Atec Rohde-Schwarz_FSL Series - Manual (Page 20)

R&S ® FSL Spectrum Analyzer Version 09.00, December 2008 20
R&S
®
FSL-K30 application firmware for noise figure and gain
measurements
Frequency
R&S ® FSL3 100 kHz to 3 GHz
R&S ® FSL6 100 kHz to 6 GHz
Frequency range
R&S ® FSL18 100 kHz to 18 GHz (overrange 20 GHz)
R&S ® FSL3/6 300 Hz to 10 MHz (–3 dB) in 1/3 sequence Measurement bandwidth
R&S ® FSL3/6 with R&S ® FSL-B7 option 10 Hz to 10 MHz (–3 dB) in 1/3 sequence
Noise figure and gain measurement
Noise figure
Measurement range
0 dB to 35 dB
Resolution 0.01 dB
instrument uncertainty (95 % confidence level)
frequency range 100 kHz to 10 MHz
measurement with external preamplifier
(gain 50 dB, noise figure <5 dB),
RBW <10 kHz, DUT noise figure
1 dB to 10 dB and gain >10 dB 0.3 dB
frequency range >10 MHz to 6 GHz
measurement with external preamplifier
(gain 30 dB, noise figure <5 dB),
RBW 1 MHz, DUT noise figure
1 dB to 10 dB and gain >10 dB 0.3 dB
R&S ® FSL-B22 (internal preamplifier)
active, measurement with external
preamplifier (gain 20 dB, noise figure
<5 dB),
RBW 1 MHz, DUT noise figure
1 dB to 10 dB and gain >10 dB
0.3 dB
frequency range >6 GHz to 18 GHz
Accuracy
measurement with external preamplifier
(gain 30 dB, noise figure <5 dB),
RBW 1 MHz, DUT noise figure
1 dB to 10 dB and gain >10 dB 0.3 dB
Gain
Measurement range
0 dB to 60 dB
Resolution 0.01 dB
frequency range 100 kHz to 10 MHz
measurement with external preamplifier
(gain 50 dB, noise figure <5 dB),
RBW <10 kHz 0.2 dB
frequency range >10 MHz to 18 GHz
Accuracy
measurement with external preamplifier
(gain 30 dB, noise figure <5 dB),
RBW 1 MHz 0.2 dB
Required hardware
Spectrum analyzer
Noise source supply
via 28 V connector on R&S ® FSL rear
panel
R&S ® FSL-B5
Noise source recommendation NoiseCom NC346
Preamplifier, external frequency range 100 kHz to 3/6/18 GHz gain approx. 30 dB, noise figure max. 5 dB