Power meter performance, Accuracy – Atec Anritsu-ML2400 Series User Manual
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ML2430A, ML2480B, ML2490A
Power Meter Specifications
ML2430A, ML2480B, ML2490A TDS
PN: 11410-00423 Rev. H
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Power Meter Performance
Accuracy
(Defined by uncertainty calculations with relevant sensor and source match conditions)
ML2430A Series
ML2480B Series
ML2490A Series
Number of Input Signals 1 (ML2437A)
2 (ML2438A)
1 (ML2487B)
2 (ML2488B)
1 (ML2495A)
2 (ML2496A)
Frequency Range 100 kHz to 65 GHz (sensor dependent)
Dynamic Range
Continuous or Peak –70 to +20 dBm (dependent on sensor, external coupler or attenuator)
Nominal Video BW 100 kHz (Profile mode)
Pulse/Modulated mode
20 MHz with MA2491A sensor
CW mode
17 kHz ranges 1 through 4
35 Hz range 5
Pulse/Modulated mode
> 65 MHz range 7
> 38 MHz range 8
> 16 MHz range 9
(Repetitive Sampling)
20 MHz (One shot)
Combined B/W
(with MA2411B sensor)
> 39 MHz range 7
> 29 MHz range 8
> 12 MHz range 9
MA2411B nominal
Bandwidth = 50 MHz
CW mode
17 kHz ranges 1 through 4
36 Hz range 5
Sampling rate 31.25 kS/s
Auto/Manual
CW Mode
75 kS/s
Pulse/Modulated Mode
31.25 kS/s to 62.5 MS/s
(dependent on trigger capture
time)
Conflicts between selected settings
and other instrument settings are
indicated through user warnings.
(displayed and GPIB)
Auto/Manual
CW Mode
75 kS/s
Pulse/Modulated Mode
31.25 kS/s to 62.5 MS/s
Continuous Sampling
(Trigger capture time:
3.2 µs to 7 s, 200 data points)
1 GS/s Random Repetitive
Sampling
(Trigger capture time:
50 ns to 3.2 µs, 200 data points)
Conflicts between selected settings
and other instrument settings are
indicated through user warnings.
(displayed and GPIB)
System rise-time
(10 % to 90 % at +10 dBm)
N/A
< 18 ns
(with MA2411B sensor)
Typical 8 ns, Maximum 12 ns
(with MA2411B sensor)
Fall-time typically 11 ns
Rise-time measurement
dynamic range N/A
10 % to 90 % Rise-time measurement of –20 dBm to +20 dBm Peak
power (with MA2491A)
Overshoot
(Pulse/Modulated mode)
N/A
≤ 3 % in linear power at +10 dBm
ML2430A Series
ML2480B Series
ML2490A Series
Instrumentation Accuracy < 0.5 %
CW Mode: < 0.5 % (± 0.02 dB absolute Accuracy, ± 0.04 dB relative Accuracy)
Pulse/Modulated Mode: < 0.8 % Nominal range 7, 8
Equivalent Noise Power
(512 Moving Average)
a
a. Equivalent Noise Power is RSS of Zero Set, Zero Drift and noise. Zero Set and Drift are measured over one hour after a one hour warm-up at
constant ambient temperature. Noise is measured over five minutes over 512 averaging after one hour warm up at constant ambient
temperature.
Range 1
Range 2
Range 3
Range 4
Range 5
(CW Mode)
Range 7
Range 8
Range 9
(Pulse Mode)
MA2472D
0.5 μW
50 nW
0.8 nW
0.2 nW
50 pW
5 μW
1 μW
0.5 μW
MA2491A
2 μW
100 nW
2 nW
1 nW
0.5 nW
15 μW
5 μW
2 μW
MA24002A
N/A
0.5 nW
8 μW
2 μW
0.5 nW
N/A
N/A
N/A