Vector modulation specifications, N5172b only, I/q modulator external inputs – Atec Agilent-N5171B User Manual
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Vector Modulation Specifications
N5172B only
I/Q modulator external inputs
1
Bandwidth
Baseband (I or Q)
Up to 100 MHz baseband, nominal
RF (I+Q)
Up to 200 MHz RF, nominal
I or Q offset
± 100 mV (200 uV resolution)
I/Q gain balance
± 4 dB (0.001 dB resolution)
IQ attenuation
0 to 50 dB (0.01 dB resolution)
Quadrature angle adjustment
± 200 units
Full scale input drive (I+Q)
0.5 V into 50 Ω, nominal
Internal I/Q baseband generator adjustments
1, 2
(Options 653 and 655)
I/Q offset
± 20%
(0.025% dB resolution)
I/Q gain
± 1 dB
(0.001 dB resolution)
Quadrature angle adjustment
± 10 °
(0.01 degrees resolution)
I/Q phase
± 360.00 °
(0.01 degrees resolution)
I/Q skew
± 500 ns
(1 picosecond resolution)
I/Q delay
± 250 ns
(1 picosecond resolution)
External I/Q outputs
1
Impedance
50 Ω, nominal per output
100 Ω, nominal differential output
Type
Single-ended or differential (Option 1 EL)
Maximum voltage per output
± 0.5 V peak-to-peak; into 50 Ω (200 uV resolution)
Bandwidth (I, Q)
Baseband (I or Q)
60 MHz, nominal (Option 653 and 655)
RF (I+Q)
120 MHz, nominal (Option 653 and 655)
Amplitude flatness
± 0.2 dB measured with channel corrections optimized for IQ output
Phase flatness
± 2.5 degrees measured with channel corrections optimized for IQ output
Common mode I/Q offset
± 1.5 V into 50 Ω (200 uV resolution)
Differential mode I or Q offset
± 25 mV into 50 Ω (200 uV resolution)
1. I/Q adjustments represent user intverface nominal parameter ranges and not specifications.
2. Internal IQ adjustments apply to RF out and IQ outputs simultaneously.
-200
-150
-100
-50
0
50
100
150
200
3
1
-1
-3
-5
-7
-9
-11
-13
-15
Frequency offset from carrier (MHz)
Measured external IQ bandwidth
dB
5800 MHz
3500 MHz
2200 MHz
1900 MHz
1800 MHz
850 MHz
60.00
40.00
20.00
-20.00
-40.00
-60.00
0.00
Normalized power
(d
B)
Frequency offset (MHz)
Measured RF I/Q channel flatness using internal baseband generator
(EXG factory channel correctons ON)
-0.50
-0.40
-0.30
-0.20
-0.10
0.10
0.20
0.30
0.40
0.50
0.00
850 MHz
1000 MHz
1800 MHz
1900 MHz
2200 MHz
5800 MHz