Atec Agilent-E8364A - Manual (Page 4)

Corrected system performance
The specifications in this section
apply for measurements made
with the Agilent E836xA PNA
Series microwave network
analyzer with the following
conditions:
• 10-Hz IF bandwidth
• no averaging applied to data
• environmental temperature of
25°C ±5°C, with less than 1°C
deviation from the calibration
temperature
• isolation calibration with an
averaging factor of 8
1. The system dynamic range is calculated as the
difference between the noise floor and the source
maximum output power. The effective dynamic
range must take measurement uncertainties and
interfering signals into account.
2. The test port system dynamic range is calculated
as the difference between the test port noise
floor and the source maximum output power. The
effective dynamic range must take measurement
uncertainties and interfering signals into account.
3. The direct receiver access input system dynamic
range is calculated as the difference between the
direct receiver access input noise floor and the
source maximum output power. The effective
dynamic range must take measurement uncertainties
and interfering signals into account. This set-up
should only be used when the receiver input will
never exceed its damage level. When the analyzer
is in segment sweep mode, the analyzer can have
pre-defined frequency segments which will output
a higher power level when the extended dynamic
range is required (i.e. devices with high insertion
loss), and reduced power when receiver damage
may occur (i.e. devices with low insertion loss).
The extended range is only available in one-path
transmission measurements.
4. May be limited to 100 dB at particular frequencies
below 500 MHz due to spurious receiver residuals.
Methods are available to regain the full dynamic
range.
System dynamic range 1
Description Specification (dB) Typical (dB) at direct
at test port 2 receiver access input 3
Dynamic range
Standard configuration and standard power range (E836xA)
45 to 500 MHz 4 94 N/A
500 MHz to 2 GHz 119 N/A
2 to 10 GHz 122 N/A
10 to 20 GHz 123 N/A
20 to 30 GHz 114 N/A
30 to 40 GHz 110 N/A
40 to 45 GHz 109 N/A
45 to 50 GHz 104 N/A
Extended configuration and standard power range (E836xA-Option 014)
45 to 500 MHz 4 94 132
500 MHz to 2 GHz 119 138
2 to 10 GHz 122 137
10 to 20 GHz 121 136
20 to 30 GHz 111 123
30 to 40 GHz 107 119
40 to 45 GHz 105 116
45 to 50 GHz 100 111
Standard configuration and extended power range and bias-tees (E836xA-Option UNL)
45 to 500 MHz 4 92 N/A
500 MHz to 2 GHz 117 N/A
2 to 10 GHz 120 N/A
10 to 20 GHz 121 N/A
20 to 30 GHz 112 N/A
30 to 40 GHz 108 N/A
40 to 45 GHz 105 N/A
45 to 50 GHz 99 N/A
Extended configuration and extended power range and bias-tees
(E836xA-Option UNL and Option 014)
45 to 500 MHz 4 92 130
500 MHz to 2 GHz 117 136
2 to 10 GHz 120 135
10 to 20 GHz 119 134
20 to 30 GHz 109 121
30 to 40 GHz 105 117
40 to 45 GHz 101 112
45 to 50 GHz 95 108
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