Keysight (Agilent) E5061B Data Sheet

Agilent

E5061B Network Analyzer

5 Hz to 3 GHz

Data Sheet

Defi nitions

All specifications apply over a 23 °C ±5 °C range (unless otherwise stated) and
90 minutes after the instrument has been turned on.

Specifi cation (spec.):

Warranted performance. Specifications include guardbands to account for the
expected statistical performance distribution, measurement uncertainties, and
changes in performance due to environmental conditions.

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:

A general, descriptive term that does not imply a level of performance.

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S-Parameter Measurement

Corrected system performance

The specifications in this section apply for measurements made with the Agilent
E5061B network analyzer with the following conditions:

• No averaging applied to data

• Environmental temperature of 23 °C ±5 °C, with less than 1 °C deviation from
the calibration temperature

• Response and isolation calibration not omitted

Table 1. System dynamic range

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Description Specification SPD

System dynamic range

100 kHz to 1 MHz, IF bandwidth = 3 kHz 90 dB

1 MHz to 3 GHz, IF bandwidth = 3 kHz 95 dB

5 Hz to 100 Hz, IF bandwidth = 2 Hz 90 dB

100 Hz to 9 kHz, IF bandwidth = 10 Hz 100 dB

9 kHz to 100 kHz, IF bandwidth = 10 Hz 110 dB

100 kHz to 1 MHz, IF bandwidth = 10 Hz 115 dB

1 MHz to 3 GHz, IF bandwidth = 10 Hz 120 dB 130 dB

1. The test port dynamic range is calculated as the difference between the test port rms noise fl oor

and the source maximum output power. The effective dynamic range must take measurement
uncertainty and interfering signals into account.

2. The specifi cation might not be met at the frequencies 1.4 MHz, 4.0 MHz, 4.333 MHz, 6.333

MHz, 25MHz and 90 MHz.

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Table 2. Corrected system performance with Type-N 50 Ω connectors,

0.01

0.1

1

10

-90-80-70-60-50-40-30-20-10010

100 Hz to 100 kHz
100 kHz to 1 GHz
1 GHz to 3 GHz

S11 = S22 = 0 ; Source power = -10 dBm

Magnitude

Transmission C oefficient (dB)

Unc ertainty (d B)

0

0.01

0.02

0.03

0.04

0.05

0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1

100 Hz to 100 kHz
100 kHz to 1 GHz
1 GHz to 3 GHz

S21 = S12 = 0 ; Source power = -10 dBm

Reflection Coefficient (Linear)

Magnitude

Uncertainty (Linear)

0.1

1

10

100

100 Hz to 100 kHz
100 kHz to 1 GHz
1 GHz to 3 GHz

S11 = S22 = 0 ; Source power = -10 dBm

-90

-80-7 0-6 0-5 0-4 0-3 0-2 0-1 0010

Transmission Coefficient (dB)

Phase

Uncertainty (Degrees)

0

2

4

6

8

10

00.20.40.60.81

100 Hz to 100 kHz
100 kHz to 1 GHz
1 GHz to 3 GHz

S21 = S12 = 0 ; Source Power = -10 dBm

Reflection Coefficient (Linear)

Phase

Uncertainty (Degrees)

85032F calibration kit, full 2-port calibration

Network analyzer: E5061B, calibration kit: 85032F (Type-N, 50 Ω), calibration: full 2-port

IF bandwidth = 10 Hz, No averaging applied to data, environmental temperature
= 23 °C ±5 °C with < 1 °C deviation from calibration temperature, isolation calibration
not omitted

Description Specification (dB)

Directivity 49 49 46

Source match 41 41 40

Load match 49 49 46

Refl ection tracking 0.011 0.011 0.021

Transmission tracking 0.019 0.019 0.026

Figure 1. Transmission uncertainty (specifi cation)

100 Hz to 100 kHz 100 kHz to 1 GHz 1 GHz to 3 GHz

Figure 2. Refl ection uncertainty (specifi cation)

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Table 3. Corrected system performance with Type-N 50 Ω connectors,

0.01

0.1

1

10

100 Hz to 100 kHz
100 kHz to 1GHz
1 GHz to 3 GHz

S11 = S22 = 0 ; Source power = -10 dBm

-90-8 0-70-60-5 0-40-3 0-20-1 0010

Transmission Coefficient (dB)

Magnitude

Uncertainty (dB)

0

0.01

0.02

0.03

0.04

0.05

0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1

100 Hz to 100 kHz
100 kHz to 1GHz
1 GHz to 3 GHz

S21 = S12 = 0 ; Source power = -10 dBm

Reflectio n C oefficient (Lin ear)

Magnitude

Uncertainty (Linear)

0.1

1

10

100

100 Hz to 100 kHz
100 kHz to 1GHz
1 GHz to 3 GHz

S11 = S22 = 0 ; Source power = -10 dBm

Transmission Coefficient (dB)

Phase

Uncertainty (Degrees)

-90-8 0-70-6 0-5 0-4 0-30-20-10010

0

2

4

6

8

10

0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1

100 Hz to 100 kHz
100 kHz to 1GHz
1 GHz to 3 GHz

S21 = S12 = 0 ; Source Power = -10 dBm

Reflection Coefficient (Linear)

Phase

Uncertainty (Degrees)

85032F calibration kit, enhanced response calibration

Network analyzer: E5061B, calibration kit: 85032F (Type-N, 50 Ω),
calibration: enhanced response

IF bandwidth = 10 Hz, No averaging applied to data, environmental temperature
= 23 °C ±5 °C with < 1 °C deviation from calibration temperature, isolation calibration
not omitted

Description Specification (dB)

Directivity 49 49 46

Source match 41 41 40

Load match 49 49 46

Refl ection tracking 0.011 0.011 0.021

Transmission tracking 0.019 0.019 0.033

Figure 3. Transmission uncertainty (specifi cation)

100 Hz to 100 kHz 100 kHz to 1 GHz 1 GHz to 3 GHz

Figure 4. Refl ection uncertainty (specifi cation)

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Table 4. Corrected system performance with Type-N 50 Ω connectors,

Transmission Coefficient (dB)

Magnitude

Uncertainty (dB)

-90-80-70-60-50-40-30-20-10010

0.01

0.1

1

10

1 GHz to 3 GHz

100 kHz to 1 GHz

100 Hz to 100 kHz

S11 = S22 = 0; Source Power = -10 dBm

300 kHz to 10 MHz
10 MHz to 1 GHz
1 GHz to 3 GHz

0

0.01

0.02

0.03

0.04

0.05

S21 = S12 = 0; Source Power = -10 dBm

Reflection Coefficient (Linear)

Magnitude

Uncertainty (Linear)

0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1

300 kHz to 10 MHz
10 MHz to 1 GHz
1 GHz to 3 GHz

0.1

1

10

100

S11 = S22 = 0; Source Power = -10 dBm

Transmission Coefficient (dB)

Phase

Uncertainty (Degrees)

-90

-80-7 0-6 0-5 0-4 0-3 0-2 0-1 0010

300 kHz to 10 MHz
10 MHz to 1 GHz
1 GHz to 3 GHz

S21 = S12 = 0; Source Power = -10 dBm

0

2

4

6

8

10

0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1

Reflection Coefficient (Linear)

Phase

Uncertainty (Degrees)

85092C ECal Module, full 2-port calibration

Network analyzer: E5061B, calibration kit: 85092C (Type-N, 50 Ω), calibration: Full 2 port

IF bandwidth = 10 Hz, No averaging applied to data, environmental temperature = 23
°C ±5 °C with < 1 °C deviation from calibration temperature, isolation calibration not
omitted

Description Specification (dB)

Directivity 45 52 54

Source match 36 45 44

Load match 41 47 47

Refl ection tracking 0.100 0.040 0.040

Transmission tracking 0.056 0.039 0.040

Figure 5. Transmission uncertainty (specifi cation)

300 kHz to 10 MHz 10 MHz to 1 GHz 1 GHz to 3 GHz

Figure 6. Refl ection uncertainty (specifi cation)

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Uncorrected system performance

Table 5.Uncorrected system performance (correction: off)

Description Specification Typical

Directivity 25 dB

Source match 25 dB

Load match 15 dB

(at 5 Hz to 2 GHz)

12 dB
(at 2 to 3 GHz)

Load match
(Source AC Couple
Mode)

Transmission tracking ±1.0 dB

(at 100 Hz to 3 GHz)

Refl ection tracking ±1.0 dB

(at 100 Hz to 3 GHz)

10 dB
(at 100 kHz to 300 kHz)
15 dB
(at 300 kHz to 2 GHz)

12 dB
(at 2 to 3 GHz)

±1.0 dB
(at 5 Hz to 100 Hz)

±1.0 dB
(at 5 Hz to 100 Hz)

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Test port output (Source)

Table 6. Test port output frequency

Description Specification Typical

Range 5 Hz to 3 GHz

Resolution 1 mHz

Source stability ±5 ppm (5 to 40 °C)

CW accuracy ±5 ppm ±1 mHz

High stability option (Option 1E5)

CW accuracy ±1 ppm ±1 mHz

Stability ±0.05 ppm (5 to 40 °C)

±0.5 ppm per year

Table 7. Test port output power

Description Specification Typical

Level accuracy ±0.8 dB

(at 0 dBm, 50 MHz absolute)
±1.0 dB
(at 5 Hz to 1.5 GHz, 0 dBm, relative to 50 MHz)
±1.5 dB
(at 1.5 GHz to 3 GHz, 0 dBm, relative to 50 MHz)

Level linearity ±0.75 dB

(at –10 to 10 dBm, 0 dBm reference)

Range (standard) –45 dBm to 10 dBm

Sweep range –45 dBm to 10 dBm

Level resolution 0.05 dB

Table 8. Test port output signal purity

Description Specification Typical

Harmonics (2nd or 3rd) < –25 dBc (at 5 dBm)

Non-harmonic spurious < –25 dBc (at 5 dBm)

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Test port input

Table 9. Test port input levels

Description Specification Typical

Maximum test port input level +10 dBm

Damage level +20 dBm, ±7 V DC

Absolute Amplitude Accuracy < ±3 dB

(at 0 dBm)

Crosstalk

Table 10. Test port input (trace noise)

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Description Specification Typical

Trace noise magnitude

source power level = +10 dBm

-85 dB
(at 5 Hz to 100 Hz)

-100 dB
(at 100 Hz to 9 kHz)

-110 dB
(at 9 kHz to 100 kHz)

-115 dB
(at 100 kHz to 3 GHz)

5 mdB rms
100 Hz to 10 kHz
Automatic IF Bandwidth

5 mdB rms
5 Hz to 100 Hz
Automatic IF Bandwidth

5 mdB rms
10 kHz to 3 GHz
3 kHz Bandwidth

Trace noise phase

source power level = +10 dBm

0.03° rms
100 Hz to 10 kHz
Automatic IF Bandwidth

0.03° rms
10 kHz to 3 GHz
3 kHz Bandwidth

Table 11. Test port input (stability)

0.03° rms
5 Hz to 100 Hz
Automatic IF Bandwidth

Description Specification SPD

Stability magnitude

3 MHz to 3 GHz 0.01 dB/°C

Stability phase

3 MHz to 3 GHz 0.1°/°C

1. The specifi cation might not be met at the frequencies 25MHz and 90 MHz Line and Fan related

frequency.

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