Analog modulation, Amplitude modulation, Frequency modulation (r&s – Atec RohdeSchwarz-SMW200A User Manual
Page 14: Smw-b20 or r&s, Smw-b22 option)
Version 01.02, September 2013
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Rohde & Schwarz R&S
®
SMW200A Vector Signal Generator
Analog modulation
Amplitude modulation
Modulation source
internal, external
External coupling
AC, DC
Modulation depth
modulation is clipped at high levels when
maximum PEP is reached
0 % to 100 %
Resolution of setting
0.1 %
AM depth (m) error
f
mod
= 1 kHz and m < 80 %
< (1 % of reading + 1 %)
AM distortion
f ≤ 3 GHz, f
mod
= 1 kHz
m = 30 %
< 0.8 %
m = 80 %
< 1.4 %
f > 3 GHz, f
mod
= 1 kHz
m = 30 %
< 1 %
m = 80 %
< 1.6 %
Modulation frequency range
DC, 20 Hz to 500 kHz
Modulation frequency response
AC mode, 20 Hz to 500 kHz
< 1 dB
Incidental φM at AM
m = 30 %, f
mod
= 1 kHz, peak value
< 0.1 rad
Frequency modulation (R&S
®
SMW-B20 or R&S
®
SMW-B22 option)
R&S
®
SMW-B13T must be installed.
FM multiplier (rm) for different frequency
ranges
100 kHz ≤ f ≤ 200 MHz
rm = 1
200 MHz < f ≤ 375 MHz
rm = 0.25
375 MHz < f ≤ 750 MHz
rm = 0.5
750 MHz < f ≤ 1500 MHz
rm = 1
1500 MHz < f ≤ 3000 MHz
rm = 2
3000 MHz < f ≤ 6000 MHz
rm = 4
Modulation source
internal, external, internal + external
External coupling
AC, DC
Operating modes
with R&S
®
SMW-B20 option
FM mode: normal
with R&S
®
SMW-B22 option
FM mode: normal,
FM mode: low noise
Maximum deviation
FM mode: normal
rm × 10 MHz
FM mode: low noise
rm × 100 kHz
Resolution of setting
< 200 ppm, min. rm × 0.1 Hz
FM deviation error
f
mod
= 10 kHz, deviation ≤ half of maximum deviation
internal
< (1.5 % of reading + 20 Hz)
external
< (2.0 % of reading + 20 Hz)
FM distortion
f
mod
= 10 kHz, deviation = rm × 1 MHz
< 0.1 %
Modulation frequency response
FM mode: normal (DC/AC coupling), 50 Ω input impedance
DC/10 Hz to 100 kHz
< 0.5 dB
DC/10 Hz to 10 MHz
< 3 dB
FM mode: low noise (DC/AC coupling), 50 Ω input impedance
DC/10 Hz to 100 kHz
< 3 dB
Synchronous AM with FM
40 kHz deviation, f
mod
= 1 kHz
5 MHz < f ≤ 3 GHz
< 0.1 %
f > 3 GHz
< 0.2 %
Carrier frequency offset at FM
< 0.2 % of set deviation