Agilent
E5052B Signal Source Analyzer
10 MHz to 7 GHz, 26.5 GHz, or 110 GHz
Data Sheet
Defi nitions
RF Input Port
All specifi cations apply over a 23 °C ± 5 °C range (unless
otherwise stated) and 30 minutes after the instrument has been
turned on.
All specifi ed and supplemental values for RF input signals are
applicable to sinusoidal-wave carriers unless otherwise noted.
Specifi cation (spec.):
Warranted performance. Specifi cations include guard-bands to
account for the expected statistical performance distribution,
measurement uncertainties, and changes in performance due
to environmental conditions.
Following supplemental information is intended to provide
information that is helpful for using the instrument but that is
not guaranteed by the product warranty.
Typical (typ.):
Describes performance that will be met by a minimum of 80% of
all products. It is not guaranteed by the product warranty.
Supplemental performance data (SPD):
Represents the value of a parameter that is most likely to occur;
the expected mean or average. It is not guaranteed by the product
warranty.
General characteristics or Nominal (nom.):
A general, descriptive term that does not imply a level of
performance. It is not guaranteed by the product warranty.
Table 1-1. RF IN port
Description Specifi cation
RF IN connector Type-N (female), 50 ohm nominal
RF IN frequency range 10 MHz to 7 GHz
RF IN measurement level –20 dBm to + 20dBm (> 30 MHz)
–15 dBm to +20 dBm (< 30 MHz)
Input attenuator 0 to 35 dB (in 5 dB step)
Input damage level AC > +23 dBm, DC > 5V
Input VSWR @50 ohm
10 MHz to 30 MHz < 1.6
30 MHz to 2 GHz < 1.2
2 GHz to 3 GHz < 1.3
3 GHz to 4 GHz < 1.3 typical
4 GHz to 7 GHz < 1.5 typical
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Phase Noise Measurement
Table 1-2. Phase noise measurement performance
Description Specifi cation (E5052B) Specifi cation (E5052B Option 011)
RF IN frequency range 10 MHz to 7 GHz
Measurement frequency bands 10 MHZ to 41 MHz, 39 MHz to 101 MHz,
99 MHz to 1.5 GHz, 250 MHz to 7 GHz
RF frequency tracking range 0.4% of carrier frequency
Measurement parameters SSB phase noise [dBc/Hz], Spurious noise [dBc],
Integrated rms phase deviation [deg, rad] or time jitter [s],
Residual FM [Hz rms]
Number of trace 1 data trace and 1 memory trace with ‘data math’ functions
Measurement trigger continuous/single/hold source: internal/external/manual/bus
Offset frequency range (effective)
RF carrier signal > 1 GHz
(> 400 MHz for wide capture mode)
RF carrier signal < 1 GHz
(< 400 MHz for wide capture mode)
Phase noise uncertainty2 at effective offset frequencies
Offset 1 Hz to 10 Hz ± 4 dB SPD N/A
Offset 10 Hz to 100 Hz ± 4 dB SPD
Offset 100 Hz to 1 kHz ± 3 dB
Offset 1 kHz to 40 MHz ± 2 dB
Offset 40 MHz to 100 MHz ± 3 dB
SSB phase noise sensitivity See Table 1-3, 1-4, 1-5, Figure 1-1, 1-2, 1-3
IF gain setting 0 dB to 50 dB in 10 dB step
Enhanced sensitivity Cross-correlation method available.
Built-in LO phase noise optimization < 150 kHz (optimized for better close-in phase noise measurement)
Reference oscillator bandwidth optimization Narrow / Wide See Figure 1-5.
Residual spurious response level < –65 dBc typical at > 1 kHz offset frequency
Measurement time See Table 1-6
Measurement range Capture mode: Normal or Wide
1 Hz to 100 MHz
1 Hz to 40 MHz (wide capture mode)
1 Hz to 10% of carrier frequency 10 Hz to 10% of carrier frequency
( not available in wide capture mode)
Number of correlation = 1 to 10,000
See Table 1-5 and Figure 1-3
> 150 kHz (optimized for better far-out phase noise measurement)
See Figure 1-4.
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10 Hz to 100 MHz
10 Hz to 40 MHz (wide capture mode)
0 dB to 30 dB in 10 dB step
(not available in wide capture mode)
N/A
1. Wide capture mode is available for 250 MHz to 7 GHz only
2. Phase noise uncertainty : specifi ed at 10 MHz and 1 GHz of carrier frequency with 0 dBm level. PN level > –60 dBc
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Phase Noise Measurement – cont’d
Table 1-3. SSB phase noise sensitivity (E5 052B)
LO optimization: < 150 kHz, Ref. BW: narrow, correlation = 1, RF input : +5 dBm, start offset frequency : 1 Hz, measurement time = 12.9 sec
RF input frequency Offset frequency [Hz] from the carrier
1 10 100 1 k 10 k 100 k 1 M 10 M 40 M 100 M
10 MHz specifi cation –148 –156 –166 –168 – – –
SPD –100 –131 –151 –164 –172 –178 –178 – – –
100 MHz specifi cation –147 –156 –163 –168 –170 – –
SPD –80 –111 –136 –154 –164 –171 –175 –178 – –
1 GHz specifi cation –128 –137 –144 –160 –170 –168 –169
SPD –60 –91 –116 –135 –146 –155 –171 –178 –178 –177
3 GHz specifi cation –118 –127 –133 –149 –163 –164 –165
SPD –50 –81 –106 –127 –135 –142 –161 –175 –177 –177
7 GHz specifi cation –111 –120 –127 –143 –157 –158 –159
SPD –43 –74 –99 –121 –129 –138 –154 –171 –174 –175
Table 1-4. SSB phase noise sensitivity (E5052B Option 011)
LO optimization: < 150 kHz, Ref. BW: narrow, correlation = 1, RF input : +5 dBm, start offset frequency : 10 Hz, measurement time = 3.3 sec
RF input frequency Offset frequency [Hz] from the carrier
10 100 1 k 10 k 100 k 1 M 10 M 40 M 100 M
10 MHz specifi cation –135 –147 –160 –160 – – –
SPD –120 –135 –151 –163 –170 –170 – – –
100 MHz specifi cation –142 –152 –154 –156 –159 – –
SPD –107 –128 –149 –160 –168 –170 –170 – –
1 GHz specifi cation –125 –134 –141 –157 –160 –160 –160
SPD –86 –111 –132 –143 –152 –168 –170 –170 –170
3 GHz specifi cation –115 –124 –130 –146 –160 –160 –160
SPD –76 –101 –124 –132 –139 –158 –170 –170 –170
7 GHz specifi cation –108 –117 –124 –140 –154 –155 –156
SPD –69 –94 –118 –126 –135 –151 –165 –170 –170
Table 1-5. SSB phase noise sensitivity improvement by correlation
Number of correlation 10 100 1,000 10,000
Improvement factor 5 dB 10 dB 15 dB 20 dB
Table 1-6. E5052B Typical measurement time (sec) for phase noise
LO optimization: < 150 kHz, Ref. BW: narrow, correlation = 1, RF input : +5 dBm
Stop frequency (Hz) Start frequency (Hz)
1 10 100 1k
100k 8.8 2.2 0.28 0.04
1M 8.8 2.2 0.28 0.04
10M 10 2.5 0.32 0.04
40M 10 2.5 0.32 0.04
100M 12.9 3.3 0.41 0.05
Measurement time (sec) = ( 0.4(Capture Range Narrow) or 0.6
(Capture Range Wide) )+ the above value x number of correlation
when applying cross-correlation function (E5052B ONLY).
For E5052B Option 011, number of correlation = 1.
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E5052B SSB-PN Sensitivity Improvement by Correlation @1 GHz
Offset frequency [Hz]
SSB phase noise [dBc/Hz]
–40
–50
–60
–70
–80
–90
–100
–110
–120
–130
–140
–150
–160
–170
–180
–190
–200
1 10 100 1k 10k 100k 1M 10M 100M
corr. = 1
corr. = 10
corr. = 100
]
Phase Noise Measurement – cont’d
–40
–50
–60
–70
–80
–90
–100
–110
–120
–130
–140
SSB phase noise [dBc/Hz]
–150
–160
–170
–180
–190
–200
1 10 100 1k 10k 100k 1M 10M 100M
Offset frequency [Hz]
10 MHz
100 MHz
1 GHz
Figure 1-1. SSB phase noise sensitivity (E5052B, SPD) (LO < 150 kHz
optimized, +5 dBm input, start offset frequency = 1 Hz, measurement time =
12.9 sec.)
Figure 1-3. SSB phase noise sensitivity improvement by correlation
(E5052B, SPD) (carrier 1 GHz, LO < 150 kHz optimized, +5 dBm input, start offset
frequency = 1 Hz)
E5052B SSB-PN Sensitivity
–40
–50
–60
–70
–80
–90
–100
–110
–120
–130
–140
SSB phase noise [dBc/Hz]
–150
–160
–170
–180
–190
–200
1 10 100 1k 10k 100k 1M 10M 100M
Offset frequency [Hz]
10 MHz
100 MHz
1 GHz
Figure 1-2. SSB phase noise sensitivity (E5052B Option 011, SPD)
(LO < 150 kHz optimized, +5 dBm input, start offset frequency = 10 Hz, measurement
time = 3.3 sec.)
E5052B-011 SSB-PN Sensitivity
–40
–50
–60
–70
–80
–90
–100
–110
–120
–130
–140
SSB phase noise [dBc/Hz]
–150
–160
–170
–180
–190
–200
E5052B SSB-PN Sensitivity Change by L.O. Phase Optimization @1 GHz
< 150 kHz opt.
> 150 kHz opt.
1 10 100 1k 10k 100k 1M 10M 100M
Offset frequency [Hz
Figure 1-4. SSB phase noise change by LO optimization (SPD)
(carrier 1 GHz, +5 dBm input, start offset frequency = 1 Hz, reference oscillator:
narrowband)
Spectrum Monitor Measurement
Table 2-1. Spectrum monitor performance
Description Specifi cation
RF frequency range 10 MHz to 7 GHz
Monitoring span 15 MHz maximum with linear scale
RBW 1.53 Hz to 400 kHz
Measurement parameters dBm, dBV, watt, volt,
dBm/Hz, dBV/Hz, watt/Hz, V/√Hz
Absolute measurement uncertainty ± 2 dB typical @ –10 dBm (att. = 10 dB)
Relative measurement uncertainty ± 1.5 dB (–60 dBm to –10 dBm, ratio)
Residual noise fl oor –95 dBm typical @ RBW = 24.4 Hz
Measurement trigger same as Phase Noise
E5052B SSB-PN Sensitivity Change by Reference Oscillator Bandwidth @100 MHz
–70
–80
–90
–100
–110
–120
–130
3 phase noise [dBc/Hz]
–140
–150
–
–160
–170
1 10 100 1k 10k 100k 1M 10M 100M
Offset frequency [Hz]
Narrow
Wide
Figure 1-5. SSB phase noise sensitivity change by Reference Oscillator
Bandwidth (SPD) (carrier 100 MHz, +5 dBm input, start offset frequency = 1 Hz,
LO optimization: < 150 kHz)
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Frequency and RF Power, DC Supply Current Measurements
Table 3-1. Frequency and Power measurement performance
Description Specifi cation (E5052B) Specifi cation (E5052B-011)
RF frequency range 10 MHz to 7 GHz
Measurement frequency bands 10 MHz to 1.5 GHz (low-band), 250 MHz to 7 GHz (high-band)
Sweep parameters DC control voltage (Vc)
DC supply voltage (Vs)
Measurement parameters Full analysis capability available for
Frequency [Hz, ∆Hz, %, ppm],
Tuning sensitivity (∆f/∆Vc)[Hz/V], frequency pushing
(∆f/∆Vs)[Hz/V],
RF power level [dBm],
DC supply current [A],
‘Meter mode’ is also available.
Frequency resolution 10 Hz, 1 kHz, 64 kHz
Frequency uncertainty ± (frequency resolution + time-base uncertainty)
RF power measurement range –20 dBm to +20 dBm (carrier 30 MHz to 7 GHz)
–15 dBm to +20 dBm (carrier 10 MHz to 30 MHz)
RF power resolution 0.01 dB
RF power uncertainty (by peak detection) ± 0.5 dB (carrier 30 MHz to 3 GHz, > –10 dBm)
± 1 dB (other than the above)
DC (Vs) current measurement range 0 to 80 mA
DC (Vs) current resolution 10 µA
DC (Vs) current uncertainty ± (0.2% of reading + 160 µA)
Swept measurement points 2 to 1,001 N/A
DC supply voltage source (Vs) output
Setting range 0 to +16 V (Sweep) 0 to +16 V (one point)
Setting resolution 1 mV
Setting uncertainty ± (0.2% of setting + 2 mV)
Maximum output current 80 mA
Noise level < 10 nVrms/√Hz
Output resistance < 0.3 ohm typical
DC control voltage source (Vc) output
Setting range –15 V to +35 V (sweep) –15 V to +35 V (one point)
Setting resolution 0.1 mV
Setting uncertainty ± (0.1% of (setting + 15 V) + 5 mV) (@Vc = –15 V to 0V)
± (0.1% of setting + 2 mV) (@Vc = 0 to +35 V)
Maximum output current 20 mA
Noise level 1 nVrms/√Hz
1.5 nVrms/√Hz
Output resistance < 50 ohm (DC)
Output settling time < 20 ms @ 0.1% uncertainty
Measurement trigger continuous/single/hold
Source: internal/external/manual/bus
–
@ 10 kHz typical
–
@ 10 kHz (Vc = 0 to +20V)
–
@ 10 kHz (Vc: otherwise)
N/A
(Vc and Vs : constant)
No ‘Analysis mode’.
Only ‘Meter mode’ is available.
Frequency [Hz],
RF power [dBm],
DC supply current [A]
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