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Us er ’s a nd S erv ice G uid e Agi lent T echno log ies 85 036B/ E 75 Ω Type- N Calibr at ion Kit s This manual a pplies directly to Agi lent 85036B calibrati on kits with seria l number prefi x 3514A, and Ag ilent 85036E calib ration kit s with ser ial number prefix 3 142A. The c alibrati on devices in thi s kit are individ ually ser ialized [...]

ii 85036B/ E Docu me ntat ion W arranty THE MATERIAL CO NTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT IS PROVIDED "AS IS , " AND IS SUBJECT TO BEING CHANGED, WITHOUT NOTICE, IN FUTURE EDITIONS . FURTHER, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERM ITTED BY APPLIC ABLE LA W , AGILENT DISCLAIMS AL L W ARRANTIES , EITHER EXPRESS OR IMP LIED WITH REGARD TO THIS MANUAL AND ANY INF[...]

Cont ents 85036B/E iii 1. Gen eral In form atio n Cali bration Kit Over v iew. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 Kit Con tent s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

Contents 85036B/E iv 6. Rep la cea bl e P ar ts Int r oduc tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2 A. Standard Definitions Sta ndar d Clas s Assig n ments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

1- 1 1 Gen e ral In forma tio n[...]

1- 2 850 36B/E General Inf or mation Calibrati on Kit Overview Calibr ati on Kit Overview The Agil ent 85036B and 85036E type- N calibr ation ki ts are used to cal ibrate Agi lent network analyzers up to 3 G Hz for measureme nts of c omponents wit h 75 Ω type-N connector s. Kit Contents The 85036B calib ration k it co ntains the fo llo wing : •[...]

85036B/ E 1-3 General Information Calibrat ion Kit Overvie w Adap ters Like the other devic es in the kit, t he adapters are b uilt t o very ti g ht tolerance s to pr ovide good broadb and performanc e. T he adapter s utili ze a dual -beaded connector struc ture to ensure st able , r ep ea tabl e conn ections . The beads are d esi g ned to mini mi [...]

1- 4 850 36B/E General Inf or mation Incoming Inspection Inc o mi ng Ins p e c tio n V er ify that the shi pment is c omplete by ref err ing to Figure 1- 1 o n pag e 1-5 . Check for dama ge. T he foa m-lined stor age case pr ovides protect ion during shi p ping . If the case or any devi ce appea rs damaged, or i f the shipment is inco mplete, conta[...]

85036B/ E 1-5 General Information Incoming Inspection Figur e 1-1 C alib ration K it Co ntent s[...]

1- 6 850 36B/E General Inf or mation Recordi ng the Device Serial Numbers Record ing the Device Serial Nu mb ers In addit i on to the kit seri al number , the d evi ces in t his kit a re indi vidually s erializ ed (ser ial numbers a re l abeled onto the b ody of ea ch devi ce). Rec ord these serial numbers in T ab le 1-1 for t h e 8 50 36B a nd T a[...]

85036B/ E 1-7 General Information C ali br ati on K it s D o cum en te d i n th is M a nu al Cali bra tion Ki ts Do cumented i n t his Manu a l This manual a pplies to any 8503 6B or 85036E ca libration ki t whose seria l prefi x is l isted on the ti tl e page. If your cal i bration kit ha s a dif f erent serial num ber prefix than the one listed o[...]

1- 8 850 36B/E General Inf or mation Clarifyin g the Sex of a Connector Clarify ing the Sex of a C onn e ctor In thi s manual, the sex of cali bra tion de vi ces and ada pters a r e r ef erred to in terms of thei r connector interface . F or example , a mal e open has a m ale connector . However , duri ng a measureme nt calibr ation, the net work a[...]

2-1 2 Spec ifica tion s[...]

2-2 85036B/ E Specificati ons En vironm ental R equi rements Environment al Requirement s T emperature —What to W atch Out F or Changes i n temperatur e can aff ect el ectric al charac teristics. T herefore , the operati ng temperatur e is a c ritic al fa ctor in performance . During a meas urement cali bration, the temperatur e of t he calibrati[...]

85036B/ E 2-3 Specifications Mechanical Specifi cations Mechani cal Sp ecific atio ns The mechanic al spec ificati ons in T a ble 2-2 a pply to the devices in the 8 5036B and the 8503 6E 75 Ω type-N ca libration kits. Supplemental Mechanical Characterist ics Supplemental c har acteristi c s are val ues which a re typi cally met by a major ity of [...]

2-4 85036B/ E Specificati ons Electrical Specifi cat ions Electr ic al Specific ation s The el ectrical specif ications i n T able 2-4 apply to t he devices in your c alibrati on kit when connected with an Agilent p recisi on inter face . Certification Agilent T ec hnolog ie s certi f ies that this p roduc t m et i ts pub li s hed s peci fic ati on[...]

3-1 3 Us e, Main ten anc e, an d Ca re of the De vic es[...]

3-2 85036B/ E Use, Maintenance, and Care of the D evi ces Electr ostatic Disc harge Elect rostati c Discha rg e Protect ion agai nst ESD ( electrosta tic di scharge) i s essential whi le c onnecting , inspecting , or cl eaning connectors a ttached to a static-sens itive c ircuit (such as thos e found in test sets) . Stati c el ectricity can bui ld [...]

85036B/ E 3-3 Use, Maintenance, and Care of t he Devices Visual Inspection Visual Ins pect ion Visual inspe ction and, i f necessary , cleaning should be d one ever y time a connection i s made. Metal parti cl es from the c onnector t hr eads may fal l into the c onnector when i t is disconnect ed. One c onnection made with a d irty or damaged conn[...]

3-4 85036B/ E Use, Maintenance, and Care of the D evi ces Cleani ng Connect or s Inspect the Pr ecision S lotless C onnectors (female) Preci sion slotle ss female connectors are used to improv e accuracy . T he slotl ess contact s are not aff ected by the s light va riations i n male c ontact p in diameter . Howev er , it is still advi sable to i n[...]

85036B/ E 3-5 Use, Maintenance, and Care of t he Devices Cleani ng Connect ors Use a l i nt-free sw ab or c lea ning cl oth moistened w ith isop ropyl al cohol to remove any dirt or stubbor n conta minants on a connec tor t ha t cannot be r emoved with compressed air or nitrogen. Refer to T a ble 6-3 on page 6-5 for part numbers for isopropy l alco[...]

3-6 85036B/ E Use, Maintenance, and Care of the D evi ces Connect ions Co nne c ti on s Good connecti ons requi re a ski lled op erator . The mo st com m o n caus e of me asu re me n t erro r is bad c onnections . The followi ng proced ures il lustrate how to make good connecti ons. CA UTION Never mate a 50 ohm connect or with a 7 5 ohm connec tor [...]

85036B/ E 3-7 Use, Maintenance, and Care of t he Devices Connections Using a torque wrenc h guara ntees that the connection is not too tight, p reventing possib le connect or damage . It a lso guarantees tha t all co nnections a re equal ly tight each ti m e. 2. Prevent the rotation of anything o ther tha n the conne ctor nut that you a re tighteni[...]

3-8 85036B/ E Use, Maintenance, and Care of the D evi ces Connect ions 4. Hold th e torque wrench l i ghtly , at the end of th e handle onl y (beyo nd the groov e). Se e Figu r e 3 -3 . Figure 3 -3 Usi ng the T o r que W ren ch 5. Appl y do wnwa rd f orce p erpend icul a r t o the wrench han dle . See Fi gu re 3- 3 . Th is ap plies torque to the co[...]

85036B/ E 3-9 Use, Maintenance, and Care of t he Devices Connections Co nnect ing a n d Di sc o nnect ing th e Tw o-Pi ece Female O pen ( 85036B ) The female open st andard in the 85036B calibr ation ki t i s c omposed of two parts : the open body (outer cond uctor) a nd the cente r conductor ext ender . Refer to Figure 3 -4 . Figur e 3-4 C onn ect[...]

3-10 85036B/ E Use, Maintenance, and Care of the D evi ces Handli ng and Storage Ha ndling and S torage • Install the p rotective end c aps and store the c alibrat ion devices in the foam-line d storage c ase when not i n use. • Never stor e connector s lo ose in a box, desk, or bench dra wer . This i s the mos t common cause of c onnector d am[...]

4-1 4 P erf orm anc e V erific at ion[...]

4-2 85036B/ E P erformance V er ification Int roduct ion In troduct i on The perfor mance of your cali bra tio n kit c an on ly be verif ied b y retur ning the kit to Ag ilen t T echnol ogies f or rec ertifi cation. T he equipment r equired to ver ify the sp ecifica tions of the devic es in the ki t has been speci ally manufa ctured and is not c om[...]

85036B/ E 4-3 P erformance V er ification Recer ti fication Rec ert ification The foll owing will be prov ided with a recer tified kit: • a new calibrati on sticker aff ixed to t he case • a cert i fic at e of ca l ib rati on • a calibration r eport for ea ch devi ce in the kit l isting measured values , specif icati ons , and unc ertaintie s[...]

4-4 85036B/ E P erformance V er ification Recertification[...]

5-1 5 T roub leshoot ing[...]

5-2 85036B/ E T roub l eshooting T roubl eshooting Process Tr oub l esh ooting Pr ocess If you suspec t a bad c alibration, or if y our network ana lyzer doe s not pass p erformance verif ication, follow the steps in Figure 5-1 . Fi gure 5-1 T roub leshooting Flowchart[...]

85036B/ E 5-3 T roubleshooting Returning a Kit o r Device to Agilent Ret u rning a K it or Device t o Agilent If your ki t or device requi res service , conta ct the Agile nt T ec hnologies office nearest yo u for informati on on wher e to send i t. See T ab le 5-1 . Incl ude a service t a g (located near the end of thi s manual) on w hich you prov[...]

5-4 85036B/ E T roub l eshooting Returni ng a Kit or Devi ce to A gilent[...]

6-1 6 R eplacea ble P arts[...]

6-2 85036B/ E Replaceab le P ar ts Int roduct ion In troduct i on T ab le 6-1 list s the rep lacement part numbers f or items included in the 8 5036B cali bration kit and Figu r e 6 -1 i llustrates each of t hese items . T ab le 6-2 list s the rep lacement part numbers f or items included in the 8 5036E cali bration kit and Figu r e 6 -2 i llustrat[...]

85036B/ E 6-3 Replaceable Parts Intr oducti on Figur e 6-1 R epl acea b le P arts f or the 85036B C a libration Kit[...]

6-4 85036B/ E Replaceab le P ar ts Int roduct ion Figure 6 -2 Repla ce able P ar ts f or t he 85036 E Ca libr a tion Kit T able 6 -2 Rep lace able P arts fo r the 8 5036 E Ca libra tion Kit Des cri ptio n Qt y P er Kit Agi le nt Part Number Calibration Devices (7 5 Ω Type-N) Male broad band load 1 00909-60 019 Male com bination open/sho rt 1 8503[...]

85036B/ E 6-5 Replaceable Parts Intr oducti on Ta b l e 6 - 3 R eplac ea ble Parts— Ite ms Not I nclud ed in the 8 5036 B an d 8 503 6E Calib ration K its De sc rip ti on Qt y Ag i lent P art N um ber Connector Gages (75 Ω Type-N) Connecto r gage set 1 85036B K01 Wr enc hes 3/4 in, 135 N-cm (12 in- lb) torqu e wrenc h 1 8710-1766 1/2 in and 9/1[...]

6-6 85036B/ E Replaceab le P ar ts Int roduct ion[...]

A-1 A S tand ard D efini tio ns[...]

A-2 85036B/ E Standard De finitions Standar d Class Assignments Stand ard C lass A ssignm ents Class a ssignment orga nizes cal i bration sta ndards into a format c ompatibl e with the er ror models us ed i n the measurement cal i brat ion. A c l a ss or g rou p of c las ses corr es ponds t o the syste matic err ors to b e removed from the measured[...]

85036B/ E A-3 Standard Definitions Standar d Class Assignments Blank F orm The standard c lass a s signments listed i n T able A-1 may be c hanged to meet y our specific requirements . T a ble A-2 i s provided to record the m odified standa rd class assignments . T able A-2 Standard Class Assignments Blank F orm Calibr ation Ki t Labe l: _ _______ [...]

A-4 85036B/ E Standard De finitions Nominal Standar d Defi nitio ns Nomina l Stand ard Defi nit ions Standard definiti ons provide the c onstants needed to m athematicall y model t he elect rical charac teristi cs (del ay , attenuation, a nd impedance) of each calibr ation sta ndard. The nominal values o f these c onstants are theor eticall y deriv[...]

85036B/ E A-5 Standard Definitions Nominal Standar d Definiti ons T able A-3 Standard Definition s Syst em Z 0 a = 75 Ω Ca li br ati on Ki t L a be l : N 75 Ω Standa rd b C0 × 10 − 15 F C1 × 10 − 27 F/Hz C2 × 10 − 36 F/Hz 2 C3 × 10 − 45 F/Hz 3 Fixed or Sl iding c Offset Fr eq (GHz) Coax or W a vegui de Standar d Label d Number Ty p [...]

A-6 85036B/ E Standard De finitions Nominal Standar d Defi nitio ns Blank F orm The sta ndard defi nitions l isted in T able A- 3 m ay be c hanged to m eet your spec ific requir ements . T able A-4 is p rovided to rec ord the modi fied sta ndard defini ti ons. T ab le A-4 Standard Defini tions Blank F orm Syst em Z 0 a = _ ___ _______ ___ a. En sur[...]

85036B/E Inde x- 1 A adapters , 1-3 part numbers , 6-5 alcoho l isopr opyl as clea nin g solven t , 3-4 altitud e , 2- 2 B blank form sta nda r d cla ss assig nme n ts , A-3 standard definitions , A-6 broa dband lo ads , 1- 2 C cal k it con te nts , 1-2 over view , 1-2 retu rn t o Agi l ent , 5-3 ser ial numb er , 1- 6 calibratio n bad , 5-2 certif[...]

Index 85036B/E Inde x-2 when mak i ng c onnection s , 3- 6 envir onmental requir ement s , 2- 2 equi pment req ui red , 1- 3 but n ot supp lied , 1-3 , 6-2 , 6- 5 sup plie d , 1-2 , 6- 2 , 6-4 ESD , 3-2 precau tions , 3-2 , 3- 4 sup plie s part numbers , 6-5 when mak i ng c onnection s , 3- 6 F female open , 3-9 con nect ing , 3-9 disc onnec tin g [...]

Index 85036B/E Inde x- 3 requir ements envir onmental , 2- 2 retu rn lo ss sp ecif ic at ions , 2-4 retu rn , ki t or d evi ce , 5- 3 S sales and service offi ces , 5- 3 sales an d servic e off ice s , 5-3 seria l n umbe rs , 1-6 devic es , 1-6 rec ord in g , 1- 6 serv ice , 5-2 and sales offices , 5-3 serv ice tag , 1-4 , 4-3 , 5-3 sex con ne ct o[...]