Atec Agilent-8703A - Manual (Page 11)

Electrical-
to-electrical
transmission test
(DUT = filter) Electrical
reflection test
(DUT = filter)
Specifications describe the instrument’s warranted performance for the
temperature range of 23 ±3°C after a three hour warm-up. Supplemental
characteristics describe useful, non-warranted performance parameters.
These are denoted as “typical” or “nominal”.
Table 6. System
dynamic range
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Frequency range (GHz)
0.13 to 0.5 0.5 to 2 2 to 8 8 to 20
Forward transmission (S21) 105 dBe 103 dBe 102 dBe 100 dBe
Reverse transmission (S12) 45 dBe
62 dBe 75 dBe 75 dBe
Microwave source characteristics
Frequency
Bandwidth: 130 MHz to 20 GHz
Resolution:
Start/stop/center/CW: 1 Hz
Stability: ±0.8 ppm (typical) at 23 ±3°C
±3.0 ppm/year (typical) at 23 ±3°C
Accuracy: 10 ppm
Output
Power range:
+5 to –50 dBm (3.2 mW to 0.01 µW) in 5 dB steps from
port 1
–15 to –70 dBm (32 µW to 0.1 nW) in 5 dB steps from
port 2
Power flatness: ±3 dB (at 0 dBm port 1 output power, at
–20 dBm port 2 output power (plus coupler roll-off))
Harmonics power level:
<–15 dBc at 0 dBm output power (typical)
Impedance: 50 ohms (nominal)
Bias port
DC bias: 500 mA, 40 VDC maximum
Microwave receiver characteristics
Frequency
Bandwidth: 130 MHz to 20 GHz
Impedance: 50 ohms (nominal)
Maximum input power operating level: 0 dBm
(1.0 mW)
Input power damage level: +20 dBm (100 mW)
System sensitivity (using 10 Hz IF bandwidth,
16 averages): –110 dBm (0.01 pW) (typical)
Measurement examples
The following graphs show device (DUT) measurements
compared to typical (– – –) 8703A measurement ranges
32 .
31 Limited by maximum output power and system noise floor. Specified
for an IF bandwidth of 10 Hz, using a full 2-port measurement
calibration (including an isolation calibration performed with an
averaging factor of 16). Dynamic range is tested for transmission
measurements only; dynamic range for reflection measurements is
limited in practice by directivity.
32 The 85052D RF Calibration Kit was used for this measurement
calibration.
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Frequency domain
microwave performance
summary