Agilent Technologies E4403B manual

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Co nte nt s 5 T abl e of C o nt e n ts 1. Agilen t E4403B Specific ations and Char acteristi cs About Thi s Chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Fr eque ncy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

6 Con ten ts T able of Content s[...]

7 Agilen t E4403B Specifica tions and Charact erist ics 1 Agi lent E44 03B S pec ifica tions and C hara cteri stic s[...]

8 Ch ap t er 1 Agilent E 4403B Specificati ons and Characteristics About This C hapter Agilen t E4403B Specificat i ons and Charact erist ics About Th is Ch ap ter Thi s ch apt e r co n t a in s spe c ifi cat i o ns an d ch ar act e ri st ic s fo r the A g il ent E44 03B sp ectru m an al yze r . Th e dist i n ct io n be t w een spe c ifi ca ti o n [...]

Chapter 1 9 Agilent E4403B Speci fications and Characteristics About This Chapter Agilen t E4403B Specifica tions and Charact erist ics o If A uto Alig n Off is sel ec ted: — When the anal yzer is at a constant t emperature , within t he operating t emperature ra nge, for a minimum of 90 minutes . — After the analyzer is turned on for a minimum[...]

10 Ch ap t er 1 Agilent E 4403B Specificati ons and Characteristics Frequenc y Agilen t E4403B Specificat i ons and Charact erist ics Fr equen cy Spe ci f ica t ion s Suppl emental Inf ormatio n Freq uen cy R a ng e 9 kH z to 3.0 G Hz Spe c if icati ons Supplemen tal Inf ormatio n Freq ue n cy R e fer e nc e Aging Rate ± 2 × 10 – 6 /year ± 1.0[...]

Chapter 1 11 Agilent E4403B Speci fications and Characteristics Frequency Agilen t E4403B Specifica tions and Charact erist ics Spe ci fic at io ns Supplementa l Inf ormatio n Fr eq uenc y S pan Range 0 Hz (zero s pan), 10 0 H z to 3G H z Resoluti on 2 Hz Ac cu ra cy ± 1.0% of span Spe ci fic at io ns Supplementa l Inf ormatio n Swee p Time Range [...]

12 Ch ap t er 1 Agilent E 4403B Specificati ons and Characteristics Frequenc y Agilen t E4403B Specificat i ons and Charact erist ics Spe cification s Suppl emental Inf ormatio n Swe ep (trac e) P oints 401 Spe cification s Suppl emental Inf ormatio n Res olut ion Band wid th (RBW ) Range – 3 dB bandwidth 1 kHz to 3 MHz, in 1-3-10 se qu en ce , 5[...]

Chapter 1 13 Agilent E4403B Speci fications and Characteristics Frequency Agilen t E4403B Specifica tions and Charact erist ics Spe ci fic at io ns Supplementa l Inf ormatio n Video Ban d w idt h (V BW ) ( – 3 dB) Range 30 H z to 1 MHz in 1-3-10 sequen ce 3 MH z, char acteristic (Option 1DR) Adds 1, 3, 10 Hz for RBW ’ s <1 kHz Ac cu ra cy ±[...]

14 Ch ap t er 1 Agilent E 4403B Specificati ons and Characteristics Frequenc y Agilen t E4403B Specificat i ons and Charact erist ics Noise Si debands Normal ized to 1 Hz V ersus Offset f rom Carrier[...]

Chapter 1 15 Agilent E4403B Speci fications and Characteristics Ampl itude Agilen t E4403B Specifica tions and Charact erist ics Amplitud e Amplitude sp ecificatio ns do not ap ply for t he negative p eak detector mod e . Spe ci fic at io ns Supplementa l Inf ormatio n Measurement Ran ge Disp layed A verage Noise Le vel t o M axi mum Safe I np ut L[...]

16 Ch ap t er 1 Agilent E 4403B Specificati ons and Characteristics Ampl itude Agilen t E4403B Specificat i ons and Charact erist ics Spe cificati ons Su ppl e m e nt a l I nfo r m at io n Disp layed A verage Noise Level (Inp ut ter mina t ed, 0 d B at te nua ti on, sa mpl e de te ct or , Ref erence Level = – 70 d Bm ) 1 kHz RBW 30 H z V BW 100 H[...]

Chapter 1 17 Agilent E4403B Speci fications and Characteristics Ampl itude Agilen t E4403B Specifica tions and Charact erist ics Spe ci fic at io ns Supplementa l Inf ormatio n Mar ker Read ou t Resolut ion Log s cale RBW ≥ 1 kHz 0 to − 85 dB from ref level 0.04 dB RBW ≤ 300 Hz (Option 1 DR) 0 to − 120 dB from ref level 0.04 dB Li ne ar sc [...]

18 Ch ap t er 1 Agilent E 4403B Specificati ons and Characteristics Ampl itude Agilen t E4403B Specificat i ons and Charact erist ics Attenu ation Accura cy Relati ve to the 10 dB Attenuato r Setti ng, Chara c teristi c F reque ncy R ange Attenuation dc –3.0 GHz 0 dB ± 0.3 dB 5 dB ± 0.3 dB 10 d B Re fe r enc e 15 d B ± 0.4 dB 20 d B ± 0.4 dB [...]

Chapter 1 19 Agilent E4403B Speci fications and Characteristics Ampl itude Agilen t E4403B Specifica tions and Charact erist ics Spe ci fic at io ns Supplementa l Inf ormatio n RF Input VSWR ( at tun e d fr eque nc y) At te nua to r settin g 0 dB 100 kHz to 3 GHz ≤ 3.0:1, characteri stic At te nua to r settin g 5 dB 100 kHz to 3 GHz ≤ 1.6:1, ch[...]

20 Ch ap t er 1 Agilent E 4403B Specificati ons and Characteristics Ampl itude Agilen t E4403B Specificat i ons and Charact erist ics Spe cification s Suppl emental Inf ormatio n Refer ence Level Range – 149.9 dBm to maximum mix e r leve l + attenu ato r se tti n g Resolu tion Log Scal e ± 0.1 dB Lin ear Sc ale ± 0. 12% of Reference Level Accur[...]

Chapter 1 21 Agilent E4403B Speci fications and Characteristics Ampl itude Agilen t E4403B Specifica tions and Charact erist ics Spe ci fic at io ns Supplementa l Inf ormatio n Di spl a y Sc al e Fid el ity Log Ma x imum Cu mulative RBW ≥ 1 kHz 0 to 85 dB Belo w Reference Lev el ± (0.3 dB + 0 .01 × dB from ref ere n ce l ev e l) RBW ≤ 300 Hz [...]

22 Ch ap t er 1 Agilent E 4403B Specificati ons and Characteristics Ampl itude Agilen t E4403B Specificat i ons and Charact erist ics Spe cification s Suppl emental Inf ormatio n Sp urio us Re spons es Se co n d H a rm o n i c Di s t o rti on Input Signal 10 M Hz to 500 MHz < − 60 d B c f o r − 30 d Bm sig nal at in p ut m ixer a +30 dBm SH [...]

Chapter 1 23 Agilent E4403B Speci fications and Characteristics Ampl itude Agilen t E4403B Specifica tions and Charact erist ics Spe cif ied Dyna mic Ra nge Spe c i f ic atio ns Su pp l em e nt al I nf o rm a t ion Residual Res ponses ( I np ut term ina ted an d 0 dB atte nuatio n) 150 kHz to 3 GHz < − 90 d Bm[...]

24 Ch ap t er 1 Agilent E 4403B Specificati ons and Characteristics Opti ons Agilen t E4403B Specificat i ons and Charact erist ics Opt io ns T racking Generator (Option 1DN) The sp ectrum analyzer/tr acking generator co mb ination wi ll meet its speci fi cati on a ft e r a ca ble (8 12 0-5 14 8) a n d ada p t e r ar e conn e c ted betw een R F OU [...]

Chapter 1 25 Agilent E4403B Speci fications and Characteristics Opti ons Agilen t E4403B Specifica tions and Charact erist ics Spe c i f ic atio ns Su pp l em e nt al I nf o rm a t ion Maxi mum Sa fe Reve rse Level + 30 dBm (1 W), 5 0 Vdc, char acteristic Spe c i f ic atio ns Su pp l em e nt al I nf o rm a t ion Output P ower Sweep Range ( − 10 t[...]

26 Ch ap t er 1 Agilent E 4403B Specificati ons and Characteristics Opti ons Agilen t E4403B Specificat i ons and Charact erist ics Spe cification s Suppl emental Inf ormatio n Dyna m ic Ra ng e Maximum Outpu t P ower Level – Di spla y ed A verag e Noi se Level Speci ficatio ns Suppl emental I nformatio n O utput T rac ki ng Drif t 1.5 kHz/ 5 min[...]

Chapter 1 27 Agilent E4403B Speci fications and Characteristics Opti ons Agilen t E4403B Specifica tions and Charact erist ics Spe ci fic at io ns Supplementa l Inf ormatio n Out put Att enuat or Accu racy 0 dB ± 0.5 dB , character istic 8 dB ± 0.5 dB , character istic 16 dB Reference 24 d B ± 0.5 dB , character istic 32 d B ± 0.6 dB , characte[...]

28 Ch ap t er 1 Agilent E 4403B Specificati ons and Characteristics Gene ral Agilen t E4403B Specificat i ons and Charact erist ics Gen e ra l Spe cification s Suppl emental Inf ormatio n Te m p e r a t u r e R a n g e Opera ting 0 to 55 ° C Floppy disk 10 to 40 ° C Stor age ∠ 40 to 75 ° C Spe cification s Suppl emental Inf ormatio n Au d ib l[...]

Chapter 1 29 Agilent E4403B Speci fications and Characteristics Gene ral Agilen t E4403B Specifica tions and Charact erist ics Spe c i f ic atio ns Su pp l em e nt al I nf o rm a t ion P ower R equirements ac Ope rati on V oltag e, frequency 90 to 13 2 Vrm s , 47 to 440 H z 195 to 2 50 V rms, 47 t o 66 H z P ower Consumpti on, On <300 W P ower C[...]

30 Ch ap t er 1 Agilent E 4403B Specificati ons and Characteristics Gene ral Agilen t E4403B Specificat i ons and Charact erist ics Spe cification s Suppl emental Inf ormatio n Dat a S tor ag e Internal a 8. 0 M B , n ominal External (10 to 40 ° C) 3.5" 1.44 MB, MS-DOS  compat ible fl oppy disk a. F or serial nu m bers prior to US414 40000[...]

Chapter 1 31 Agilent E4403B Speci fications and Characteristics Gene ral Agilen t E4403B Specifica tions and Charact erist ics Spe c i f ic atio ns Su pp l em e nt al I nf o rm a t ion Dis pla y a Resolut ion 640 × 48 0 a. The L C D d isp lay is m anu f actu red usi ng hi gh p re c isio n te ch no lo gy . Ho wev er , ther e may be up to si x b rig[...]

32 Ch ap t er 1 Agilent E 4403B Specificati ons and Characteristics Input s and Ou tputs Agilen t E4403B Specificat i ons and Charact erist ics Inpu ts and Outp uts Front P anel Spe cification s Suppl emental Inf ormatio n INPUT 50 Ω Connect or Type-N f emale Impedanc e 50 Ω , nomin a l LO Em issio n s < – 70 dBm, charac teris tic. A ve ra[...]

Chapter 1 33 Agilent E4403B Speci fications and Characteristics Input s and Ou tputs Agilen t E4403B Specifica tions and Charact erist ics Rear Panel Spe ci fic at io ns Supplementa l Inf ormatio n PROBE POWE R V oltage/ Current +15 Vdc, ± 7% at 150 m A max ., char acteristic − 12.6 Vdc ± 10% at 150 m A max ., charac terist ic Spe ci fic at io [...]

34 Ch ap t er 1 Agilent E 4403B Specificati ons and Characteristics Input s and Ou tputs Agilen t E4403B Specificat i ons and Charact erist ics Speci ficatio ns Suppl emental I nformatio n 10 MHz RE F IN Conne ctor BNC femal e Not e: Ana l yzer n oise sideb ands and spuriou s res ponse per formance may be affect ed by th e qua l ity of the extern a[...]

Chapter 1 35 Agilent E4403B Speci fications and Characteristics Input s and Ou tputs Agilen t E4403B Specifica tions and Charact erist ics Spe c i f ic atio ns Su pp l em e nt al I nf o rm a t ion AUX IF OUT (Option A4J) Ρ ΒΩ ≥ 1 κΗζ Connector BNC female Fr eque ncy 21. 4 M Hz, no min al Amplit ude (for sig nal at ref eren ce lev el a nd f[...]

36 Ch ap t er 1 Agilent E 4403B Specificati ons and Characteristics Input s and Ou tputs Agilen t E4403B Specificat i ons and Charact erist ics Spe cification s Suppl emental Inf ormatio n SWP OU T (Opti on A4J) Connector BNC female Amplit ude 0 to +10 V ra mp, cha rac te ris ti c Speci ficatio ns Suppl emental I nformatio n GPI B In t e rfa ce (Op[...]

Chapter 1 37 Agilent E4403B Speci fications and Characteristics Regulatory I nformation Agilen t E4403B Specifica tions and Charact erist ics Regul at ory I nformatio n CA UT ION This product is designed fo r use in Installation Ca tegory I I and P ol lut io n D egr ee 2 per IE C 10 10 an d 66 4 re sp ect iv el y . NO TE This p roduct has be en des[...]

38 Ch ap t er 1 Agilent E 4403B Specificati ons and Characteristics Regulator y Infor mation Agilen t E4403B Specificat i ons and Charact erist ics Declaration of Conf ormity[...]

39 Agil ent E44 08B Speci fications and Chara cteristi cs 2 Agilent E 4408B Specif ications and Characteristics[...]

40 Ch ap t er 2 Agilent E 4408B Specificati ons and Characteristics About This C hapter Agil ent E44 08B Speci fications and Chara cteristi cs Abou t This Chap ter Thi s ch apt e r co n t a in s spe c ifi cat i o ns an d ch ar act e ri st ic s fo r the A g il ent E4408B spect rum analyzer . T he disti nction between s pecifi cations and char act e [...]

Chapter 2 41 Agilent E4408B Speci fications and Characteristics About This Chapter Agil ent E44 08B Speci fications and Chara cteristi cs o If Au t o A l ig n O f f is selected: — When the anal yzer is at a constant t emperature , within t he operating t emperature ra nge, for a minimum of 90 minutes . — After the analyzer is turned on for a mi[...]

42 Ch ap t er 2 Agilent E 4408B Specificati ons and Characteristics Frequenc y Agil ent E44 08B Speci fications and Chara cteristi cs F requ ency Spe ci f ica t ion s Su pplementa l Informati on Freq uen cy R a ng e 9 kH z to 26.5 GH z Band Harmonic Mix ing Mode (N a ) a. N is the harmonic mixing mode. F or negati ve mixin g modes (as indi cat ed b[...]

Chapter 2 43 Agilent E4408B Speci fications and Characteristics Frequency Agil ent E44 08B Speci fications and Chara cteristi cs Speci f icatio ns Supplemen tal Infor mation Marker Fr equ ency Co unte r Reso lutio n Sele ctable fr om 1 Hz to 100 kHz Ac cu ra cy a ± (marker freque n cy × fr eque ncy ref erence error b + c oun te r re solut io n) c[...]

44 Ch ap t er 2 Agilent E 4408B Specificati ons and Characteristics Frequenc y Agil ent E44 08B Speci fications and Chara cteristi cs Spe c if icati ons Suppl ement al In forma ti on Sweep T ime Range 4 ms to 4000 s a Trackin g Ge ner ato r On (Option 1DN) 50 ms is the mi nimum sweep time Ac cu ra cy (Span = 0 Hz) 4 ms to 4000 s a ± 1% Sweep Tri g[...]

Chapter 2 45 Agilent E4408B Speci fications and Characteristics Frequency Agil ent E44 08B Speci fications and Chara cteristi cs Spe c if icati ons Suppl ementa l I nfor mat io n Resolut ion Bandwidth (RB W ) Range – 3 dB bandwi dth 1 kHz to 3 MHz, in 1-3-10 se qu en ce , 5 M Hz (O p ti o n 1D R ) Adds 100, 300 Hz a – 6 dB ban d width (EMI ) 9 [...]

46 Ch ap t er 2 Agilent E 4408B Specificati ons and Characteristics Frequenc y Agil ent E44 08B Speci fications and Chara cteristi cs Spe c if icati ons Suppl ement al In forma ti on V id eo Ban dwid th (V BW) ( – 3 dB) Range 30 H z t o 1 MH z in 1-3-10 se qu en ce 3 MHz, characte ristic (Option 1DR) Ad ds 1, 3, 10 Hz for RBW ’ s <1 k H z Ac[...]

Chapter 2 47 Agilent E4408B Speci fications and Characteristics Frequency Agil ent E44 08B Speci fications and Chara cteristi cs Noise Side bands Normalized to 1 Hz V er sus Offset fr om Carrier[...]

48 Ch ap t er 2 Agilent E 4408B Specificati ons and Characteristics Ampl itude Agil ent E44 08B Speci fications and Chara cteristi cs Ampl itu de Am pli tud e s pe cif ica t ion s do n ot a ppl y for t he neg at i ve pe ak detect o r mod e. Spe c if icati ons Suppl ement al In forma ti on Measuremen t Range Display ed A verag e Noise Le vel t o M a[...]

Chapter 2 49 Agilent E4408B Speci fications and Characteristics Ampl itude Agil ent E44 08B Speci fications and Chara cteristi cs Spe ci fic atio ns Su ppl e m e n ta l I nf o r m at io n Displ ayed Av erage Noise Level (Input termin ate d, 0 dB atten uatio n, s amp le de tect or , Referen ce Level = – 70 dB m) 1 kHz RBW , 30 Hz VBW 100 Hz RBW 1 [...]

50 Ch ap t er 2 Agilent E 4408B Specificati ons and Characteristics Ampl itude Agil ent E44 08B Speci fications and Chara cteristi cs Spe c if icati ons Suppl ement al In forma ti on Mar ker R e ad ou t Res olution Lo g sca l e RBW ≥ 1 kHz 0 to − 85 d B from re f lev el 0.04 dB RBW ≤ 30 0 Hz (Option 1DR) 0 to − 1 20 dB from ref level 0.04 d[...]

Chapter 2 51 Agilent E4408B Speci fications and Characteristics Ampl itude Agil ent E44 08B Speci fications and Chara cteristi cs Relati ve 20 to 30 ° C ± 1.8 dB 0 to 55 ° C ± 2.0 dB 13.2 GH z to 26.5 GHz Absolute a 20 to 30 ° C ± 2.0 dB 0 to 55 ° C ± 3.0 dB Relati ve 20 to 30 ° C ± 1.8 dB 0 to 55 ° C ± 2.0 dB a. Absolute fr equency res[...]

52 Ch ap t er 2 Agilent E 4408B Specificati ons and Characteristics Ampl itude Agil ent E44 08B Speci fications and Chara cteristi cs Attenua tion Acc uracy Relat ive to th e 10 dB Attenu ator Setti ng, Char acterist ic Freq uen cy R a ng e Att enu at ion dc – 3G H z 3 . 0 – 13.2 GHz 13.2 – 19 GHz 19 – 22 GHz 22 – 26. 5 GHz 0 dB ± 0.3 dB[...]

Chapter 2 53 Agilent E4408B Speci fications and Characteristics Ampl itude Agil ent E44 08B Speci fications and Chara cteristi cs Spe c if icati ons Suppl emental I nformat ion RF Inpu t VSWR (at tuned fr eq ue ncy) Atten uator sett ing 0 d B 9 k H z to 26.5 G Hz ≤ 3.0 :1, cha rac te ris ti c Atten uator sett ing 5 d B 9 k H z to 100 kHz ≤ 2.0:[...]

54 Ch ap t er 2 Agilent E 4408B Specificati ons and Characteristics Ampl itude Agil ent E44 08B Speci fications and Chara cteristi cs Spe c if icati ons Suppl ement al In forma ti on Res olut ion Band wid th Switchi ng Uncer tainty (a t Ref e r en ce L ev e l ) 1 k Hz RBW Reference 3 k Hz to 3 M Hz RBW ± 0.3 dB 5 MH z RBW ± 0.6 dB 100 Hz to 3 00 [...]

Chapter 2 55 Agilent E4408B Speci fications and Characteristics Ampl itude Agil ent E44 08B Speci fications and Chara cteristi cs Spe cification s Supplementa l Inform ation Di spl a y Sc al e Fid el ity Log Ma x imum Cu mulative RBW ≥ 1 kHz 0 to 85 dB Belo w Reference Lev el ± (0.3 dB + 0 .01 × dB from ref ere n ce l ev e l) RBW ≤ 300 Hz (Op[...]

56 Ch ap t er 2 Agilent E 4408B Specificati ons and Characteristics Ampl itude Agil ent E44 08B Speci fications and Chara cteristi cs Spe c if icati ons Suppl ement al In forma ti on Sp urio us Re spons es Se co n d H a rm o n i c Di s t o rti on Input Signal 10 M Hz to 500 MHz < − 60 d B c f o r − 30 d Bm sig nal at in p ut m ixer a +30 dBm[...]

Chapter 2 57 Agilent E4408B Speci fications and Characteristics Ampl itude Agil ent E44 08B Speci fications and Chara cteristi cs Out- of -b and R e spo nse s < − 80 dBc fo r – 10 dBm signal at inpu t mixe r a a. M ixer po wer leve l ( dB m ) = input p ow e r (dBm – inpu t a tte nt uation (d B) b. o r si gna l belo w display ed average n o[...]

58 Ch ap t er 2 Agilent E 4408B Specificati ons and Characteristics Opti ons Agil ent E44 08B Speci fications and Chara cteristi cs Opti ons Tracking Generator (Option 1DN) The sp ectrum analyzer/tr acking generator co mb ination wi ll meet its speci fi cati on a ft e r a ca ble (8 12 0-5 14 8) a n d ada p t e r ar e conn e c ted betw een R F OU T [...]

Chapter 2 59 Agilent E4408B Speci fications and Characteristics Opti ons Agil ent E44 08B Speci fications and Chara cteristi cs Speci f icatio ns Supplemen tal Infor mation Maxi mum Sa fe Reve rse Level + 30 dBm (1 W), 5 0 Vdc, char acteristic Speci f icatio ns Supplemen tal Infor mation Output P ower Sweep Range ( − 10 t o − 2 dBm ) − (Sourc[...]

60 Ch ap t er 2 Agilent E 4408B Specificati ons and Characteristics Opti ons Agil ent E44 08B Speci fications and Chara cteristi cs Spe c if icati ons Suppl ement al In forma ti on Dyna m ic Ra ng e Maximum Outpu t P ower Level – Di spla y ed A verag e Noi se Level Spe cif ica ti ons Suppl ement al In forma ti on O utput T rac ki ng Drif t 1.5 kH[...]

Chapter 2 61 Agilent E4408B Speci fications and Characteristics Opti ons Agil ent E44 08B Speci fications and Chara cteristi cs Spe cification s Supplementa l Inform ation Out put Att enuat or Accu racy 0 dB ± 0.5 dB , character istic 8 dB ± 0.5 dB , character istic 16 dB Reference 24 d B ± 0.5 dB , character istic 32 d B ± 0.6 dB , character i[...]

62 Ch ap t er 2 Agilent E 4408B Specificati ons and Characteristics Gene ral Agil ent E44 08B Speci fications and Chara cteristi cs General Spe c if icati ons Suppl ement al In forma ti on Te m p e r a t u r e R a n g e Opera ting 0 to 55 ° C Floppy disk 10 to 40 ° C Stor age – 4 0 to 75 ° C Spe c if icati ons Suppl ement al In forma ti on Au [...]

Chapter 2 63 Agilent E4408B Speci fications and Characteristics Gene ral Agil ent E44 08B Speci fications and Chara cteristi cs Speci f icatio ns Supplemen tal Infor mation P ower R equirements ac Ope rati on V oltag e, frequency 90 to 13 2 Vrm s , 47 to 440 H z 195 to 2 50 V rms, 47 t o 66 H z P ower Consumpti on, On <300 W P ower C o nsu mpt i[...]

64 Ch ap t er 2 Agilent E 4408B Specificati ons and Characteristics Gene ral Agil ent E44 08B Speci fications and Chara cteristi cs Spe c if icati ons Suppl ement al In forma ti on Dat a S tor ag e Internal a 8. 0 M B , n ominal External (10 to 40 ° C) 3.5" 1.44 MB, MS-DOS  compat ible fl oppy disk a. F or serial nu m bers prior to US414 4[...]

Chapter 2 65 Agilent E4408B Speci fications and Characteristics Gene ral Agil ent E44 08B Speci fications and Chara cteristi cs Speci f icatio ns Supplemen tal Infor mation Dis pla y a Resolut ion 640 × 48 0 a. The L C D d isp lay is m anu f actu red usi ng hi gh p re c isio n te ch no lo gy . Ho wev er , ther e may be up to si x b rig h t p oi nt[...]

66 Ch ap t er 2 Agilent E 4408B Specificati ons and Characteristics Input s and Ou tputs Agil ent E44 08B Speci fications and Chara cteristi cs Input s and Outp uts Fro n t P a n e l Spe c if icati ons Suppl ement al In forma ti on INPUT 50 Ω Connect or Type-N f emale (Optio n B AB ) APC 3.5 male Impedanc e 50 Ω , nomina l Spe c if icati ons Su[...]

Chapter 2 67 Agilent E4408B Speci fications and Characteristics Input s and Ou tputs Agil ent E44 08B Speci fications and Chara cteristi cs Rear P anel Spe cification s Supplementa l Inform ation EXT KEYBOARD a Used for enteri ng screen titles and filen ames only . In terfac e co mp atible with mos t IBM- compatible PC keyb oards . Connecto r 6-pin[...]

68 Ch ap t er 2 Agilent E 4408B Specificati ons and Characteristics Input s and Ou tputs Agil ent E44 08B Speci fications and Chara cteristi cs Spe cif ica ti ons Suppl ement al In forma ti on 10 MHz RE F IN Conne ctor BNC femal e Note: An alyzer n oise sideb ands and spuriou s res ponse per formance may be affect ed by th e qua l ity of the extern[...]

Chapter 2 69 Agilent E4408B Speci fications and Characteristics Input s and Ou tputs Agil ent E44 08B Speci fications and Chara cteristi cs Speci f icatio ns Supplemen tal Infor mation AUX IF OUT (Option A4J) RBW ≥ 1 kHz Connector BNC female Fr eque ncy 21. 4 M Hz, no min al Amplit ude (for sig nal at ref eren ce lev el a nd f or ref eren ce lev [...]

70 Ch ap t er 2 Agilent E 4408B Specificati ons and Characteristics Input s and Ou tputs Agil ent E44 08B Speci fications and Chara cteristi cs Spe c if icati ons Suppl ement al In forma ti on SWP OU T (Opti on A4J) Connector BNC female Amplit ude 0 to +10 V ra mp, cha rac te ris ti c Spe cif ica ti ons Suppl ement al In forma ti on PR ESEL T UNE O[...]

Chapter 2 71 Agilent E4408B Speci fications and Characteristics Regulatory I nformation Agil ent E44 08B Speci fications and Chara cteristi cs Regulatory I nformation CA UT ION This product is designed fo r use in Installation Ca tegory I I and P ol lut io n D egr ee 2 per IE C 10 10 an d 66 4 re sp ect iv el y . NO TE This p roduct has be en desig[...]

72 Ch ap t er 2 Agilent E 4408B Specificati ons and Characteristics Regulator y Infor mation Agil ent E44 08B Speci fications and Chara cteristi cs Declaration of Conformity[...]

73 Agilent E4411B Speci ficati ons and Charact erist ics 3 Agilent E 4411B Specif ications and Characteristics[...]

74 Ch ap t er 3 Agilent E 4411B Specificati ons and Characteristics About This C hapter Agilen t E4411B Specifica tions and Charact eristic s Abou t This Chap ter Thi s ch apt e r co n t a in s spe c ifi cat i o ns an d ch ar act e ri st ic s fo r the A g il ent E4411B spect rum analyzer . T he disti nction between s pecifi cations and char act e r[...]

Chapter 3 75 Agilent E4411B Speci fications and Characteristics About This Chapter Agilent E4411B Speci ficati ons and Charact erist ics o If Auto Align Al l but RF is se le ct e d : — When the anal yzer is at a constant t emperature , within t he operating t emperature ra nge, for a minimum of 90 minutes . — After the a nalyzer is turned on fo[...]

76 Ch ap t er 3 Agilent E 4411B Specificati ons and Characteristics Frequenc y Agilen t E4411B Specifica tions and Charact eristic s F requ ency Spe ci f ica t ion s Su pplementa l Informati on Freq uen cy R a ng e 50 Ω 9 kH z t o 1.5 G H z 75 Ω (O ption 1DP) 1 MHz to 1.5 GHz Spe cifica tions Supplementa l Info rmation Freq ue n cy R e fer e nc[...]

Chapter 3 77 Agilent E4411B Speci fications and Characteristics Frequency Agilent E4411B Speci ficati ons and Charact erist ics Spe cification s Supplementa l Inform ation Fr eq uenc y S pan Range 0 Hz (zero s pan), 10 0 H z to 1.5 G Hz Resolution 2 Hz A c cu rac y ± 1.0 % of span Spe cification s Supplementa l Inform ation Swee p Time Range 4 ms [...]

78 Ch ap t er 3 Agilent E 4411B Specificati ons and Characteristics Frequenc y Agilen t E4411B Specifica tions and Charact eristic s Spe c if icati ons Suppl ement al In forma ti on Swe ep (trac e) P oints 401 Spe c if icati ons Suppl ement al In forma ti on Res olut ion Band wid th (RBW ) Range – 3 dB bandwidth 1 kHz to 3 MHz, in 1-3-10 se qu en[...]

Chapter 3 79 Agilent E4411B Speci fications and Characteristics Frequency Agilent E4411B Speci ficati ons and Charact erist ics Spe cification s Supplementa l Inform ation Video Ban d w idt h (V BW ) ( – 3 dB) Range 30 Hz to 1 MHz in 1-3-10 sequen ce 3 MH z, char acteristic (Option 1DR) Adds 1, 3, 10 Hz for RBW ’ s <1 kHz Ac cu ra cy ± 30% [...]

80 Ch ap t er 3 Agilent E 4411B Specificati ons and Characteristics Frequenc y Agilen t E4411B Specifica tions and Charact eristic s Noise Si debands Normal ized to 1 Hz V ersus Offs et from Carrier[...]

Chapter 3 81 Agilent E4411B Speci fications and Characteristics Ampl itude Agilent E4411B Speci ficati ons and Charact erist ics Ampl it ude Amplitude sp ecificatio ns do not ap ply for t he negative p eak detector mod e . Spe cification s Supplementa l Inform ation Measurement Ran ge Disp layed A verage Noise Le vel t o M axi mum Safe I np ut Le v[...]

82 Ch ap t er 3 Agilent E 4411B Specificati ons and Characteristics Ampl itude Agilen t E4411B Specifica tions and Charact eristic s Spe c if icati ons Suppl ement al In forma ti on 1 dB Gai n Compression T otal power at input mixer a, b 50 MHz to 1.5 GHz 50 Ω 0 dBm 75 Ω (O p ti o n 1 D P ) + 46.75 dB mV a. Mixer pow er level (dBm) = i nput pow[...]

Chapter 3 83 Agilent E4411B Speci fications and Characteristics Ampl itude Agilent E4411B Speci ficati ons and Charact erist ics Spe cification s Supplementa l Inform ation Di spl a y Ran ge Log Scale T en divisi on s dis pl a ye d; 0.1, 0.2, 0.5 dB/divis ion and 1 to 2 0 d B/d ivis ion in 1 dB step s RBW ≥ 1 kHz Calibrated 0 to − 85 dB from Re[...]

84 Ch ap t er 3 Agilent E 4411B Specificati ons and Characteristics Ampl itude Agilen t E4411B Specifica tions and Charact eristic s Spe c if icati ons Suppl ement al In forma ti on Freq ue n cy R es p on se a 50 Ω 9 kH z to 1.5 GH z 1 0 dB atte nuati on 20 to 30 ° C ± 0.5 dB 0 to 55 ° C ± 1.0 dB 0 dB, 5 dB, 15 to 60 dB a ttenu atio n ± 1. 0[...]

Chapter 3 85 Agilent E4411B Speci fications and Characteristics Ampl itude Agilent E4411B Speci ficati ons and Charact erist ics Spe cification s Supplementa l Inform ation Abso lu te Amp litude Accu racy At re fere nce set ti ngs a ± 0. 4 dB Overall Amplitu de Accur acy b 20 to 30 ° C ± ( 0.6 dB + Absolu te Freq ue nc y R e spo nse ) a. S et ti[...]

86 Ch ap t er 3 Agilent E 4411B Specificati ons and Characteristics Ampl itude Agilen t E4411B Specifica tions and Charact eristic s Spe c if icati ons Suppl ement al In forma ti on Aut o A li gn me nt a Sweep-t o-sweep varia tion ± 0 . 1 d B , c h ara c t er ist i c a. Se t A uto Alig n to Off and us e Align No w , A ll to e limina te th is var i[...]

Chapter 3 87 Agilent E4411B Speci fications and Characteristics Ampl itude Agilent E4411B Speci ficati ons and Charact erist ics Spe ci fic at io ns Supplementa l Infor matio n Referen ce Level Range – 149.9 dB m to maximu m mixe r leve l + a ttenu at or settin g Resoluti on Lo g Scal e ± 0. 1 d B Linear Scale ± 0.12% of Referen ce Level 50 Ω[...]

88 Ch ap t er 3 Agilent E 4411B Specificati ons and Characteristics Ampl itude Agilen t E4411B Specifica tions and Charact eristic s Spe c if icati ons Suppl ement al In forma ti on Dis pla y S cal e Fi del it y Log Maxi mum Cumulati v e RBW ≥ 1 kH z 0 to 8 5 dB Be low Reference Level ± (0.3 dB + 0.01 × dB from ref eren ce lev el) RBW ≤ 30 0 [...]

Chapter 3 89 Agilent E4411B Speci fications and Characteristics Ampl itude Agilent E4411B Speci ficati ons and Charact erist ics Spe cification s Supplementa l Inform ation Spuri ous Respons es 50 Ω Second H armonic Distorti on Input Signal 2 MHz to 750 MHz < − 75 dBc f o r − 40 dBm signal at inpu t mixe r a + 35 dBm SHI (s econd ha rmo n [...]

90 Ch ap t er 3 Agilent E 4411B Specificati ons and Characteristics Ampl itude Agilen t E4411B Specifica tions and Charact eristic s Third Order Intermod ula t i on Distorti on 10 M Hz to 1.5 GHz < − 75 dB c f o r t wo +18.7 5 dB mV sig nals at inp ut mixer a and > 50 kH z se pa rat io n. Ot her In pu t Rel ate d Spur ious 30 k Hz ≤ offse[...]

Chapter 3 91 Agilent E4411B Speci fications and Characteristics Ampl itude Agilent E4411B Speci ficati ons and Charact erist ics Spe cif ied Dy namic Ra nge Speci f icatio ns Supplemen tal Infor mation Residual Res ponses ( I np ut term ina ted an d 0 dB atte nuatio n) 50 Ω 150 kHz to 1.5 GHz < − 90 d Bm 75 Ω, (Option 1DP) 1 MHz to 1.5 GHz[...]

92 Ch ap t er 3 Agilent E 4411B Specificati ons and Characteristics Opti ons Agilen t E4411B Specifica tions and Charact eristic s Opti ons Tracking Generator (Option 1DN or 1DQ) Spe c if icati ons Suppl ement al In forma ti on Wa r m - u p 5 min utes Spe cif ica ti ons Suppl ement al In forma ti on O utput F requ enc y Ra nge 50 Ω (Option 1DN) 9[...]

Chapter 3 93 Agilent E4411B Speci fications and Characteristics Opti ons Agilent E4411B Speci ficati ons and Charact erist ics Ve r n i e r Range 10 dB Ac cura cy (wi t h co up l ed sour ce atte n uato r ) 50 Ω (Option 1DN) ref ere nc e d to 0 d B m ± 0.75 dB , for 0 to − 10 dBm 75 Ω (Option 1DQ) ref ere nc ed to 42.7 5 dB m V ± 0.9 dB, for[...]

94 Ch ap t er 3 Agilent E 4411B Specificati ons and Characteristics Opti ons Agilen t E4411B Specifica tions and Charact eristic s Spe cif ica ti ons Suppl ement al In forma ti on Out pu t F la t nes s Reference d to 50 M Hz, 0 dB atten uator 50 Ω (Option 1DN) 9 k H z to 10 MHz ± 2 dB 10 MHz to 1.5 GHz ± 1.5 dB 75 Ω (Option 1DQ) 1 MH z to 10 [...]

Chapter 3 95 Agilent E4411B Speci fications and Characteristics Opti ons Agilent E4411B Speci ficati ons and Charact erist ics Spe cification s Supplementa l Inform ation RF P ower- Off Resid uals 50 Ω (Option 1DN ) 100 k Hz t o 1.5 G Hz < − 120 dBm, chara cter istic 75 Ω (Option 1DQ) 1 MHz to 1.5 GHz < 65 dBmV , characteri stic Spe cif[...]

96 Ch ap t er 3 Agilent E 4411B Specificati ons and Characteristics Opti ons Agilen t E4411B Specifica tions and Charact eristic s Tr acking Gen erato r Outpu t Accu racy 75 Ω ( Op tion 1DQ) Re lat ive Ac cu ra cy (R ef er red to + 42 .7 5 d B mV ) = Out put At tenu ato r Accu rac y + V er nier Ac cura cy + Out pu t Fla tnes s Abs ol u te A cc ur[...]

Chapter 3 97 Agilent E4411B Speci fications and Characteristics Gene ral Agilent E4411B Speci ficati ons and Charact erist ics General Spe cification s Supplementa l Inform ation T emperature Ra nge Op eratin g 0 to 55 ° C Floppy disk 10 to 40 ° C St or age – 40 to 7 5 ° C Spe cification s Supplementa l Inform ation Aud ibl e Nois e (ISO 7779)[...]

98 Ch ap t er 3 Agilent E 4411B Specificati ons and Characteristics Gene ral Agilen t E4411B Specifica tions and Charact eristic s Spe cif ica ti ons Suppl ement al In forma ti on P ower Requirements ac Operatio n V olt age, frequency 90 to 132 Vrms, 47 to 44 0 Hz 195 to 250 Vrm s, 47 to 66 Hz Po w er Consu mp tion, On < 300 W Power C o nsu m p [...]

Chapter 3 99 Agilent E4411B Speci fications and Characteristics Gene ral Agilent E4411B Speci ficati ons and Charact erist ics Spe cification s Supplementa l Inform ation Dat a St orag e Internal a 8. 0 MB, n om inal External (10 to 40 ° C) 3.5" 1.44 MB, MS-DOS  co mp atible f loppy dis k a. For seria l numb ers p rio r to US 414400 00 or [...]

100 Cha pt er 3 Agilent E 4411B Specificati ons and Characteristics Gene ral Agilen t E4411B Specifica tions and Charact eristic s Spe cif ica ti ons Suppl ement al In forma ti on Dis pl a y a Res olution 640 × 480 a. The LCD d i sp la y is m a nuf act ur e d us ing hi g h pre c i si o n te ch no lo gy . How e v er , th e r e may be up to six br i[...]

Chapter 3 101 Agilent E4411B Speci fications and Characteristics Input s and Ou tputs Agilent E4411B Speci ficati ons and Charact erist ics Inputs and Out puts Internal Fro n t P an e l Speci f icatio ns Supplemen tal Infor mation Amptd Ref a Am p li tud e r e fe renc e Fr eque ncy 50 MH z Fr e q ue ncy A c c ur a cy Fr eq ue nc y ref erence error [...]

102 Cha pt er 3 Agilent E 4411B Specificati ons and Characteristics Input s and Ou tputs Agilen t E4411B Specifica tions and Charact eristic s Rear P anel Spe c if icati ons Suppl ement al In forma ti on PR OBE PO WER V oltage/Cur rent +15 Vdc, ± 7% at 150 mA m ax., cha rac te ris ti c − 12.6 Vdc ± 10 % at 150 mA max ., c harac t e ri s tic Spe[...]

Chapter 3 103 Agilent E4411B Speci fications and Characteristics Input s and Ou tputs Agilent E4411B Speci ficati ons and Charact erist ics Speci f icatio ns Supplemen tal Infor mation 10 MHz REF IN Connecto r BNC femal e Note: Analyz er noise sid eb and s an d spu riou s respons e perfor mance ma y be affected by the quality of the exte r nal re f[...]

104 Cha pt er 3 Agilent E 4411B Specificati ons and Characteristics Input s and Ou tputs Agilen t E4411B Specifica tions and Charact eristic s Spe cif ica ti ons Suppl ement al In forma ti on AUX IF OUT (Opti on A4J) RBW ≥ 1 kH z Connector BNC female Freq uenc y 21.4 M Hz, nom ina l Amplitu d e (for signal at ref ere n ce l ev e l an d f or ref e[...]

Chapter 3 105 Agilent E4411B Speci fications and Characteristics Input s and Ou tputs Agilent E4411B Speci ficati ons and Charact erist ics Connector BNC female Amplitude 0 to +10 V ramp, char acteristic Speci f icatio ns Supplemen tal Infor mation GPIB Int erfa ce (Option A4H) Connector IEEE-488 bus connector GPIB Codes SH1, AH1, T6, S R1, RL1, PP[...]

106 Cha pt er 3 Agilent E 4411B Specificati ons and Characteristics Regulator y Infor mation Agilen t E4411B Specifica tions and Charact eristic s Regulat o ry Info rmation CAUTIO N This product is desi gned for us e in In stallati on Category II and Polluti on D e gr ee 2 per IE C 10 10 an d 66 4 re sp e ct iv e ly . NOTE This prod uc t has been d[...]

Chapter 3 107 Agilent E4411B Speci fications and Characteristics Regulatory I nformation Agilent E4411B Speci ficati ons and Charact erist ics Declaration o f Confor mity[...]