Vector modulation specifications, N5182b only, I/q modulator external inputs – Atec Agilent-N5181B-N5182B User Manual
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Vector Modulation Specifications
N5182B only
I/Q modulator external inputs
1
Bandwidth
Baseband (I or Q)
RF (I+Q)
Up to 100 MHz baseband, nominal
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 (0 .1 units resolution)
Full scale input drive (I+Q)
0 .5 V into 50 Ω, nominal
Internal I/Q baseband generator adjustments
1, 2
(Options 656 and 657)
I/Q offset
± 20% (0 .025% 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
± 800 .00 ns (1 picosecond resolution)
I/Q delay
± 250 .00 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)
80 MHz, nominal (Option 656 and 657)
RF (I+Q)
160 MHz, nominal (Option 656 and 657)
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
-80
-60
-40
0
-20
20
40
60
80
Normalized power
(d
Bm
)
Frequency offset (MHz)
Measured RF I/Q channel flatness using internal baseband generator
(MXG factory channel correctons ON)
-0.60
-0.40
-0.20
0.00
0.20
0.40
0.60
850 MHz
1000 MHz
1800 MHz
1900 MHz
2200 MHz
5800 MHz