigger Free Run, Line, Video, External 1,

External 2, RF Burst, Periodic Timer

Delayed Trigger

Range

Span ≥ 10 Hz −150 to 500 ms

Span = 0 Hz

−10 s to +500 ms

Resolution 0.1 μs

a. Delayed trigger is available with line, video, RF burst and external triggers. b. Prior to A.19.28 software, zero span trigger delay was limited to -150 ms to 500 ms.

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Description Specifications Supplemental Information

Triggers Additional information on some of the triggers and

gate sources

Video Independent of Display Scaling and Reference Level

Minimum settable level −170 dBm Useful range limited by noise

Maximum usable level

Highest allowed mixer level

+ 2 dB (nominal)

Detector and Sweep Type relationships

Sweep Type = Swept

Detector = Normal, Peak, Sample or Negative Peak

Triggers on the signal before detection, which is similar to the displayed signal

Detector = Average Triggers on the signal before detection, but with a

single-pole filter added to give similar smoothing to that of the average detector

Sweep Type = FFT Triggers on the signal envelope in a bandwidth

wider than the FFT width

RF Burst

Level Range

Level Accuracy

−40 to −10 dBm plus attenuation (nominal)

Absolute ±2 dB + Absolute Amplitude Accuracy (nominal)

Relative ±2 dB (nominal)

Bandwidth (−10 dB)

Most cases

>80 MHz (nominal)

Start Freq <300 MHz, RF Burst Level Type = Absolute

Sweep Type = Swept 16 MHz (nominal)

Sweep Type = FFT

FFT Width > 25 MHz; FFT Width 8 to 25 MHz; FFT Width < 8 MHz

>80 MHz (nominal) 30 MHz (nominal) 16 MHz (nominal)

Frequency Limitations If the start or center frequency is too close to zero,

LO feedthrough can degrade or prevent triggering. How close is too close depends on the bandwidth listed above.

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Description Specifications Supplemental Information

External Triggers See “Trigger Inputs” on page 78

TV Triggers Triggers on the leading edge of the selected sync

pulse of standardized TV signals.

Amplitude Requirements –65 dBm minimum video carrier power at the input

mixer, nominal

Compatible Standards NTSC-M,

NTSC-Japan, NTSC-4.43, PAL-M, PAL-N, PAL-N Combination, PAL-B/-D/-G/-H/-I. PAL-60, SECAM-L

Field Selection Entire Frame, Field

One, Field Two

Line Selection 1 to 525, or 1 to 625,

standard dependent

a. The highest allowed mixer level depends on the IF Gain. It is nominally –10 dBm for Preamp Off and IF Gain =

Low.

b. Noise will limit trigger level range at high frequencies, such as above 15 GHz. c. With positive slope trigger. Trigger level with negative slope is nominally 1 to 4 dB lower than positive slope. d. Include RF Burst Level Type = Relative.

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Gated Sweep

Gate Methods Gated LO

Gated Video Gated FFT

Span Range Any span

Gate Delay Range 0 to 100.0 s

Gate Delay Settability 4 digits, ≥100 ns

Gate Delay Jitter 33.3 ns p-p (nominal)

Gate Length Range

(Except Method = FFT)

Gated FFT and Gated Video Frequency and Amplitude Errors

1 μs to 5.0 s Gate length for the FFT method is fixed at

1.83/RBW, with nominally 2% tolerance.

Nominally no additional error for gated measurements when the Gate Delay is greater than the MIN FAST setting

Gated LO Frequency Errors

Gate ≥ 10 μs Nominally no additional error when the Gate

Delay is greater than the MIN FAST setting

1.0 μs ≤ Gate < 10 μs Nominal error given by 100 ns × N × (Span/ST) × √(SpanPosition × ST / GateLength); see footnote

Gated LO Amplitude Errors Nominally no additional error when the Gate

Delay is greater than the MIN FAST setting

Phase Noise Effects Gated LO method overrides the loop

configuration to force single loop in place of dual loop.

Gate Sources External 1

Pos or neg edge triggered

External 2 Line RF Burst Periodic

a. ST is sweep time; SpanPosition is the location of the on-screen signal, 0 being the left edge of the screen and 1

being the right edge. N is the harmonic mixing number.

Description Specifications Supplemental Information

Number of Frequency Sweep Points (buckets)

Factory preset 1001

Range 1 to 100,001 Zero and non-zero spans

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Description Specifications Supplemental Information

Resolution Bandwidth (RBW)

Range (−3.01 dB bandwidth) Standard

1 Hz to 8 MHz Bandwidths above 3 MHz are 4, 5, 6, and 8 MHz. Bandwidths 1 Hz to 3 MHz are spaced at 10% spacing using the E24 series (24 per decade): 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.5, 1.6,

1.8, 2.0, 2.2, 2.4, 2.7, 3.0, 3.3, 3.6, 3.9,

4.3, 4.7, 5.1, 5.6, 6.2, 6.8, 7.5, 8.2, 9.1 in each decade.

With Option B2X, B5X, or H1G and

Option RBE

10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 100, 133, 150, 200, and 212 MHz, in Spectrum Analyzer mode and zero span.

Power bandwidth accuracy

RBW Range CF Range

1 Hz to 100 kHz All ±0.5% (0.022 dB)

110 kHz to 1.0 MHz < 3.6 GHz ±1.0% (0.044 dB)

1.1 to 2.0 MHz < 3.6 GHz ±0.07 dB (nominal)

2.2 to 3 MHz < 3.6 GHz 0 to −0.2 dB (nominal)

4 to 8 MHz < 3.6 GHz 0 to −0.4 dB (nominal)

Noise BW to RBW ratio

Accuracy (−3.01 dB bandwidth)

1.056 ±2% (nominal)

1 Hz to 1.3 MHz RBW ±2% (nominal)

1.5 MHz to 3 MHz RBW

CF ≤ 3.6 GHz CF > 3.6 GHz

±7% (nominal) ±8% (nominal)

4 MHz to 8 MHz RBW

CF ≤ 3.6 GHz CF > 3.6 GHz

±15% (nominal) ±20% (nominal)

Selectivity (−60 dB/−3 dB) 4.1:1 (nominal)

a. Option RBE enables wider bandwidth filters in zero span in the Signal Analyzer mode. Available detectors are

Peak+ and Average. VBW filtering is disabled. Minimum sweep time is the greater of 200 μS or 200ns/pt. The filter shape is approximately square. Support for Average detector was first added in SW Version A.23.05.

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b. The noise marker, band power marker, channel power and ACP all compute their results using the power band-

width of the RBW used for the measurement. Power bandwidth accuracy is the power uncertainty in the results of these measurements due only to bandwidth-related errors. (The analyzer knows this power bandwidth for each RBW with greater accuracy than the RBW width itself, and can therefore achieve lower errors.) The warranted specifications shown apply to the Gaussian RBW filters used in swept and zero span analysis. There are four different kinds of filters used in the spectrum analyzer: Swept Gaussian, Swept Flattop, FFT Gaussian and FFT Flattop. While the warranted performance only applies to the swept Gaussian filters, because only they are kept under statistical process control, the other filters nominally have the same performance.

c. The ratio of the noise bandwidth (also known as the power bandwidth) to the RBW has the nominal value and

tolerance shown. The RBW can also be annotated by its noise bandwidth instead of this 3 dB bandwidth. The accuracy of this annotated value is similar to that shown in the power bandwidth accuracy specification.

d. Resolution Bandwidth Accuracy can be observed at slower sweep times than auto-coupled conditions. Normal

sweep rates cause the shape of the RBW filter displayed on the analyzer screen to widen significantly. The true bandwidth, which determines the response to impulsive signals and noise-like signals, is not affected by the sweep rate.

Description Specification Supplemental information

Analysis Bandwidth

With Option B25 (standard) 25 MHz

With Option B40 40 MHz

With Option B2X 255 MHz

With Option B5X 510 MHz

a. Analysis bandwidth is the instantaneous bandwidth available about a center frequency over which the input sig-

nal can be digitized for further analysis or processing in the time, frequency, or modulation domain.

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UXA Signal Analyzer Frequency and Time

Description Specifications Supplemental Information

Preselector Bandwidth

Mean Bandwidth at CF

Freq Option ≤ 526 Freq Option > 526

5 GHz 58 MHz 46 MHz

10 GHz 57 MHz 52 MHz

15 GHz 59 MHz 53MHz

20 GHz 64 MHz 55 MHz

25 GHz 74 MHz 56 MHz

35 GHz 62 MHz

44 GHz 70 MHz

Standard Deviation 9% 7%

−3 dB Bandwidth −7.5% relative to −4 dB bandwidth, nominal

a. The preselector can have a significant passband ripple. To avoid ambiguous results, the −4 dB bandwidth is

characterized.

Description Specifications Supplemental Information

Video Bandwidth (VBW)

Range Same as Resolution Bandwidth range

plus wide-open VBW (labeled 50 MHz)

Accuracy ±6% (nominal)

in swept mode and zero span

a. For FFT processing, the selected VBW is used to determine a number of averages for FFT results. That number is

chosen to give roughly equivalent display smoothing to VBW filtering in a swept measurement. For example, if VBW = 0.1 × RBW, four FFTs are averaged to generate one result.

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Amplitude Accuracy and Range

Description Specifications Supplemental Information

Measurement Range

Preamp Off Displayed Average Noise Level to +30 dBm

Preamp On Displayed Average Noise Level to +24 dBm Options P08, P13, P26, P44, P50

Input Attenuation Range 0 to 70 dB, in 2 dB steps

Description Specifications Supplemental Information

Maximum Safe Input Level Applies with or without preamp

(Options P08, P13, P26, P44, P50)

Average Total Power +30 dBm (1 W)

Peak Pulse Power

(≤10 μs pulse width, ≤1% duty cycle,

input attenuation ≥ 30 dB)

DC voltage

DC Coupled ±0.2 Vdc

AC Coupled ±100 Vdc

Description Specifications Supplemental Information

Display Range

Log Scale Ten divisions displayed;

Linear Scale Ten divisions

Description Specifications Supplemental Information

Marker Readout

+50 dBm (100 W)

0.1 to 1.0 dB/division in 0.1 dB steps, and 1 to 20 dB/division in 1 dB steps

Resolution

Log (decibel) units

Trace Averaging Off, on-screen 0.01 dB

Trace Averaging On or remote 0.001 dB

Linear units resolution ≤1% of signal level (nominal)

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Frequency Response

Description Specifications Supplemental Information

Frequency Response Refer to the footnote for

(Maximum error relative to reference condition (50 MHz)

Mechanical attenuator only Swept operation

, LNP offd,

Attenuation 10 dB)

Option 544 or 550 (mmW)

Option 508, 513, or 526 (μW)

20 to 30°C Full range 95th Percentile (≈2σ)

3 Hz to 10 MHz x x ±0.46 dB ±0.54 dB

10 to 20 MHz x ±0.35 dB ±0.44 dB ±0.19 dB

Band Overlaps on page 17.

Freq Option 526 only: Modes above 18 GHz

10 to 20 MHz

20 to 50 MHz

x ±0.46 dB ±0.54 dB ±0.20 dB

x ±0.35 dB ±0.44 dB ±0.19 dB

x ±0.35 dB ±0.44 dB ±0.20 dB

50 MHz to 3.6 GHz x ±0.35 dB ±0.44 dB ±0.14 dB

50 MHz to 3.6 GHz

3.6 to 3.7 GHz (Band 0) x

3.5 to 5.2 GHz

5.2 to 8.4 GHz

8.3 to 13.6 GHz

13.5 to 17.1 GHz

x ±0.35 dB ±0.47 dB ±0.16 dB

See note

x ±1.5 dB ±2.5 dB ±0.50 dB

x ±1.7 dB ±3.5 dB ±0.69 dB

x ±1.5 dB ±2.5 dB ±0.42 dB

x ±2.0 dB ±2.7 dB ±0.51 dB

x ±2.0 dB ±2.5 dB ±0.39 dB

x ±2.0 dB ±2.7 dB ±0.57 dB

x ±2.0 dB ±2.7 dB ±0.54 dB

17.0 to 22 GHz

x ±2.0 dB ±2.7 dB ±0.65 dB

x ±2.0 dB ±2.8 dB ±0.62 dB

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22.0 to 26.5 GHz

26.4 to 34.5 GHz

34.4 to 50 GHz

x ±2.5 dB ±3.7 dB ±0.87 dB

x ±2.5 dB ±3.5 dB ±0.59 dB

x ±2.5 dB ±3.6 dB ±0.93 dB

x ±3.2 dB ±4.9 dB ±1.28 dB

a. Signal frequencies above 18 GHz are prone to additional response errors due to modes in the Type-N connector

such modes. The effect of these modes with this connector are included within these specifications. b. See the Electronic Attenuator (Option EA3) chapter for Frequency Response using the electronic attenuator. c. For Sweep Type = FFT, add the RF flatness errors of this table to the IF Frequency Response errors. An additional

error source, the error in switching between swept and FFT sweep types, is nominally ±0.01 dB and is included

within the “Absolute Amplitude Error” specifications. d. Refer to LNP Chapter for the frequency response specifications with LNP on. e. Specifications apply with DC coupling at all frequencies. With AC coupling, specifications apply at frequencies of

50 MHz and higher. Statistical observations at 10 MHz and lower show that most instruments meet the specifica-

tions, but a few percent of instruments can be expected to have errors that, while within the specified limits, are

closer to those limits than the measurement uncertainty guardband, and thus are not warranted. The AC coupling

effect at 20 to 50 MH is negligible, but not warranted. f. Band 0 is extendable (set “Extend Low Band” to On) to 3.7 GHz instead of 3.6 GHz in instruments with frequency

Option 508, 513 or 526 and with firmware of version A.16.17 or later. Subject to these conditions, statistical

observations show that performance nominally fits within the same range within the 3.6 to 3.7 GHz frequencies as

within the next lower specified frequency range, but is not warranted. g. Specifications for frequencies >3.5 GHz apply for sweep rates ≤100 MHz/ms. h. Preselector centering applied.

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Description Specifications Supplemental Information

IF Frequency Response

Freq Option 526 only: Modes above 18 GHz

(Demodulation and FFT response relative to the center frequency)

Center Freq (GHz)

Span (MHz)

Preselector

Max Errord Midwidth Error

(95th Percentile)

Slope (dB/MHz) (95th Percentile)

RMSe (nominal)

<3.6 ≤10 ±0.20 dB ±0.12 dB ±0.10 0.02 dB

≥3.6, ≤26.5 ≤10 On 0.23 dB

≥3.6, ≤26.5 ≤10

Off

±0.25 dB ±0.12 dB ±0.10 0.02 dB

>26.5, ≤50 ≤10 On 0.12 dB

>26.5, ≤50 ≤10

Off

±0.30 dB ±0.12 dB ±0.10 0.024 dB

a. The IF frequency response includes effects due to RF circuits such as input filters, that are a function of RF fre-

quency, in addition to the IF passband effects.

b. Signal frequencies above 18 GHz are prone to additional response errors due to modes in the Type-N connector

used. Only analyzers with frequency Option 526 that do not also have input connector Option C35 will have these modes.With the use of Type-N to APC 3.5 mm adapter part number 1250-1744, there are nominally six such modes. These modes cause nominally up to −0.35 dB amplitude change, with phase errors of nominally up to ±1.2°.

c. This column applies to the instantaneous analysis bandwidth in use. In the Spectrum Analyzer Mode, this would be

the FFT width.

d. The maximum error at an offset (f) from the center of the FFT width is given by the expression

± [Midwidth Error + (f × Slope)], but never exceeds ±Max Error. Here the Midwidth Error is the error at the center frequency for a given FFT span. Usually, the span is no larger than the FFT width in which case the center of the FFT width is the center frequency of the analyzer. When using the Spectrum Analyzer mode with an analyzer span is wider than the FFT width, the span is made up of multiple concatenated FFT results, and thus has multiple centers of FFT widths; in this case the f in the equation is the offset from the nearest center. Performance is nominally three times better at most center frequencies.

e. The “rms” nominal performance is the standard deviation of the response relative to the center frequency, inte-

grated across the span. This performance measure was observed at a center frequency in each harmonic mixing band, which is representative of all center frequencies; it is not the worst case frequency.

f. Standard Option MPB is enabled.

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Description Specifications Supplemental Information

IF Phase Linearity Deviation from mean phase linearity

Freq Option 526 only: Modes above

18 GHz

Center Freq (GHz)

Span (MHz)

Preselector

Peak-to-peak

(nominal)

RMS (nominal)

≥0.02, <3.6 ≤10 n/a 0.14° 0.032°

≥3.6 ≤10

Off

0.27° 0.057°

≥3.6 ≤10 On 0.93° 0.22°

a. Signal frequencies above 18 GHz are prone to additional response errors due to modes in the Type-N connector

b. The listed performance is the standard deviation of the phase deviation relative to the mean phase deviation

from a linear phase condition, where the rms is computed across the span shown and over the range of center frequencies shown.

c. Standard Option MPB is enabled.

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Description Specifications Supplemental Information

Absolute Amplitude Accuracy

At 50 MHz

20 to 30°C Full temperature range

At all frequencies 20 to 30°C Full temperature range

±0.24 dB

±0.13 dB

(95th percentile)

±0.28 dB

±(0.24 dB + frequency response) ±(0.28 dB + frequency response)

95th Percentile Absolute Amplitude Accuracy

(Wide range of signal levels, RBWs, RLs, etc.,

0.01 to 3.6 GHz) Atten = 10 dB Atten = 10, 20, 30, or 40 dB

±0.16 dB ±0.18 dB

Amplitude Reference Accuracy ±0.05 dB (nominal)

Preamp On

±(0.36 dB + frequency response)

(P08, P13, P26, P44, P50)

a. Absolute amplitude accuracy is the total of all amplitude measurement errors, and applies over the following

subset of settings and conditions: 1 Hz ≤ RBW ≤ 1MHz; Input signal −10 to −50 dBm (details below); Input attenuation 10 dB; span < 5 MHz (nominal additional error for span ≥ 5 MHz is 0.02 dB); all settings auto-coupled except Swp Time Rules = Accuracy; combinations of low signal level and wide RBW use VBW ≤ 30 kHz to reduce noise. When using FFT sweeps, the signal must be at the center frequency. This absolute amplitude accuracy specification includes the sum of the following individual specifications under the conditions listed above: Scale Fidelity, Reference Level Accuracy, Display Scale Switching Uncertainty, Resolution Bandwidth Switching Uncertainty, 50 MHz Amplitude Reference Accuracy, and the accuracy with which the instrument aligns its internal gains to the 50 MHz Amplitude Reference. The only difference between signals within the range above –50 dBm and those signals below that level is the scale fidelity. Our specifications and experience show no difference between signals above and below this level. The only reason our Absolute Amplitude Uncertainty specification does not go below this level is that noise detracts from our ability to verify the performance at all levels with acceptable test times and yields. So the performance is not warranted at lower levels, but we fully expect it to be the same.

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b. Absolute Amplitude Accuracy for a wide range of signal and measurement settings, covers the 95th percentile

proportion with 95% confidence. Here are the details of what is covered and how the computation is made: The wide range of conditions of RBW, signal level, VBW, reference level and display scale are discussed in footnote a. There are 44 quasi-random combinations used, tested at a 50 MHz signal frequency. We compute the 95th percentile proportion with 95% confidence for this set observed over a statistically significant number of instruments. Also, the frequency response relative to the 50 MHz response is characterized by varying the signal across a large number of quasi-random verification frequencies that are chosen to not correspond with the frequency response adjustment frequencies. We again compute the 95th percentile proportion with 95% confidence for this set observed over a statistically significant number of instruments. We also compute the 95th percentile accuracy of tracing the calibration of the 50 MHz absolute amplitude accuracy to a national standards organization. We also compute the 95th percentile accuracy of tracing the calibration of the relative frequency response to a national standards organization. We take the root-sum-square of these four independent Gaussian parameters. To that rss we add the environmental effects of temperature variations across the 20 to 30°C range. These computations and measurements are made with the mechanical attenuator only in circuit, set to the reference state of 10 dB. A similar process is used for computing the result when using the electronic attenuator under a wide range of settings: all even settings from 4 through 24 dB inclusive, with the mechanical attenuator set to 10 dB. The 95th percentile result was 0.21 dB.

c. Same settings as footnote a, except that the signal level at the preamp input is −40 to −80 dBm. Total power at

preamp (dBm) = total power at input (dBm) minus input attenuation (dB). This specification applies for signal frequencies above 100 kHz.

Description Specifications Supplemental Information

Input Attenuation Switching Uncertainty Refer to the footnote for

Band Overlaps on page 17

(Relative to 10 dB (reference setting))

50 MHz (reference frequency), preamp off

Attenuation 12 to 40 dB ±0.14 dB ±0.04 dB (typical)

Attenuation 2 to 8 dB, or > 40 dB ±0.18 dB ±0.06 dB (typical)

Attenuation 0 dB ±0.05 dB (nominal)

Attenuation >2 dB, preamp off

3 Hz to 3.6 GHz ±0.3 dB (nominal)

3.5 to 8.4 GHz ±0.5 dB (nominal)

8.3 to 13.6 GHz ±0.7 dB (nominal)

13.5 to 26.5 GHz ±0.7 dB (nominal)

26.5 to 50 GHz ±1.0 dB (nominal)

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Description Specifications Supplemental Information

RF Input VSWR

(at tuned frequency, DC coupled)

10 dB atten. 50 MHz (ref condition) 1.07:1 (nominal)

0 dB atten. 0.01 to 3.6 GHz < 2.2:1 (nominal)

95th Percentile

RF/μW mmW

Band 0 (0.01 to 3.6 GHz,10 dB atten) 1.101 1.116

Band 1 (3.5 to 8.4 GHz,10 dB atten) 1.278 1.144

Band 2 (8.3 to 13.6 GHz,10 dB atten) 1.341 1.158

Band 3 (13.5 to 17.1 GHz,10 dB atten) 1.58 1.258

Band 4 (17.0 to 26.5 GHz,10 dB atten) 1.560 1.233

Band 5 (26.4 to 34.5 GHz,10 dB atten) 1.363

Band 6 (34.4 to 50 GHz,10 dB atten) 1.55

Nominal VSWR vs. Freq, 10 dB See plots following

Atten. > 10 dB Similar to atten. = 10

RF Calibrator (e.g. 50 MHz) is On Open input

Alignments running Open input for some, unless "All but RF" is

selected

Preselector centering Open input

a. X-Series analyzers have a reflection coefficient that is excellently modeled with a Rayleigh probability distribu-

tion. Keysight recommends using the methods outlined in Application Note 1449-3 and companion Average Power Sensor Measurement Uncertainty Calculator to compute mismatch uncertainty. Use this 95th percentile VSWR information and the Rayleigh model (Case C or E in the application note) with that process.

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Description Specifications Supplemental Information

Resolution Bandwidth Switching Uncertainty Relative to reference BW of 30 kHz,

verified in low band

1.0 Hz to 1.5 MHz RBW ±0.03 dB

1.6 MHz to 2.7 MHz RBW ±0.05 dB

3.0 MHz RBW ±0.10 dB

Manually selected wide RBWs: 4, 5, 6, 8 MHz ±0.30 dB

a. RBW switching uncertainty is verified at 50 MHz. It is consistent for all measurements made without the prese-

lector, thus in Band 0 and also in higher bands with the Preselector Bypass option. In preselected bands, the slope of the preselector passband can interact with the RBW shape to make an apparent additional RBW switching uncertainty of nominally ±0.05 dB/MHz times the RBW.

Description Specifications Supplemental Information

Reference Level

Range

Log Units −170 to +30 dBm, in 0.01 dB steps

Linear Units 707 pV to 7.07 V, with 0.01 dB resolution (0.11%)

Accuracy

0 dB

a. Because reference level affects only the display, not the measurement, it causes no additional error in measure-

ment results from trace data or markers.

Description Specifications Supplemental Information

Display Scale Switching Uncertainty

Switching between Linear and Log

Log Scale Switching

0 dB

a. Because Log/Lin and Log Scale Switching affect only the display, not the measurement, they cause no addi-

tional error in measurement results from trace data or markers.

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+log=

Amplitude Accuracy and Range

Description Specifications Supplemental Information

Display Scale Fidelity

Absolute Log-Linear Fidelity

(Relative to the reference condition: −25 dBm input through 10 dB attenuation, thus

−35 dBm at the input mixer)

Input mixer level

Linearity

Typ ical

−18 dBm ≤ ML ≤ −10 dBm ±0.10 dB ±0.04 dB

ML < −18 dBm ±0.07 dB ±0.02 dB

Relative Fidelity

Applies for mixer levelc range from −10 to

−80 dBm, mechanical attenuator only, preamp off, and dither on.

Sum of the following terms: Nominal

high level term

instability term

slope term

prefilter term

Up to ±0.015 dB

0.0019 dBrms

From equation

Up to ±0.005 dB

a. Supplemental information: The amplitude detection linearity specification applies at all levels below −10 dBm at

the input mixer; however, noise will reduce the accuracy of low level measurements. The amplitude error due to noise is determined by the signal-to-noise ratio, S/N. If the S/N is large (20 dB or better), the amplitude error due to noise can be estimated from the equation below, given for the 3-sigma (three standard deviations) level.

The errors due to S/N ratio can be further reduced by averaging results. For large S/N (20 dB or better), the 3-sigma level can be reduced proportional to the square root of the number of averages taken.

b. The scale fidelity is warranted with ADC dither set to Medium. Dither increases the noise level by nominally only

0.28 dB for the most sensitive case (preamp Off, best DANL frequencies). With dither Off, scale fidelity for low level signals, around −60 dBm or lower, will nominally degrade by 0.2 dB. Dither High will give exceptional linear relative scale fidelity, but increase DANL by 0.63 dB instead of 0.28 dB.

c. Mixer level = Input Level − Input Attenuation d. The relative fidelity is the error in the measured difference between two signal levels. It is so small in many cases

that it cannot be verified without being dominated by measurement uncertainty of the verification. Because of this verification difficulty, this specification gives nominal performance, based on numbers that are as conservatively determined as those used in warranted specifications. We will consider one example of the use of the error equation to compute the nominal performance. Example: the accuracy of the relative level of a sideband around −60 dBm, with a carrier at −5dBm, using attenuation = 10 dB, RBW = 3 kHz, evaluated with swept analysis. The high level term is evaluated with P1 =

−15 dBm and P2 = −70 dBm at the mixer. This gives a maximum error within ±0.008 dB. The instability term is ±0.0019 dB if the measurement is completed within a minute. The slope term evaluates to ±0.022 dB. The pre- filter term applies and evaluates to the limit of ±0.005 dB. The sum of all these terms is ±0.037 dB.

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e. Errors at high mixer levels will nominally be well within the range of ±0.015 dB × {exp[(P1 − Pref)/(8.69 dB)] −

exp[(P2 − Pref)/(8.69 dB)]} (exp is the natural exponent function, e

). In this expression, P1 and P2 are the pow-

ers of the two signals, in decibel units, whose relative power is being measured. Pref is −10 dBm (−10 dBm is the highest power for which linearity is specified). All these levels are referred to the mixer level.

f. The stability of the analyzer gain can be an error term of importance when no settings have changed. These have

been studied carefully in the UXA. One source of instability is the variation in analyzer response with time when fully warmed up in a stable lab environment. This has been observed to be well modeled as a random walk process, where the difference in two measurements spaced by time t is given by a × sqrt(t), where a is

0.0019 dBrms per root minute. The other source of instability is updated alignments from running full or partial alignments in the background or invoking an alignment. Invoked alignments (Align Now, All) have a standard deviation of 0.0018 dB, and performing these will restart the random walk behavior. Partial alignments (Auto Align set to "Partial") have a standard deviation that is, coincidentally, also 0.0018 dBrms, and only occurs once every ten minutes. The standard deviation from full background alignment (Auto Align set to "Normal") is 0.015 dBrms; with these alignments on, there is no additional random walk behavior. (Keysight recommends setting alignments (Auto Align) to Normal in order to make the best measurements over long periods of time or in environments without very high temperature stability. For short term measurements in highly stable environments, setting alignments to Partial can give the best stability. Setting Alignments to Off is not recommended where stability matters.)

g. Slope error will nominally be well within the range of ±0.0004 × (P1 − P2). P1 and P2 are defined in footnote e. h. A small additional error is possible. In FFT sweeps, this error is possible for spans under 4.01 kHz. For non-FFT

measurements, it is possible for RBWs of 3.9 kHz or less. The error is well within the range of ±0.0021 × (P1 P2) subject to a maximum of ±0.005 dB. (The maximum dominates for all but very small differences.) P1 and P2 are defined in footnote e.

Description Specifications Supplemental Information

Available Detectors Normal, Peak, Sample, Negative Peak,

Average

Average detector works on RMS, Voltage and Logarithmic scales

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Dynamic Range

Gain Compression

Description Specifications Supplemental Information

1 dB Gain Compression Point (Two-tone)

20 to 40 MHz +2 dBm (nominal)

40 to 3.6 GHz +5 dBm (nominal)

3.6 to 26.5 GHz +10 dBm (nominal)

26.5 to 50 GHz 0 dBm (nominal)

Clipping (ADC Over-range)

Any signal offset −10 dBm

Signal offset > 5 times IF prefilter bandwidth and IF Gain set to Low

IF Prefilter Bandwidth

Zero Span or Sweep Type = FFT, –3 dB Bandwidth

abc

Maximum power at mixer LNP off

Low frequency exceptions

+12 dBm (nominal)

Swept

≤3.9 kHz <4.01 kHz 8.9 kHz

4.3 to 27 kHz <28.81 kHz 79 kHz

30 to 160 kHz <167.4 kHz 303 kHz

180 to 390 kHz <411.9 kHz 966 kHz

430 kHz to 8 MHz <7.99 MHz 10.9 MHz

, RBW =

a. Large signals, even at frequencies not shown on the screen, can cause the analyzer to incorrectly measure

on-screen signals because of two-tone gain compression. This specification tells how large an interfering signal must be in order to cause a 1 dB change in an on-screen signal.

b. Specified at 1 kHz RBW with 100 kHz tone spacing. The compression point will nominally equal the specification

for tone spacing greater than 5 times the prefilter bandwidth. At smaller spacings, ADC clipping may occur at a level lower than the 1 dB compression point.

FFT Width = (nominal)

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c. Reference level and off-screen performance: The reference level (RL) behavior differs from some earlier analyz-

ers in a way that makes this analyzer more flexible. In other analyzers, the RL controlled how the measurement was performed as well as how it was displayed. Because the logarithmic amplifier in these analyzers had both range and resolution limitations, this behavior was necessary for optimum measurement accuracy. The logarithmic amplifier in this signal analyzer, however, is implemented digitally such that the range and resolution greatly exceed other instrument limitations. Because of this, the analyzer can make measurements largely independent of the setting of the RL without compromising accuracy. Because the RL becomes a display function, not a measurement function, a marker can read out results that are off-screen, either above or below, without any change in accuracy. The only exception to the independence of RL and the way in which the measurement is performed is in the input attenuation setting: When the input attenuation is set to auto, the rules for the determination of the input attenuation include dependence on the reference level. Because the input attenuation setting controls the tradeoff between large signal behaviors (third-order intermodulation, compression, and display scale fidelity) and small signal effects (noise), the measurement results can change with RL changes when the input attenuation is set to auto.

d. Mixer power level (dBm) = input power (dBm) − input attenuation (dB). e. The ADC clipping level declines at low frequencies (below 50 MHz) when the LO feedthrough (the signal that

appears at 0 Hz) is within 5 times the prefilter bandwidth (see table) and must be handled by the ADC. For example, with a 300 kHz RBW and prefilter bandwidth at 966 kHz, the clipping level reduces for signal frequencies below 4.83 MHz. For signal frequencies below 2.5 times the prefilter bandwidth, there will be additional reduction due to the presence of the image signal (the signal that appears at the negative of the input signal frequency) at the ADC.

f. This table applies without Option FS1 or FS2, fast sweep. With Option FS1or FS2, which is a standard

option in the UXA, this table applies for sweep rates that are manually chosen to be the same as or slower than "traditional" sweep rates, instead of the much faster sweep rates, such as autocoupled sweep rates, available with FS1or FS2. Sweep rate is defined to be span divided by sweep time. If the sweep rate is ≤ 1.1 times RBW-squared, the table applies. Otherwise, compute an "effective RBW" = Span / (SweepTime × RBW). To determine the IF Prefilter Bandwidth, look up this effective RBW in the table instead of the actual RBW. For example, for RBW = 3 kHz, Span = 300 kHz, and Sweep time = 42 ms, we compute that Sweep Rate = 7.1 MHz/s, while RBW-squared is 9 MHz/s. So the Sweep Rate is < 1.1 times RBW-squared and the table applies; row 1 shows the IF Prefilter Bandwidth is nominally 8.9 kHz. If the sweep time is 1 ms, then the effective RBW computes to 100 kHz. This would result in an IF Prefilter Bandwidth from the third row, nominally 303 kHz.

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Displayed Average Noise Level

Description Specifications Supplemental Information

Displayed Average Noise Level (DANL) without Noise Floor Extension

(mmW)

Option 544 or 550 LNP

3 to 10 Hz x –95 dBm (nominal)

10 to 100 Hz x –114 dBm (nominal)

100 Hz to 1 kHz x –128 dBm (nominal)

1 to 9 kHz x –136 dBm (nominal)

9 to 100 kHz x −141 dBm −141 dBm −144 dBm

100 kHz to 1 MHz x −150 dBm −150 dBm −154 dBm

1 to 10 MHz

10 MHz to 1.2 GHz x −153 dBm −152 dBm −155 dBm

1.2 to 2.1 GHz x −151 dBm −150 dBm −153 dBm

LNP on20 to 30°CFull range Typical

off

x −154 dBm −153 dBm −156 dBm

Input terminated Sample or Average detector Averaging type = Log 0 dB input attenuation IF Gain = High

1 Hz Resolution Bandwidth

Refer to the footnote for

Band Overlaps on page 17.

2.1 to 3 GHz x −150 dBm −149 dBm −152 dBm

3.0 to 3.6 GHz x −149 dBm −148 dBm −151 dBm

3.5 to 4.2 GHz x −145 dBm −142 dBm −148 dBm

3.5 to 4.2 GHz x −151 dBm −149 dBm −154 dBm

4.2 to 6.6 GHz x −144 dBm −142 dBm −148 dBm

4.2 to 6.6 GHz x −152 dBm −150 dBm −154 dBm

6.6 to 8.4 GHz x −147 dBm −145 dBm −149 dBm

6.6 to 8.4 GHz x −153 dBm −151 dBm −155 dBm

8.3 to 13.6 GHz x −147 dBm −145 dBm −149 dBm

8.3 to 13.6 GHz x −153 dBm −151 dBm −155 dBm

13.5 to 14 GHz x −144 dBm −142 dBm −148 dBm

13.5 to 14 GHz x −150 dBm

−148 dBm −153 dBm

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14 to 17 GHz x −145 dBm −143 dBm −148 dBm

14 to 17 GHz x −151 dBm −149 dBm −153 dBm

17 to 22.5 GHz x −141 dBm −139 dBm −146 dBm

17 to 22.5 GHz x −149 dBm −147 dBm −152 dBm

22.5 to 26.5 GHz x −139 dBm −137 dBm −143 dBm

22.5 to 26.5 GHz x −146 dBm −145 dBm −150 dBm

26.4 to 30 GHz x −138 dBm −136 dBm −143 dBm

26.4 to 30 GHz x −146 dBm −144 dBm −150 dBm

30 to 34 GHz x −138 dBm −135 dBm −143 dBm

30 to 34 GHz x −146 dBm −144 dBm −150 dBm

33.9 to 37 GHz x −134 dBm −131 dBm −140 dBm

33.9 to 37 GHz x −142 dBm −139 dBm −148 dBm

37 to 40 GHz x −132 dBm −129 dBm −139 dBm

37 to 46 GHz x −141 dBm −138 dBm −146 dBm

40 to 49 GHz x −130 dBm −126 dBm −137 dBm

46 to 50 GHz x −139 dBm −136 dBm −145 dBm

49 to 50 GHz x −128 dBm −124 dBm −135 dBm

Additional DANL, IF Gain = Low

x x –164.5 dBm (nominal)

a. DANL for zero span and swept is measured in a 1 kHz RBW and normalized to the narrowest available RBW,

because the noise figure does not depend on RBW and 1 kHz measurements are faster.

b. Setting the IF Gain to Low is often desirable in order to allow higher power into the mixer without overload, better

compression and better third-order intermodulation. When the Swept IF Gain is set to Low, either by auto coupling or manual coupling, there is noise added above that specified in this table for the IF Gain = High case. That excess noise appears as an additional noise at the input mixer. This level has sub-decibel dependence on center frequency. To find the total displayed average noise at the mixer for Swept IF Gain = Low, sum the powers of the DANL for IF Gain = High with this additional DANL. To do that summation, compute DANLtotal = 10 × log (10^(DANLhigh/10) + 10^(AdditionalDANL / 10)). In FFT sweeps, the same behavior occurs, except that FFT IF Gain can be set to autorange, where it varies with the input signal level, in addition to forced High and Low settings.

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Displayed Average Noise Level (DANL) without Noise Floor

Extension (RF/µW)

Option 508, 513, or 526 LNP

off

3 to 10 Hz

10 to 100 Hz

100 Hz to 1 kHz

1 to 9 kHz

9 to 100 kHz

100 kHz to 1 MHz

1 to 10 MHz

10 MHz to 1.2 GHz

1.2 to 2.1 GHz

x –100 dBm (nominal)

x –125 dBm (nominal)

x –130 dBm (nominal)

x –137 dBm (nominal)

x −141 dBm −141 dBm −146 dBm

x −150 dBm −150 dBm −155 dBm

x −155 dBm −152 dBm −157 dBm

x −155 dBm −153 dBm −156 dBm

x −153 dBm −152 dBm −155 dBm

Input terminated Sample or Average detector Averaging type = Log

Refer to the footnote for

Band Overlaps on page 17.

0 dB input attenuation IF Gain = High

1 Hz Resolution Bandwidth

LNP on20 to 30°CFull range Typical

2.1 to 3 GHz

3.0 to 3.6 GHz

3.5 to 4.2 GHz

3.6 to 4.2 GHz

3.6 to 3.7 GHz

x −152 dBm −151 dBm −153 dBm

x −151 dBm −149 dBm −152 dBm

x −149 dBm −147 dBm −152 dBm

x −154 dBm −152 dBm −155 dBm

See note

4.2 to 8.4 GHz x −150 dBm −148 dBm −152 dBm

4.2 to 8.4 GHz

8.3 to 13.6 GHz

13.5 to 16.9 GHz

16.9 to 20 GHz

x −149 dBm −147 dBm −151 dBm

x −145 dBm −143 dBm −147 dBm

x −143 dBm −140 dBm −146 dBm

x −155 dBm −153 dBm −156 dBm

x −152 dBm −150 dBm −155 dBm

x −151 dBm −149 dBm −154 dBm

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20.0 to 26.5 GHz

Additional DANL, IF Gain = Low

x −136 dBm −133 dBm −139 dBm

x −148 dBm −146 dBm −151 dBm

x x –164.5 dBm (nominal)

a. DANL for zero span and swept is measured in a 1 kHz RBW and normalized to the narrowest available RBW,

because the noise figure does not depend on RBW and 1 kHz measurements are faster.

b. DANL below 10 MHz is affected by phase noise around the LO feedthrough signal. Specifications apply with the

best setting of the Phase Noise Optimization control, which is to choose the “Best Close-in φ Noise" for frequencies below about 150 kHz, and “Best Wide Offset φ Noise" for frequencies above about 150 kHz.

c. Band 0 is extendable (set “Extend Low Band” to On) to 3.7 GHz instead of 3.6 GHz in instruments with frequency

option 508, 513 or 526 and with firmware of version A.16.17 or later. Subject to these conditions, statistical observations show that performance nominally fits within the same range within the 3.6 to 3.7 GHz frequencies as within the next lower specified frequency range, but is not warranted.

d. Setting the IF Gain to Low is often desirable in order to allow higher power into the mixer without overload, bet-

ter compression and better third-order intermodulation. When the Swept IF Gain is set to Low, either by auto coupling or manual coupling, there is noise added above that specified in this table for the IF Gain = High case. That excess noise appears as an additional noise at the input mixer. This level has sub-decibel dependence on center frequency. To find the total displayed average noise at the mixer for Swept IF Gain = Low, sum the powers of the DANL for IF Gain = High with this additional DANL. To do that summation, compute DANLtotal = 10 × log (10^(DANLhigh/10) + 10^(AdditionalDANL / 10)). In FFT sweeps, the same behavior occurs, except that FFT IF Gain can be set to autorange, where it varies with the input signal level, in addition to forced High and Low settings.

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Description Specifications Supplemental Information

Displayed Average Noise

95th Percentile (≈2σ)b

Level with Noise Floor Extension Improvement

(mmW)

Option 544 or 550 Preamp Off

Band 0, f > 20 MHz

Preamp On

10 dB 9 dB n/a

LNP On

Band 1 8 dB 9 dB 9 dB

Band 2 8 dB 8 dB 9 dB

Band 3 9 dB 8 dB 10 dB

Band 4 10 dB 8 dB 11 dB

Band 5 11 dB 8 dB 11 dB

Band 6 11 dB 7 dB 11 dB

Improvement for CW Signals

Improvement, Pulsed-RF Signals

3.5 dB (nominal)

10.8 dB (nominal)

Improvement, Noise-Like Signals 9.1 dB (nominal)

a. This statement on the improvement in DANL is based on the statistical observations of the error in the effective

noise floor after NFE is applied. That effective noise floor can be a negative or a positive power at any frequency. These 95th percentile values are based on the absolute value of that effective remainder noise power.

b. Unlike other 95th percentiles, these table values do not include delta environment effects. NFE is aligned in the

factory at room temperature. For best performance, in an environment that is different from room temperature, such as an equipment rack with other instruments, we recommend running the "Characterize Noise Floor" operation after the first time the analyzer has been installed in the environment, and given an hour to stabilize.

c. DANL of the preamp is specified with a 50Ω source impedance. Like all amplifiers, the noise varies with the

source impedance. When NFE compensates for the noise with an ideal source impedance, the variation in the remaining noise level with the actual source impedance is greatly multiplied in a decibel sense.

d. NFE does not apply to the low frequency sensitivity. At frequencies below about 1 MHz, the sensitivity is domi-

nated by phase noise surrounding the LO feedthrough. The NFE is not designed to improve that performance. At frequencies between 1 and 20 MHz the NFE effectiveness increases from nearly none to near its maximum.

e. Improvement in the uncertainty of measurement due to amplitude errors and variance of the results is modestly

improved by using NFE. The nominal improvement shown was evaluated for a 2 dB error with 250 traces averaged. For extreme numbers of averages, the result will be as shown in the "Improvement for Noise-like Signals" and DANL sections of this table.

f. Pulsed-RF signals are usually measured with peak detection. Often, they are also measured with many “max hold”

traces. When the measurement time in each display point is long compared to the reciprocal of the RBW, or the number of traces max held is large, considerable variance reduction occurs in each measurement point. When the variance reduction is large, NFE can be quite effective; when it is small, NFE has low effectiveness. For example, in Band 0 with 100 pulses per trace element, in order to keep the error within ±3 dB error 95% of the time, the signal can be 10.8 dB lower with NFE than without NFE.

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Description Specifications Supplemental Information

Displayed Average Noise

95th Percentile (≈2σ)b

Level with Noise Floor Extension Improvement

(RF/µW)

Option 508, 513, or 526 Preamp Off

Band 0, f > 20 MHz

Preamp On

9 dB 10 dB

LNP On

n/a

Band 1 10 dB 9 dB 10 dB

Band 2 10 dB 10 dB 10 dB

Band 3 9 dB 9 dB 10 dB

Band 4 9 dB 8 dB 9 dB

Improvement for CW Signals

Improvement, Pulsed-RF Signals

3.5 dB (nominal)

10.8 dB (nominal)

Improvement, Noise-Like Signals 9.1 dB (nominal)

a. This statement on the improvement in DANL is based on the statistical observations of the error in the effective

b. Unlike other 95th percentiles, these table values do not include delta environment effects. NFE is aligned in the

c. DANL of the preamp is specified with a 50Ω source impedance. Like all amplifiers, the noise varies with the

d. NFE does not apply to the low frequency sensitivity. At frequencies below about 1 MHz, the sensitivity is domi-

e. Improvement in the uncertainty of measurement due to amplitude errors and variance of the results is modestly

f. Pulsed-RF signals are usually measured with peak detection. Often, they are also measured with many “max hold”

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Description Specifications Supplemental Information

Displayed Average Noise

95th Percentile (≈2σ)

Level with Noise Floor Extension (mmW)

Option 544 or 550 Preamp Off

Band 0, f >20 MHz

Preamp On

−163 dBm −174 dBm n/a

LNP On

Band 1 −157 dBm −173 dBm −163 dBm

Band 2 −159 dBm −174 dBm −164 dBm

Band 3 −160 dBm −174 dBm −164 dBm

Band 4 −155 dBm −171 dBm −163 dBm

Band 5 −156 dBm −169 dBm −162 dBm

Band 6 −148 dBm −161 dBm −156 dBm

a. DANL with NFE is unlike DANL without NFE. It is based on the statistical observations of the error in the effec-

tive noise floor after NFE is applied. That effective noise floor can be a negative or a positive power at any frequency. These 95th percentile values are based on the absolute value of that effective remainder noise power.

b. Unlike other 95th percentiles, these table values do not include delta environment effects. NFE is aligned in the

c. DANL of the preamp is specified with a 50Ω source impedance. Like all amplifiers, the noise varies with the

d. NFE performance can give results below theoretical levels of noise in a termination resistor at room tempera-

ture, about –174 dBm/Hz. this is intentional and usually desirable. NFE is not designed to report the noise at the input of the analyzer; it reports how much more noise is at the input of the analyzer than was present in its alignment. And its alignment includes the noise of a termination at room temperature. So it can often see the added noise below the theoretical noise. Furthermore, DANL is defined with log averaging in a 1 Hz RBW, which is about 2.3 dB lower than the noise density (power averaged) in a 1 Hz noise bandwidth.

e. NFE does not apply to the low frequency sensitivity. At frequencies below about 1 MHz, the sensitivity is domi-

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Description Specifications Supplemental Information

Displayed Average Noise

95th Percentile (≈2σ)b

Level with Noise Floor Extension (RF/µW)

Option 508, 513, or 526 Preamp Off Preamp

Band 0, f >20 MHz

LNP On

−163 dBm −174 dBm n/a

Band 1 −162 dBm −174 dBm −166 dBm

Band 2 −162 dBm −174 dBm −167 dBm

Band 3 −159 dBm −172 dBm −165 dBm

Band 4 −148 dBm −166 dBm −162 dBm

a. DANL with NFE is unlike DANL without NFE. It is based on the statistical observations of the error in the effective

b. Unlike other 95th percentiles, these table values do not include delta environment effects. NFE is aligned in the

c. DANL of the preamp is specified with a 50Ω source impedance. Like all amplifiers, the noise varies with the

d. NFE performance can give results below theoretical levels of noise in a termination resistor at room temperature,

about –174 dBm/Hz. this is intentional and usually desirable. NFE is not designed to report the noise at the input of the analyzer; it reports how much more noise is at the input of the analyzer than was present in its alignment. And its alignment includes the noise of a termination at room temperature. So it can often see the added noise below the theoretical noise. Furthermore, DANL is defined with log averaging in a 1 Hz RBW, which is about 2.3 dB lower than the noise density (power averaged) in a 1 Hz noise bandwidth.

e. NFE does not apply to the low frequency sensitivity. At frequencies below about 1 MHz, the sensitivity is domi-

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Spurious Responses

Description Specifications Supplemental Information

Spurious Responses

Preamp Off

(see Band Overlaps on page 17)

Residual Responses

200 kHz to 8.4 GHz (swept) Zero span or FFT or other frequencies

−100 dBm

−100 dBm (nominal)

Image Responses

Tuned Freq (f) Excitation Freq

Mixer Level

Response Response (typical)

RF/μW mmW RF/μW mmW

10 MHz to 26.5 GHz f+45 MHz −10 dBm −80 dBc −80 dBc −105 dBc −104 dBc

26.5 GHz to 50 GHz f+45 MHz −30 dBm −90 dBc

(nominal)

10 MHz to 3.6 GHz f+10245 MHz −10 dBm −80 dBc −80 dBc −106 dBc −106 dBc

10 MHz to 3.6 GHz f+645 MHz −10 dBm −80 dBc −80 dBc −101 dBc −101 dBc

3.5 to 13.6 GHz f+645 MHz −10 dBm

−78 dBc

−80 dBc −86 dBc −106 dBc

13.5 to 17.1 GHz f+645 MHz −10 dBm −74 dBc −80 dBc −84 dBc −106 dBc

17.0 to 22 GHz f+645 MHz −10 dBm −70 dBc −80 dBc −78 dBc −101 dBc

22 to 26.5 GHz f+645 MHz −10 dBm −66 dBc −70 dBc −75 dBc −102 dBc

26.5 to 34.5 GHz f+645 MHz −30 dBm −70 dBc −98 dBc

34.4 to 42 GHz f+645 MHz −30 dBm −60 dBc −84 dBc

42 to 50 GHz f+645 MHz −30 dBm −75 dBc

(nominal)

Other Spurious Responses

Mixer Level

Response

Carrier Frequency ≤26.5 GHz

First RF Order (f ≥ 10 MHz from carrier)

−10 dBm −80 dBc + 20 ×

log(N

)

Includes IF feedthrough, LO harmonic mixing responses

Higher RF Order

(f ≥ 10 MHz from carrier)

−40 dBm

−80 dBc + 20 ×

log(Nf)

Includes higher order mixer responses

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Carrier Frequency >26.5 GHz

First RF Order

−30 dBm −90 dBc (nominal)

(f ≥ 10 MHz from carrier)

Higher RF Order

−30 dBm −90 dBc (nominal)

(f ≥ 10 MHz from carrier)

LO-Related Spurious Responses

(Offset from carrier 200 Hz to 10 MHz)

Line-Related Spurious Responses

−10 dBm

−68 dBc

log(N

)

+ 20 ×

−72 dBc + 20 × log(N (typical)

−73 dBc

+ 20 x log(Nf)

(nominal)

a. The spurious response specifications only apply with the preamp turned off. When the preamp is turned on, per-

formance is nominally the same as long as the mixer level is interpreted to be: Mixer Level = Input Level − Input Attenuation + Preamp Gain.

b. Input terminated, 0 dB input attenuation. c. Mixer Level = Input Level − Input Attenuation. d. The following additional spurious responses specifications are supported from 8 to 12 GHz at 20 to 30º C. Image

responses are warranted to be better than –81 dBc, with 95th percentile performance of –87 dBc. LO-related spurious responses are warranted to be better than –83 dBc at 1 to 10 MHz offsets from the carrier, with phase noise optimization set to Best Wide-Offset.

e. With first RF order spurious products, the indicated frequency will change at the same rate as the input, with

higher order, the indicated frequency will change at a rate faster than the input. f. N is the LO multiplication factor. g. RBW=100 Hz. With higher RF order spurious responses, the observed frequency will change at a rate faster than

the input frequency. h. Nominally −40 dBc under large magnetic (0.38 Gauss rms) or vibrational (0.21 g rms) environmental stimuli.

)

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Second Harmonic Distortion

Description Specifications Supplemental Information

Second Harmonic Distortion (mmW)

Option 544 or 550 Mixer

Level

Source Frequency LNP off LNP on

Distortion

SHI

Distortion (nominal)

SHI (nominal)

10 MHz to 1.8 GHz

x −15 dBm −60 dBc +45 dBm

1.75 to 2.5 GHz x −15 dBm −95 dBc +80 dBm

1.75 to 3 GHz x −15 dBm −72 dBc +57 dBm

3 to 6.5 GHz x −15 dBm −77 dBc +62 dBm

2.5 to 5 GHz x −15 dBm −99 dBc +84 dBm

6.5 to 10 GHz x −15 dBm −70 dBc +55 dBm

10 to 13.25 GHz x −15 dBm −62 dBc +47 dBm

5 to 13.5 GHz x –15 dBm −105 dBc +90 dBm

13.25 to 25 GHz x −15 dBm −65 dBc +50 dBm

13.25 to 25 GHz x −15 dBm −105 dBc +90 dBm

a. Mixer level = Input Level − Input Attenuation b. SHI = second harmonic intercept. The SHI is given by the mixer power in dBm minus the second harmonic

distortion level relative to the mixer tone in dBc.

c. Performance >3.6 GHz improves greatly with standard Option LNP enabled. d. These frequencies are half of the band edge frequencies. See Band Overlaps on page 17.

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Description Specifications Supplemental Information

Second Harmonic Distortion (RF/µW)

Option 508, 513, or 526 Mixer

Level

Distortion

SHI

Source Frequency LNP

off

10 MHz to 1.8 GHz

1.75

to 3 GHz

LNP on

x –15 dBm –60 dBc +45 dBm

x –15 dBm –77 dBc +62 dBm

1.75 to 2.5 GHz x –15 dBm –95 dBc +80 dBm

3 to 6.5 GHz x −15 dBm –77 dBc +62 dBm

2.5 to 4 GHz x –15 dBm –101 dBc +86 dBm

6.5 to 10 GHz x −15 dBm –70 dBc +55 dBm

10 to 13.25 GHz x −15 dBm –62 dBc +47 dBm

4 to 13.25 GHz x –15 dBm –105 dBc +90 dBm

a. Mixer level = Input Level − Input Attenuation b. SHI = second harmonic intercept. The SHI is given by the mixer power in dBm minus the second harmonic dis-

tortion level relative to the mixer tone in dBc.

c. Performance >3.6 GHz improves greatly with standard Option LNP enabled. d. These frequencies are half of the band edge frequencies. See Band Overlaps on page 17.

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Third Order Intermodulation

Description Specifications Supplemental Information

Third Order Intermodulation

(Tone separation > 5 times IF Prefilter Bandwidth Sweep rate reduced

Refer to the footnote for

Band Overlaps on page 17.

Refer to footnote

for the "Extrapolated

Distortion".

Verification conditionsc,

LNP off

20 to 30°C

)

Intercept

Intercept (typical)

10 to 300 MHz +13.5 dBm +16 dBm

300 to 600 MHz +18 dBm +21 dBm

600 MHz to 1.5 GHz +20 dBm +22 dBm

1.5 to 3.6 GHz +21 dBm +23 dBm

RF/μWmmW RF/μWmmW

3.5 to 8.4 GHz +19 dBm +16 dBm +23 dBm +23 dBm

3.6 to 3.7 GHz

See note

8.3 to 13.6 GHz +19 dBm +16 dBm +23 dBm +23 dBm

13.5 to 17.1 GHz +18 dBm +13 dBm +23 dBm +17 dBm

17.0 to 26.5 GHz +19 dBm +13 dBm +24 dBm +20 dBm

26.4 to 34.5 GHz +13 dBm +18 dBm

34.4 to 50 GHz +7 dBm +12 dBm

Full temperature range

10 to 300 MHz +12.5 dBm

300 to 600 MHz +17 dBm

600 MHz to 1.5 GHz +18 dBm

1.5 to 3.6 GHz +19 dBm

3.5 to 13.6 GHz +17 dBm +13 dBm

13.5 to 26.5 GHz +17 dBm +10 dBm

26.4 to 34.5 GHz +11 dBm

34.4 to 50 GHz +3 dBm

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a. See the IF Prefilter Bandwidth table in the Gain Compression specifications on page 42. When the tone

separation condition is met, the effect on TOI of the setting of IF Gain is negligible. TOI is verified with IF Gain set to its best case condition, which is IF Gain = Low.

b. Autocoupled sweep rates using Option FS1 or FS2 are often too fast for excellent TOI performance. A

sweep rate of 1.0 × RBW IF Prefilter setting. Footnote

is often suitable for best TOI performance, because of how it affects the

links to the details.

c. TOI is verified with two tones, each at −16 dBm at the mixer, spaced by 100 kHz. d. When LNP is on, the low noise path is enabled, which causes third-order intercept (TOI) to decrease to the

same extent as that to which the DANL decreases. Therefore, LNP on does not substantially change the TOI to-noise dynamic range.

e. Traditionally, the distortion components from two tones, each at −30 dBm, were given as specifications.

When spectrum analyzers were not as good as they are now, these distortion products were easily measured. As spectrum analyzers improved, the measurement began to be made at higher levels and extrapolated to the industry-standard −30 dBm test level. This extrapolation was justified by excellent conformance with the third-order model, wherein distortion in dBc was given by twice the difference between the test tone level and the intercept, both given in dBm units. In UXA, we no longer make that extrapolation in this Specifications Guide. One reason we don’t extrapolate is that the model does not work as well as it had with higher levels of distortion in older and less capable analyzers, so that the computation is misleading; distortions at low test levels will be modestly higher than predicted from the formula. The second reason is that the distortion components are so small as to be unmeasurable, and thus highly irrelevant, in many cases. Please note the slope of the third-order intermodulation lines in the graphs that follow. The slope differs somewhat from that of the ideal third-order model, which would have a slope of 2.

f. Intercept = TOI = third order intercept. The TOI is given by the mixer tone level (in dBm) minus (distortion/2)

where distortion is the relative level of the distortion tones in dBc.

g. Band 0 is extendable (set “Extend Low Band” to On) to 3.7 GHz instead of 3.6 GHz in instruments with fre-

quency option 508, 513 or 526 and with firmware of version A.16.17 or later. Subject to these conditions, statistical observations show that performance nominally fits within the same range within the 3.6 to 3.7 GHz frequencies as within the next lower specified frequency range, but is not warranted.

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Nominal Dynamic Range vs. Offset Frequency vs. RBW [Plot]

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Phase Noise

Description Specifications Supplemental Information

Phase Noise

(Center Frequency = 1 GHz

Best-case Optimization Internal Reference

)

Noise Sidebands

Offset Frequency 20 to 30°CFull range

10 Hz

Wide Ref Loop BW

See note

−93 dBc/Hz (typical)

Narrow Ref Loop BW −88 dBc/Hz (nominal)

100 Hz −107 dBc/Hz −107 dBc/Hz −112 dBc/Hz (typical)

1 kHz −124 dBc/Hz −123 dBc/Hz −127 dBc/Hz (typical)

10 kHz −134 dBc/Hz −132 dBc/Hz −135 dBc/Hz (typical)

100 kHz −139 dBc/Hz −138 dBc/Hz −141 dBc/Hz (typical)

1 MHz

−145 dBc/Hz −144 dBc/Hz −146 dBc/Hz (typical)

10 MHz −155 dBc/Hz −154 dBc/Hz −157 dBc/Hz (typical)

a. Noise sidebands around a signal are dominantly phase noise sidebands. With the extremely low phase noise of

the UXA, AM sidebands are non-negligible contributors. These specifications apply to the sum of the AM and

PM sidebands. b. The nominal performance of the phase noise at center frequencies different than the one at which the specifications apply (1 GHz) depends on the center frequency, band and the offset. For low offset frequencies,

offsets well under 100 Hz, the phase noise changes by 20 × log[(f+0.3225)/1.3225]. For mid-offset frequencies

such as 50 kHz, phase noise changes as 20 × log[(f+5.1225)/6.1225]. In both expressions, f is the larger of 0.5

and the carrier frequency in GHz units. For wide offset frequencies, offsets above about 500 kHz, phase noise

increases as 20 × log(N). N is the LO Multiple as shown on page 9. c. Noise sidebands for lower offset frequencies, for example, 10 kHz, apply with phase noise optimization (PNO)

set to Balance Noise and Spurs. In some frequency settings of the analyzer, a spurious response 60 to 180 MHz

offset from the carrier may be present unless the phase locked loop behavior is changed in a way that increases

the phase noise. This tradeoff is controlled such that the spurs are better than –70 dBc, at the expense of up to

7 dB increase in phase noise within ±1 octave of 1 MHz offset for those settings where this spurious is likely to

be visible. To eliminate this phase noise degradation in exchange for the aforementioned spurs, Best Close-in

Noise should be used. When the setting is changed to Best Spurs, the maximum spurious response is held to

–90 dBc, but the phase noise at all center frequencies is degraded by up to approximately 12 dB from the best

possible setting, mostly within ±1 octave of an offset of 400 kHz from the carrier. Noise sidebands for higher

offset frequencies, for example, 1 MHz, apply with the phase noise optimization set to Best Wide-Offset Noise.

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d. Specifications are given with the internal frequency reference. The phase noise at offsets below 100 Hz is

impacted or dominated by noise from the reference. Thus, performance with external references will not follow

the curves and specifications. When using an external reference with superior phase noise, we recommend set-

ting the external reference phase-locked-loop bandwidth to wide (60 Hz), to take advantage of that superior

performance. When using an external reference with inferior phase noise performance, we recommend setting

that bandwidth to narrow (15 Hz). In these relationships, inferior and superior phase noise are with respect to

–134 dBc/Hz at 30 Hz offset from a 10 MHz reference. Because most reference sources have phase noise

behavior that falls off at a rate of 30 dB/decade, this is usually equivalent to –120 dBc/Hz at 10 Hz offset. e. Keysight measures 100% of the signal analyzers for phase noise at 10 Hz offset from a 1 GHz carrier in the fac-

tory production process. This measurement requires a signal of exceptionally low phase noise that is character-

ized with specialized processes. It is impractical for field and customer use. Because field verification is

impractical, Keysight only gives a typical result. More than 80% of prototype instruments met this "typical"

specification; the factory test line limit is set commensurate with an on-going 80% yield to this typical. Like all

typical specifications, there is no guardbanding for measurement uncertainty. The factory test line limit is con-

sistent with a warranted specification of –89 dBc/Hz. f. Analyzer-contributed phase noise at the low levels of this offset requires advanced verification techniques

because broadband noise would otherwise cause excessive measurement error. Keysight uses a high level low

phase noise CW test signal and sets the input attenuator so that the mixer level will be well above the normal

top-of-screen level (-10 dBm) but still well below the 1 dB compression level. This improves dynamic range

(carrier to broadband noise ratio) at the expense of amplitude uncertainty due to compression of the phase

noise sidebands of the analyzer. (If the mixer level were increased to the "1 dB Gain Compression Point," the

compression of a single sideband is specified to be 1 dB or lower. At lower levels, the compression falls off rap-

idly. The compression of phase noise sidebands is substantially less than the compression of a single-sideband

test signal, further reducing the uncertainty of this technique.) Keysight also measures the broadband noise of

the analyzer without the CW signal and subtracts its power from the measured phase noise power. The same

techniques of overdrive and noise subtraction can be used in measuring a DUT, of course.

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Nominal Phase Noise at Different Carrier Frequencies, Phase Noise Optimized vs Offset Frequency [Plot]

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Nominal Phase Noise at Different Phase Noise/Spurs Optimization [Plot]

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Power Suite Measurements

The specifications for this section apply only to instruments with Frequency Option 508, 513, or

526.

Description Specifications Supplemental Information

Channel Power

Amplitude Accuracy

Case: Radio Std = 3GPP W-CDMA, or IS-95

Absolute Power Accuracy

(20 to 30°C, Attenuation = 10 dB)

a. See “Absolute Amplitude Accuracy” on page 34. b. See “Frequency and Time” on page 17. c. Expressed in dB.

Description Specifications Supplemental Information

Occupied Bandwidth

Frequency Accuracy ±(Span/1000) (nominal)

±0.61 dB

Absolute Amplitude Accuracy Power Bandwidth Accuracy

±0.19 dB (95th percentile)

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Description Specifications Supplemental Information

Adjacent Channel Power (ACP)

Case: Radio Std = None

Accuracy of ACP Ratio (dBc)

Accuracy of ACP Absolute Power (dBm or dBm/Hz)

Accuracy of Carrier Power (dBm), or Carrier Power PSD (dBm/Hz)

Passband Width

Case: Radio Std = 3GPP W-CDMA

Display Scale Fidelity

Absolute Amplitude Accuracy Power Bandwidth Accuracy

−3 dB

(ACPR; ACLR)

Minimum power at RF Input −36 dBm (nominal)

ACPR Accuracy

RRC weighted, 3.84 MHz noise bandwidth, method ≠ RBW

Radio Offset Freq

MS (UE) 5 MHz ±0.08 dB At ACPR range of −30 to −36 dBc with optimum

mixer level

MS (UE) 10 MHz ±0.09 dB At ACPR range of −40 to −46 dBc with optimum

mixer level

BTS 5 MHz ±0.22 dB At ACPR range of −42 to −48 dBc with optimum

mixer level

BTS 10 MHz ±0.18 dB At ACPR range of −47 to −53 dBc with optimum

BTS 5 MHz ±0.10 dB

mixer level

At −48 dBc non-coherent ACPR

Dynamic Range RRC weighted, 3.84 MHz noise

bandwidth

Noise Correction

Offset Freq

Method

ACLR (typical)

Optimum MLn (Nominal)

Off 5 MHz Filtered IBW −81 dB −8 dBm

Off 5 MHz Fast −81 dB −8 dBm

Off 10 MHz Filtered IBW −87 dB −4 dBm

On 5 MHz Filtered IBW −82.5 dB −8 dBm

On 10 MHz Filtered IBW −89 dB −4 dBm

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Description Specifications Supplemental Information

RRC Weighting Accuracy

White noise in Adjacent Channel TOI-induced spectrum rms CW error

0.00 dB nominal

0.001 dB nominal

0.012 dB nominal

a. The effect of scale fidelity on the ratio of two powers is called the relative scale fidelity. The scale fidelity speci-

fied in the Amplitude section is an absolute scale fidelity with –35 dBm at the input mixer as the reference point.

The relative scale fidelity is nominally only 0.01 dB larger than the absolute scale fidelity. b. See Amplitude Accuracy and Range section. c. See Frequency and Time section. d. Expressed in decibels. e. An ACP measurement measures the power in adjacent channels. The shape of the response versus frequency of

those adjacent channels is occasionally critical. One parameter of the shape is its 3 dB bandwidth. When the

bandwidth (called the Ref BW) of the adjacent channel is set, it is the 3 dB bandwidth that is set. The passband

response is given by the convolution of two functions: a rectangle of width equal to Ref BW and the power

response versus frequency of the RBW filter used. Measurements and specifications of analog radio ACPs are

often based on defined bandwidths of measuring receivers, and these are defined by their −6 dB widths, not

their −3 dB widths. To achieve a passband whose −6 dB width is x, set the Ref BW to be x − 0.572 × RBW. f. Most versions of adjacent channel power measurements use negative numbers, in units of dBc, to refer to the

power in an adjacent channel relative to the power in a main channel, in accordance with ITU standards. The

standards for W-CDMA analysis include ACLR, a positive number represented in dB units. In order to be consis-

tent with other kinds of ACP measurements, this measurement and its specifications will use negative dBc

results, and refer to them as ACPR, instead of positive dB results referred to as ACLR. The ACLR can be deter-

mined from the ACPR reported by merely reversing the sign. g. The accuracy of the Adjacent Channel Power Ratio will depend on the mixer drive level and whether the distor-

tion products from the analyzer are coherent with those in the UUT. These specifications apply even in the worst

case condition of coherent analyzer and UUT distortion products. For ACPR levels other than those in this spec-

ifications table, the optimum mixer drive level for accuracy is approximately −37 dBm − (ACPR/3), where the

ACPR is given in (negative) decibels. h. To meet this specified accuracy when measuring mobile station (MS) or user equipment (UE) within 3 dB of the

required −33 dBc ACPR, the mixer level (ML) must be optimized for accuracy. This optimum mixer level is

−22 dBm, so the input attenuation must be set as close as possible to the average input power − (−22 dBm).

For example, if the average input power is −6 dBm, set the attenuation to 16 dB. This specification applies for

the normal 3.5 dB peak-to-average ratio of a single code. Note that, if the mixer level is set to optimize dynamic

range instead of accuracy, accuracy errors are nominally doubled. i. ACPR accuracy at 10 MHz offset is warranted when the input attenuator is set to give an average mixer level of

−14 dBm.

j. In order to meet this specified accuracy, the mixer level must be optimized for accuracy when measuring node B

Base Transmission Station (BTS) within 3 dB of the required −45 dBc ACPR. This optimum mixer level is −18

dBm, so the input attenuation must be set as close as possible to the average input power − (−18 dBm). For

example, if the average input power is −6 dBm, set the attenuation to 12 dB. This specification applies for the

normal 10 dB peak-to-average ratio (at 0.01% probability) for Test Model 1. Note that, if the mixer level is set to

optimize dynamic range instead of accuracy, accuracy errors are nominally doubled. k. Accuracy can be excellent even at low ACPR levels assuming that the user sets the mixer level to optimize the

dynamic range, and assuming that the analyzer and UUT distortions are incoherent. When the errors from the

UUT and the analyzer are incoherent, optimizing dynamic range is equivalent to minimizing the contribution of

analyzer noise and distortion to accuracy, though the higher mixer level increases the display scale fidelity

errors. This incoherent addition case is commonly used in the industry and can be useful for comparison of

analysis equipment, but this incoherent addition model is rarely justified. This derived accuracy specification is

based on a mixer level of −14 dBm.

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l. The dynamic range shown with Noise Correction = Off applies with Noise Floor Extension On. (Noise Correction

is the process within the measurement of making a calibration of the noise floor at the exact analyzer settings

used for the measurement. Noise Floor Extension is the factory calibration of the noise floor.) m. Keysight measures 100% of the signal analyzers for dynamic range in the factory production process. This mea-

surement requires a near-ideal signal, which is impractical for field and customer use. Because field verification

is impractical, Keysight only gives a typical result. More than 80% of prototype instruments met this “typical”

specification; the factory test line limit is set commensurate with an on-going 80% yield to this typical.

The ACPR dynamic range is verified only at 2 GHz, where Keysight has the near-perfect signal available. The

dynamic range is specified for the optimum mixer drive level, which is different in different instruments and dif-

ferent conditions. The test signal is a 1 DPCH signal.

The ACPR dynamic range is the observed range. This typical specification includes no measurement uncertainty. n. ML is Mixer Level, which is defined to be the input signal level minus attenuation. o. 3GPP requires the use of a root-raised-cosine filter in evaluating the ACLR of a device. The accuracy of the

passband shape of the filter is not specified in standards, nor is any method of evaluating that accuracy. This

footnote discusses the performance of the filter in this instrument. The effect of the RRC filter and the effect of

the RBW used in the measurement interact. The analyzer compensates the shape of the RRC filter to accommo-

date the RBW filter. The effectiveness of this compensation is summarized in three ways:

− White noise in Adj Ch: The compensated RRC filter nominally has no errors if the adjacent channel has a

spectrum that is flat across its width.

− TOI−induced spectrum: If the spectrum is due to third−order intermodulation, it has a distinctive shape. The

computed errors of the compensated filter are −0.001 dB for the 100 kHz RBW used for UE testing with the

IBW method. It is 0.000 dB for the 27 kHz RBW filter used for BTS testing with the Filtered IBW method. The

worst error for RBWs between 27 and 390 kHz is 0.05 dB for a 330 kHz RBW filter.

− rms CW error: This error is a measure of the error in measuring a CW−like spurious component. It is evaluated

by computing the root of the mean of the square of the power error across all frequencies within the adjacent

channel. The computed rms error of the compensated filter is 0.012 dB for the 100 kHz RBW used for UE test-

ing with the IBW method. It is 0.000 dB for the 27 kHz RBW filter used for BTS testing. The worst error for

RBWs between 27 kHz and 470 kHz is 0.057 dB for a 430 kHz RBW filter.

Description Specifications Supplemental Information

Multi-Carrier Adjacent Channel Power

Case: Radio Std = 3GPP W-CDMA RRC weighted, 3.84 MHz noise bandwidth, Noise

Correction (NC) on

ACPR Accuracy (4 carriers)

Radio Offset

Coher

UUT ACPR Range

MLOpt

BTS 5 MHz no ±0.09 dB −42 to −48 dB −15 dBm

a. Coher = no means that the specified accuracy only applies when the distortions of the device under test are not

coherent with the third-order distortions of the analyzer. Incoherence is often the case with advanced multi-carrier amplifiers built with compensations and predistortions that mostly eliminate coherent third-order effects in the amplifier.

b. Optimum mixer level (MLOpt). The mixer level is given by the average power of the sum of the four carriers

minus the input attenuation.

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Description Specifications Supplemental Information

Power Statistics CCDF

Histogram Resolution

0.01 dB

a. The Complementary Cumulative Distribution Function (CCDF) is a reformatting of a histogram of the power

envelope. The width of the amplitude bins used by the histogram is the histogram resolution. The resolution of the CCDF will be the same as the width of those bins.

Description Specifications Supplemental Information

Burst Power

Methods Power above threshold

Power within burst width

Results Output power, average

Output power, single burst Maximum power Minimum power within burst Burst width

Description Specifications Supplemental Information

TOI (Third Order Intermodulation)

Measures TOI of a signal with two dominant tones

Results Relative IM tone powers (dBc)

Absolute tone powers (dBm)

Intercept (dBm)

Description Specifications Supplemental Information

Harmonic Distortion

Maximum harmonic number 10th

Results Fundamental Power (dBm)

Relative harmonics power (dBc)

Total harmonic distortion (%, dBc)

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Description Specifications Supplemental Information

Spurious Emissions Table-driven spurious signals;

search across regions

Case: Radio Std = 3GPP W-CDMA

Dynamic Range

, relative (RBW=1 MHz)

88.4 dB 90.7 dB (typical)

(1 to 3.0 GHz)

Sensitivity

, absolute (RBW=1 MHz)

−88.5 dBm −90.5 dBm (typical)

(1 to 3.0 GHz)

Accuracy Attenuation = 10 dB

20 Hz to 3.6 GHz ±0.19 dB (95th percentile)

3.5 to 8.4 GHz ±1.13 dB (95th percentile)

8.3 to 13.6 GHz ±1.50 dB (95th percentile)

a. The dynamic range is specified at 12.5 MHz offset from center frequency with mixer level of 1 dB compression

point, which will degrade accuracy 1 dB.

b. The sensitivity is specified at far offset from carrier, where phase noise does not contribute. You can derive the

dynamic range at far offset from 1 dB compression mixer level and sensitivity.

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Description Specifications Supplemental Information

Spectrum Emission Mask Table-driven spurious signals;

measurement near carriers

Case: Radio Std = cdma2000

Dynamic Range, relative

(750 kHz offset

)

Sensitivity, absolute

(750 kHz offset

)

Accuracy

(750 kHz offset)

Relative

Absolute

(20 to 30°C)

Case: Radio Std = 3GPP W−CDMA

Dynamic Range, relative (2.515 MHz offset

)

Sensitivity, absolute

(2.515 MHz offset

)

Accuracy

(2.515 MHz offset)

Relative

84.8 dB 88.1 dB (typical)

−103.7 dBm −105.7 dBm (typical)

±0.06 dB

±0.62 dB ±0.20 dB (95th percentile ≈ 2σ)

86.7 dB 91.2 dB (typical)

−103.7 dBm −105.7 dBm (typical)

±0.08 dB

Absolute

±0.62 dB ±0.20 dB (95th percentile ≈ 2σ)

(20 to 30°C)

a. The dynamic range specification is the ratio of the channel power to the power in the offset specified. The

dynamic range depends on the measurement settings, such as peak power or integrated power. Dynamic range specifications are based on default measurement settings, with detector set to average, and depend on the mixer level. Default measurement settings include 30 kHz RBW.

b. This dynamic range specification applies for the optimum mixer level, which is about −18 dBm. Mixer level is

defined to be the average input power minus the input attenuation.

c. The sensitivity is specified with 0 dB input attenuation. It represents the noise limitations of the analyzer. It is

tested without an input signal. The sensitivity at this offset is specified in the default 30 kHz RBW, at a center frequency of 2 GHz.

d. The relative accuracy is a measure of the ratio of the power at the offset to the main channel power. It applies for

spectrum emission levels in the offsets that are well above the dynamic range limitation.

e. The absolute accuracy of SEM measurement is the same as the absolute accuracy of the spectrum analyzer. See

“Absolute Amplitude Accuracy” on page 34 for more information. The numbers shown are for 0 to 3.6

GHz, with attenuation set to 10 dB.

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Options

The following options and applications affect instrument specifications.

Standard Option CR3: Connector Rear, second IF Out

Standard Option EXM: External mixing

Standard Option LNP: Low Noise Path

Standard Option MPB: Preselector bypass

Standard Option NFE: Noise floor extension, instrument alignment

Option 508: Frequency range, 2 Hz to 8.4 GHz

Option 513: Frequency range, 2 Hz to 13.6 GHz

Option 526: Frequency range, 2 Hz to 26.5 GHz

Option 544: Frequency range, 2 Hz to 44 GHz

Option 550: Frequency range, 2 Hz to 50 GHz

Option ALV: Auxiliary Log Video output

Option B25: Analysis bandwidth, 25 MHz

Option B40: Analysis bandwidth, 40 MHz

Option B2X: Analysis bandwidth, 255 MHz

Option B5X: Analysis bandwidth, 510 MHz

Option C35: APC 3.5 mm connector (for Freq Option 526 only)

Option CRP: Connector Rear, arbitrary IF Out

Option EA3: Electronic attenuator, 3.6 GHz

Option EMC: Precompliance EMC Features

Option P08: Preamplifier, 8.4 GHz

Option P13: Preamplifier, 13.6 GHz

Option P26: Preamplifier, 26.5 GHz

Option P44: Preamplifier, 44 GHz

Option P50: Preamplifier, 50 GHz

Option RT1: Real-time analysis up to the maximum analysis bandwidth, basic detection

Option RT2: Real-time analysis up to the maximum analysis bandwidth, optimum detection

Option RTS: Real-time I/Q data streaming

Option FBP Full Bypass Path

Option FT1: Frequency mask trigger, basic detection

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Option FT2: Frequency mask trigger, optimum detection

Option H1G 1 GHz analysis bandwidth

Option YAV: Y-Axis Video output

N9063EM0E: Analog Demod measurement application

N9067EM0E: Pulse measurement application

N9068EM0E: Phase Noise measurement application

N9069EM0E: Noise Figure measurement application

N9071EM0E: GSM/EDGE/EDGE Evolution measurement application

N9073EM0E/EM1E: WCDMA/HSPA/HSPA+ measurement application

N9077EM0E/EM1E: WLAN measurement application

N9080EM0E: LTE/LTE-Advanced FDD measurement application

N9081EM0E: Bluetooth measurement application

N9082EM0E: LTE/LTE-Advanced TDD measurement application

N9083EM0E: Multi-Standard Radio measurement application

N9084EM0E: Short Range Communications measurement application

N9085EM0E: 5G NR measurement application

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General

Description Specifications Supplemental Information

Calibration Cycle 1 year

Description Specifications Supplemental Information

Environmental

Indoor use

Temperature Range

Operating

Altitude ≤ 2,300 m0 to 55°C

Altitude = 4,600 m 0 to 47°C

Derating

Storage −40 to +70°C

Altitude 4,600 m (approx 15,000 feet)

Humidity

Relative humidity Type tested at 95%, +40°C

Description Specifications Supplemental Information

Environmental and Military Specifications

(non-condensing)

a. The maximum operating temperature derates linearly from altitude of 4,600 m to 2,300 m.

Samples of this product have been type tested in accordance with the Keysight Environmental Test Manual and verified to be robust against the environmental stresses of Storage, Transportation and End-use; those stresses include but are not limited to temperature, humidity, shock, vibration, altitude and power line conditions. Test Methods are aligned with IEC 60068-2 and levels are similar to MIL-PRF-28800F Class 3.

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Description Specification Supplemental Information

Acoustic Noise Values given are per ISO 7779 standard in the "Operator

Sitting" position

Ambient Temperature

< 35°C Nominally under 55 dBA Sound Pressure. 55 dBA is generally

considered suitable for use in quiet office environments.

≥ 35°C Nominally under 65 dBA Sound Pressure. 65 dBA is generally

considered suitable for use in noisy office environments. (The fan speed, and thus the noise level, increases with increasing ambient temperature.)

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Description Specification Supplemental Information

Power Requirements

Low Range

Voltage 100 /120 V ± 10% operating range

Frequency 50/60/400 Hz

High Range

Voltage 220/240 V ± 10% operating range

Frequency 50/60 Hz

Power Consumption, On 850 W (Maximum) 470 W (typical)

Power Consumption, Standby 25 W Standby power is supplied to both the

CPU and the frequency reference oscillator.

The UXA has autoranging line voltage input. Before switching on the instrument, be sure the supply voltage is within the specified range and voltage fluctuations do not exceed 10 percent of the nominal supply voltage.

Description Supplemental Information

Measurement Speed

Local measurement and display update rate

Remote measurement and LAN transfer rate

Nominal

10 ms

10.7 ms

Marker Peak Search 4.4 ms

Center Frequency Tune and Transfer (Band 0) 20 ms

Center Frequency Tune and Transfer (Bands 1-4) 48 ms

Measurement/Mode Switching 100 ms

a. Sweep Points = 101. b. Factory preset, fixed center frequency, RBW = 1 MHz, 10 MHz < span ≤ 600 MHz, stop frequency ≤ 3.6 GHz,

Auto Align Off. c. Phase Noise Optimization set to Fast Tuning, Display Off, 32 bit REAL, markers Off, single sweep, measured with

HP Z420(memory 120 Gb, Windows 7. Intel Xcon CPU E5-1620 3.6 GHz), Keysight I/O Libraries Suite Version

16.317914, one meter GPIB cable, Keysight GPIB Card.

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Description Specifications Supplemental Information

Display

Resolution 1280 × 800 Capacitive multi-touch screen

Size 357 mm (14.1 in) diagonal (nominal)

Description Specifications Supplemental Information

Data Storage

Removable solid state drive (SSD) ≥80 GB total volume; ≥9 GB for user data,

available on separate partition.

Secured digital (SD) memory device For calibration data backup.

Description Specifications Supplemental Information

Weight Weight without options

Net 30.9 kg (68 lbs) (nominal)

Shipping 39.5 kg (87 lbs) (nominal)

Cabinet Dimensions Cabinet dimensions exclude front and rear

Height 280 mm (11 in)

Width 459 mm (18 in)

Length 500 mm (19.8 in)

protrusions.

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UXA Signal Analyzer Inputs/Outputs

Inputs/Outputs

Front Panel

Description Specifications Supplemental Information

RF Input

Connector

Standard Type-N female Frequency Option 508, 513, 526

2.4 mm male Frequency Option 544, 550

Option C35 3.5 mm male Frequency Option 526 only

Impedance 50Ω (nominal)

Description Specifications Supplemental Information

Probe Power

Voltage/Current +15 Vdc, ±7% at 0 to 150 mA (nominal)

−12.6 Vdc, ±10% at 0 to 150 mA (nominal)

GND

Description Specifications Supplemental Information

USB Ports

Host (3 ports) Compliant with USB 2.0

Connector USB Type “A” female

Output Current

Port marked with Lightning Bolt, if any

Port not marked with Lightning Bolt

Description Specifications Supplemental Information

0.5 A

1.2 A (nominal)

External Mixing

Connector SMA female Standard. Refer to Chapter 4, “Standard

Option EXM - External Mixing”, on page 93 for more details.

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Description Specifications Supplemental Information

Headphone Jack

Connector miniature stereo audio jack 3.5 mm (also known as "1/8 inch")

Output Power 90 mW per channel into 16Ω (nominal)

Rear Panel

Description Specifications Supplemental Information

10 MHz Out

Connector BNC female

Impedance 50Ω (nominal)

Output Amplitude ≥0 dBm (nominal)

Output Configuration AC coupled, sinusoidal

Frequency 10 MHz ×

(1 + frequency reference accuracy)

Description Specifications Supplemental Information

Ext Ref In

Connector BNC female Note: Analyzer noise sidebands and spurious

response performance may be affected by the quality of the external reference used. See

footnote within the Dynamic Range section on page 59.

Impedance 50Ω (nominal)

Input Amplitude Range

sine wave square wave

Input Frequency 1 to 50 MHz (nominal)

−6

Lock range

±2 × 10 reference input frequency

of ideal external

−5 to +10 dBm (nominal)

0.2 to 1.5 V peak-to-peak (nominal)

(selectable to 1 Hz resolution)

in the Phase Noise specifications

Description Specifications Supplemental Information

Sync Reserved for future use

Connector BNC female

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Description Specifications Supplemental Information

Trigger Inputs

(Trigger 1 In, Trigger 2 In)

Connector BNC female

Impedance 10 kΩ (nominal)

Trigger Level Range −5 to +5 V 1.5 V (TTL) factory preset

Description Specifications Supplemental Information

Trigger Outputs

(Trigger 1 Out, Trigger 2 Out)

Connector BNC female

Impedance 50Ω (nominal)

Level 0 to 5 V (CMOS)

Description Specifications Supplemental Information

Monitor Output 1 VGA compatible

Either trigger source may be selected

Connector 15-pin mini D-SUB

Format XGA (60 Hz vertical sync rates, non-interlaced)

Analog RGB

Monitor Output 2

Mini DisplayPort

Description Specifications Supplemental Information

Analog Out

Connector BNC female

Impedance 50Ω (nominal)

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Description Specifications Supplemental Information

Digital Bus This port allows the UXA to connect to the X-Com data recorder for data

Connector MDR-80

Description Specifications Supplemental Information

USB Ports

Host, Super Speed 2 ports

Compatibility USB 3.0

Connector USB Type “A” (female)

Output Current 0.9 A

Host, stacked with LAN 1 port

Compatibility USB 2.0

streaming (up to 255 MHz BW with Option RTS), and to the Keysight N5105 and N5106 products only. It is not available for general purpose use.

Connector USB Type “A” (female)

Output Current 0.5 A

Device 1 port

Compatibility USB 3.0

Connector USB Type “B” (female)

Description Specifications Supplemental Information

GPIB Interface

Connector IEEE-488 bus connector

GPIB Codes SH1, AH1, T6, SR1, RL1, PP0, DC1, C1, C2, C3 and

C28, DT1, L4, C0

Mode Controller or device

Description Specifications Supplemental Information

LAN TCP/IP Interface RJ45 Ethertwist 1000BaseT

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UXA Signal Analyzer Regulatory Information

Regulatory Information

This product is designed for use in Installation Category II and Pollution Degree 2 per IEC 61010 3rd ed, and 664 respectively.

This product has been designed and tested in accordance with accepted industry standards, and has been supplied in a safe condition. The instruction documentation contains information and warnings which must be followed by the user to ensure safe operation and to maintain the product in a safe condition.

This product is intended for indoor use.

The CE mark is a registered trademark of the European Community (if accompanied by a year, it is the year when the design was proven). This product complies with all relevant directives.

ccr.keysight@keysight.com

ICES/NMB-001 “This ISM device complies with Canadian ICES-001.”

ISM 1-A (GRP.1 CLASS A) This is a symbol of an Industrial Scientific and Medical Group 1 Class A product.

The CSA mark is a registered trademark of the CSA International.

The Keysight email address is required by EU directives applicable to our product.

“Cet appareil ISM est conforme a la norme NMB du Canada.”

(CISPR 11, Clause 4)

The RCM mark is a registered trademark of the Australian Communications and Media Authority.

This symbol indicates separate collection for electrical and electronic equipment mandated under EU law as of August 13, 2005. All electric and electronic equipment are required to be separated from normal waste for disposal (Reference WEEE Directive 2002/96/EC).

China RoHS regulations include requirements related to packaging, and require compliance to China standard GB18455-2001.

This symbol indicates compliance with the China RoHS regulations for paper/fiberboard packaging.

South Korean Certification (KC) mark; includes the marking’s identifier code which follows this format:

MSIP-REM-YYY-ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ.

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EMC: Complies with the essential requirements of the European EMC Directive as well as current

editions of the following standards (dates and editions are cited in the Declaration of Conformity):

— IEC/EN 61326-1

— CISPR 11, Group 1, Class A

— AS/NZS CISPR 11

— ICES/NMB-001

This ISM device complies with Canadian ICES-001.

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

This is a sensitive measurement apparatus by design and may have some performance loss (up to 25 dBm above the Spurious Responses, Residual specification of -100 dBm) when exposed to ambient continuous electromagnetic phenomenon in the range of 80 MHz -2.7 GHz when tested per IEC 61000-4-3.

South Korean Class A EMC declaration:

This equipment has been conformity assessed for use in business environments. In a residential environment this equipment may cause radio interference. This EMC statement applies to the equipment only for use in business environment.

SAFETY: Complies with the essential requirements of the European Low Voltage Directive as well as current editions of the following standards (dates and editions are cited in the Declaration of

Conformity):

— IEC/EN 61010-1

— Canada: CSA C22.2 No. 61010-1

— USA: UL std no. 61010-1

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Acoustic statement: (European Machinery Directive)

Acoustic noise emission LpA <70 dB

Operator position

Normal operation mode per ISO 7779

To fin d a cu rrent Declaration of Conformity for a specific Keysight product, go to:

http://www.keysight.com/go/conformity

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Keysight X-Series Signal Analyzer N9040B

Specification Guide

2 I/Q Analyzer, Standard

This chapter contains specifications for the I/Q Analyzer measurement application (Basic Mode).

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I/Q Analyzer, Standard Specifications Affected by I/Q Analyzer

Specifications Affected by I/Q Analyzer

Specification Name Information

Number of Frequency Display Trace Points (buckets)

Resolution Bandwidth See “Frequency” on page 85 in this chapter.

Video Bandwidth Not available.

Clipping-to-Noise Dynamic Range See “Clipping-to-Noise Dynamic Range” on page 86 in this

Resolution Bandwidth Switching Uncertainty Not specified because it is negligible.

Available Detectors Does not apply.

Spurious Responses The “Spurious Responses” on page 52 of core specifications still

IF Amplitude Flatness See “IF Frequency Response” on page 32 of the core

IF Phase Linearity See “IF Phase Linearity” on page 33 of the core specifications for

Does not apply.

chapter.

apply. Additional bandwidth-option-dependent spurious responses are given in the Analysis Bandwidth chapter for any optional bandwidths in use.

specifications for the 10 MHz bandwidth. Specifications for wider bandwidths are given in the Analysis Bandwidth chapter for any optional bandwidths in use.

the 10 MHz bandwidth. Specifications for wider bandwidths are given in the Analysis Bandwidth chapter for any optional bandwidths in use.

Data Acquisition See “Data Acquisition” on page 87 in this chapter for the 10 MHz

bandwidth. Specifications for wider bandwidths are given in the Analysis Bandwidth chapter for any optional bandwidths in use.

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I/Q Analyzer, Standard Frequency

Frequency

Description Specifications Supplemental Information

Frequency Span

Option B25 (Standard) 10 Hz to 25 MHz

Option B40 10 Hz to 40 MHz

Option B2X 10 Hz to 255 MHz

Option B5X 10 Hz to 510 MHz

Option H1G

Resolution Bandwidth

(Spectrum Measurement)

Range

Overall Span = 1 MHz Span = 10 kHz Span = 100 Hz

Window Shapes Flat Top, Uniform, Hanning, Hamming,

Analysis Bandwidth (Span)

(Waveform Measurement)

Option B25 (Standard) 10 Hz to 25 MHz

Option B40 10 Hz to 40 MHz

Option B2X 10 Hz to 255 MHz

Option B5X 10 Hz to 510 MHz

Option H1G

40 MHz to 1 GHz

100 mHz to 3 MHz 50 Hz to 1 MHz 1 Hz to 10 kHz 100 mHz to 100 Hz

Gaussian, Blackman, Blackman-Harris, Kaiser Bessel (K-B 70 dB, K-B 90 dB & K-B 110 dB)

40 MHz to 1 GHz

a. In the 1 GHz bandwidth path, the span and bandwidth will be 40 MHz minimum. Below 40 MHz, a narrower IF path is used.

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I/Q Analyzer, Standard Clipping-to-Noise Dynamic Range

Clipping-to-Noise Dynamic Range

Description Specifications Supplemental Information

Clipping-to-Noise Dynamic Range

Excluding residuals and spurious responses

Clipping Level at Mixer Center frequency ≥ 20 MHz

IF Gain = Low −10 dBm −8 dBm (nominal)

IF Gain = High −20 dBm −17.5 dBm (nominal)

Noise Density at Mixer at center frequency

(DANL

+ IFGainEffectd) + 2.25 dB

Example

a. This specification is defined to be the ratio of the clipping level (also known as “ADC Over Range”) to the noise

density. In decibel units, it can be defined as clipping_level [dBm] − noise_density [dBm/Hz]; the result has units of dBFS/Hz (fs is “full scale”).

b. The noise density depends on the input frequency. It is lowest for a broad range of input frequencies near the

center frequency, and these specifications apply there. The noise density can increase toward the edges of the span. The effect is nominally well under 1 dB.

c. The primary determining element in the noise density is the “Displayed Average Noise Level” on

page 44.

d. DANL is specified with the IF Gain set to High, which is the best case for DANL but not for Clipping-to-noise

dynamic range. The core specifications “Displayed Average Noise Level” on page 44, gives a line entry on the excess noise added by using IF Gain = Low, and a footnote explaining how to combine the IF Gain noise with the DANL.

e. DANL is specified for log averaging, not power averaging, and thus is 2.51 dB lower than the true noise density.

It is also specified in the narrowest RBW, 1 Hz, which has a noise bandwidth slightly wider than 1 Hz. These two effects together add up to 2.25 B.

f. As an example computation, consider this: For the case where DANL = −151 dBm in 1 Hz, IF Gain is set to low,

and the “Additional DANL” is −160 dBm, the total noise density computes to −148.2 dBm/Hz and the Clipping-to-noise ratio for a −10 dBm clipping level is −138.2 dBFS/Hz.

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Data Acquisition

Description Specifications Supplemental Information

Time Record Length

IQ Analyzer 8,000,000 IQ sample pairs

Advanced Tools Data Packing

Waveform measurement

89600 VSA software or Fast Capture

32-bit 64-bit

Length (IQ sample pairs)

IFBW ≤255.176 MHz

IFBW >255.176 MHz

536 MSa (2

1073 MSa (2

Sa) 268 MSa (228 Sa)

Sa) 2536 MSa (228 Sa)

2 GB total memory

Maximum IQ Capture Time Data Packing Data Packing

(89600VSA and Fast Capture) 32-bit 64-bit 32-bit 64-bit

10 MHz IFBW 42.94 s 21.47 s

25 MHz IFBW 17.17 s 8.58 s

40 MHz IFBW 10.73 s 5.36 s

240 MHz IFBW 1.78 s 0.89 s

255 MHz IFBW 1.78 s 0.89 s

256 MHz IFBW 3.35 s 1.67 s

)/10 MHz ×1.25) (228)/10 MHz ×1.25)

)/25 MHz ×1.25) (228)/25 MHz ×1.25)

)/40 MHz ×1.25) (228)/40 MHz ×1.25)

)/240 MHz ×1.25) (228)/240 MHz ×1.25)

)/300 MSA/s) (228)/300 MSa/s)

)/256 MHz ×1.25) (229)/256 MHz ×1.25)

)/480 MHz ×1.25) (229)/480 MHz ×1.25)

480 MHz IFBW 1.78 s 0.89 s

510 MHz IFBW

1.78 s 0.89 s

)/600 MSa/s) (229)/600 MSa/s)

Maximum IQ Capture Time Data Packing

(89600 VSA and Fast Capture) 32-bit 64-bit Calculated by: Length

of IQ sample

10 MHz IFBW 42.94 s 21.47 s

pairs/Sample Rate (IQ Pairs)

Sample Rate (IQ Pairs) 1.25 × IFBW

ADC Resolution 16 bits

a. This can also be accessed with the remote programming command of "read:wav0?". b. This can only be accessed with the remote programming command of "init:fcap" in the IQ Analyzer (Basic) waveform

measurement.

c. For example, using 32-bit data packing at 10 MHz IF bandwidth (IFBW) the Maximum Capture Time is calculated using

the formula: "Max Capture Time = (2

)/(10 MHz × 1.25)".

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Specification Guide

3 Standard Option CR3 - Connector Rear, 2nd IF Output

This chapter contains specifications for Option CR3, Connector Rear, 2nd IF Output.

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Specifications Affected by Connector Rear, 2nd IF Output

No other analyzer specifications are affected by the presence or use of this option. New specifications are given in the following pages.

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Other Connector Rear, 2nd IF Output Specifications

Aux IF Out Port

Description Specifications Supplemental Information

Connector SMA female Shared with other options

Impedance 50Ω (nominal)

Second IF Out

Description Specifications Supplemental Information

Second IF Out

Output Center Frequency

SA Mode 322.5 MHz

I/Q Analyzer Mode

IF Path ≤ 25 MHz 322.5 MHz

IF Path 40 MHz 250 MHz

IF Path 255 MHz 750 MHz

IF Path 510 MHz 877.1484375 MHz

IF Path 1 GHz 750 MHz

Conversion Gain at 2nd IF output center frequency

Bandwidth (−6 dB)

Low band

IF Path ≤ 40 MHz

IF Path 255 MHz 255 MHz (nominal)

IF Path 510 MHz 510 MHz (nominal)

High band

With preselector

1 dB (nominal)

Up to 140 MHz (nominal)

Depends on RF center frequency

Range

Preselector bypassed

External Mixing 100 - 1200 MHz ±6 dB (nominal)

Residual Output Signals −94 dBm or lower (nominal)

100 - 800 MHz ±3 dB (nominal)

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a. "Conversion Gain" is defined from RF input to IF out with 0 dB mechanical attenuation and the electronic atten-

uator off. The nominal performance applies in zero span. b. The passband width at –3 dB nominally extends from IF frequencies of 230 to 370 MHz. When the IF in use is

centered at a frequency different from 300 MHz, the passband will be asymmetric. c. The YIG-tuned preselector bandwidth nominally varies from 55 MHz for a center frequencies of 3.6 GHz

through 57 MHz at 15 GHz to 75 MHz at 26.5 GHz. The preselector effect will dominate the passband width.

See “Preselector Bandwidth” on page 28.

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4 Standard Option EXM - External Mixing

This chapter contains specifications for the Option EXM External Mixing.

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Specifications Affected by External mixing

Specification Name Information

RF-Related Specifications, such as TOI, DANL, SHI, Amplitude Accuracy, and so forth.

IF-Related Specifications, such as RBW range, RBW accuracy, RBW switching uncertainty, and so forth.

New specifications: IF Input Mixer Bias LO Output

Specifications do not apply; some related specifications are contained in IF Input in this chapter

Specifications unchanged, except IF Frequency Response — see specifications in this chapter.

See specifications in this chapter.

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Other External Mixing Specifications

Description Specifications Supplemental Information

Connection Port EXT MIXER

Connector SMA, female

Impedance 50Ω (nominal) at IF and LO frequencies

Functions Triplexed for Mixer Bias, IF

Input and LO output

Description Specifications Supplemental Information

Mixer Bias

Bias Current

Range ±10 mA

Resolution 10 μA

Output impedance 477Ω (nominal)

Voltage clamp ±3.7 V (nominal)

a. The mixer bias circuit has a Norton equivalent, characterized by its short circuit current and its impedance. It is

b. The actual port current is often less than the short circuit current, due to the diode voltage drop of many mixers.

also clamped to a voltage range less than the Thevenin voltage capability.

Short circuit current

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Description Specifications Supplemental Information

IF Input

Maximum Safe Level +7 dBm

Center Frequency

IF BW ≤25 MHz 322.5 MHz

40 MHz IF path 250 MHz

255 MHz IF path 750 MHz

510 MHz IF path 877.1484375 MHz

1000 MHz IF path 750 MHz

Bandwidth Supports all optional IFs

ADC Clipping Level

25, 255, or 510 MHz IF paths −15 dBm (nominal)

40 MHz IF path −20 dBm (nominal)

1000 MHz IF path −15dBm (nominal)

1 dB Gain Compression −2 dBm (nominal)

Gain Accuracy

20 to 30°C Full Range

IF BW ≤25 MHz ±1.2 dB ±2.5 dB Swept and narrowband

Wider IF BW ±1.2 dB (nominal)

IF Frequency Response RMS (nominal)

CF Width

322.5 MHz (10 MHz IF path) ±5 MHz 0.05 dB

322.5 MHz (25 MHz IF path) ±12.5 MHz 0.07 dB

250 MHz (40 MHz IF path) ±20 MHz 0.10 dB

750 MHz (255 MHz IF path) ±127.5 MHz 0.12 dB

877.1484375 MHz

±255 MHz 0.15 dB

(510 MHz IF path)

750 MHz (1 GHz IF path) ±500 MHz 0.18 dB

Noise Figure

9 dB (nominal)

(322.5 MHz, swept operation high IF gain)

VSWR See plot below.

a. The amplitude accuracy of a measurement includes this term and the accuracy with which the settings of correc-

tions model the loss of the external mixer.

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External Mixer IF Input VSWR [Plot]

Description Specifications Supplemental Information

LO Output

Frequency Range 3.75 to 14.1 GHz

Output Power

3.75 to 8.72 GHz

7.8 to 14.1 GHz

Second Harmonic

Fundamental Feedthrough and Undesired Harmonics

VSWR

20 to 30°C Full Range

+15.0 to 18.0 dBm +13.5 to 19 dBm

+14.0 to 18.5 dBm Not specified

−20 dB (nominal)

−30 dB (nominal)

1.8:1 (nominal)

a. The LO output port power is compatible with Keysight M1970 and 11970 Series mixers except for the 11970K.

The power is specified at the connector. Cable loss will affect the power available at the mixer. With nonKeysight/Agilent mixer units, supplied loss calibration data may be valid only at a specified LO power that may

differ from the power available at the mixer. In such cases, additional uncertainties apply. b. LO Doubler = Off settings. c. LO Doubler = On setting. Fundamental frequency = 3.9 to 7.05 GHz. d. The reflection coefficient has a Rayleigh probability distribution from 3.75 GHz to 14.1 GHz with a median

VSWR of 1.22:1.

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5 Standard Option LNP - Low Noise Path Specifications

This chapter contains specifications for the Option LNP, Low Noise Path.

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Specifications Affected by Low Noise Path

The low noise path is in use when all the following are true:

— The setting of the Microwave Path is "Low Noise Path Enabled" — The start frequency is at least 3.5 GHz and the stop frequency is above 3.6 GHz — The preamp is either not licensed, or set to Off, or set to “Low Band”

Specification Name Information

Displayed Average Noise Level (DANL) See DANL specifications on page 44 of the core specifications.

Compression

VSWR The magnitude will be very similar between LNP and non-LNP

Frequency Response See specifications in this chapter. The specifications are very similar

Second Harmonic Distortion See “Second Harmonic Distortion” on page 54 of the core

Third-Order Intermodulation

Other Input Related Spurious See “Spurious Responses” on page 52 of the core

a. The low noise path, when in use, does not substantially change the compression-to-noise dynamic range or the

TOI-to-noise dynamic range because it mostly just reduces losses in the signal path in front of all significant noise, TOI and compression-affecting circuits. In other words, the compression threshold and the third-order intercept both decrease, and to the same extent as that to which the DANL decreases.

Little change in dynamic range

operation, but the details, such as the frequencies of the peaks and valleys, will shift.

to the normal path. But the details of the response can be quite different, with the frequencies of the peaks and valleys shifting between LNP and non-LNP operation. That means that any relative measurements between, for example, a large signal measured without LNP, and a small signal measured with LNP, could be subject to relative frequency response errors as large as the sum of the individual errors.

specifications.

Little change in dynamic range

specifications. This performance with LNP is not warranted, but is nominally the same as non-LNP performance.

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