Atec Agilent-E5052A - Manual (Page 2)

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Phase Noise Measurement
Table 1-1. Phase noise measurement
Description Specifications
Frequency range 10 MHz to 7 GHz
Frequency bands 10 M to 41 MHz
39 M to 101 MHz
99 M to 1.5 GHz
300 M to 7 GHz
Offset frequency range
Carrier > 400 MHz 1 Hz to 40 MHz (standard)
10 Hz to 40 MHz (Option E5052A-011)
39 MHz
≤ Carrier ≤ 99 MHz 1 Hz to 20 MHz (standard)
10 Hz to 20 MHz (Option E5052A-011)
10 MHz ≤ Carrier ≤ 39 MHz 1 Hz to 5 MHz (standard)
10 Hz to 5 MHz (Option E5052A-011)
Enhanced phase noise sensitivity 1 Cross-correlation method (standard)
Number of correlation: 1 to 10,000
Frequency tracking range 0.4% of carrier frequency
IF gain 0, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 dB (standard)
0, 10, 20 dB (E5053A-011)
Input level
10 to 30 MHz –15 to +20 dBm
30 MHz to 7 GHz –20 to +20 dBm
Built-in LO phase noise optimization < 150 kHz (optimized for close-in phase noise)
> 150 kHz (optimized for far-out phase noise)
See Figure 1-2
Accuracy
1 to 100 Hz offset < ± 4 dB (typical)
100 to 1 kHz offset < ± 4 dB (typical)
1 k to 1 MHz offset < ± 2 dB (typical)
1 M to 40 MHz offset < ± 3 dB (typical)
SSB phase noise sensitivity See Table 1-2 through Table 1-4, Figure 1-1 through Figure 1-3
Spurious level 65 dBc (typical) > 1 kHz offset
Measurement time See Table 1-5
1. Not available for E5052A-011.
Definitions
All specifications apply over a 18 °C to 28 °C range
(unless otherwise stated) and 30 minutes after
the instrument has been turned on. All specified
and supplemental values for RF input signals are
applicable to sinusoidal-wave carriers unless
otherwise noted.
Supplemental information is intended to provide
information that is helpful for using the instrument
but that is not guaranteed by the product warranty.
This information is denoted as either typical or
nominal.
Specification (spec.): Warranted performance.
Specifications include guardbands to account for
the expected statistical performance distribution,
measurement uncertainties, and changes in
performance due to environmental conditions.
Typical (typ.): Expected performance of an average
unit that does not include guardbands. It is not
guaranteed by the product warranty.
Nominal (nom.): A general, descriptive term that
does not imply a level of performance. It is not
guaranteed by the product warranty.