Amplitude Specifications, Agilent 8560 EC Series

Range

Displayed average noise level (DANL) to +30 dBm

Maximum safe input level

Average continuous power

+30 dBm (1 W, input attn ≥ 10 dB)

Peak pulse power

+50 dBm (100 W, input attn ≥ 30 dB)

(≤ 10 ms pulse width, < 1% duty cycle)

Maximum DC input voltage

DC coupled

±0.2 Vdc

AC coupled

8560EC

8561EC

8562EC

8563EC

8564EC, 8565EC

≤ –90 dBm

≤ –90 dBm

≤ –90 dBm

≤ –90 dBm

≤ –90 dBm

≤ –105 dBm

≤ –105 dBm

≤ –105 dBm

≤ –105 dBm

≤ –105 dBm

10 kHz

≤ –120 dBm

≤ –120 dBm

≤ –120 dBm

≤ –120 dBm

≤ –120 dBm

100 kHz

≤ –120 dBm

≤ –120 dBm

≤ –120 dBm

≤ –120 dBm

≤ –120 dBm

1 MHz to 10 MHz

≤ –140 dBm

≤ –140 dBm

≤ –140 dBm

≤ –140 dBm

≤ –140 dBm

10 MHz to 2.9 GHz

≤ –151 dBm

≤ –145 dBm

≤ –151 dBm

≤ –149 dBm

≤ –145 dBm

2.9 GHz to 6.46 GHz

≤ –145 dBm

≤ –148 dBm

≤ –148 dBm

≤ –147dBm

6.46 GHz to 13.2 GHz

≤ –145 dBm

≤ –145 dBm

≤ –143 dBm

13.2 GHz to 22.0 GHz

≤ –140 dBm

≤ –140 dBm

≤ –139 dBm

≤ –136 dBm

26.8 GHz to 31.15 GHz

≤ –139 dBm

31.15 GHz to 40 GHz

≤ –130 dBm

40 GHz to 50 GHz

≤ –127 dBm

1 dB gain compression

Maximum power at mixer = input power (dBm) – input attenuation (dB)

10 MHz to 2.9 GHz

–5 dBm

2.9 GHz to 6.46 GHz

6.46 GHz to 26.8 GHz

–3 dBm

26.8 GHz to 50 GHz

+0 dBm (nominal)

–40

–60

–80

–100

–120

1 Hz

10

100

1 k

10 k

100 k

Offset

1 MHz

CF=40 GHz

CF=200 MHz

CF=5 GHz

CF=1 GHz

Typical performance

Spec @ CF = 1 GHz

RBW selectivity

RBW =

10 kHz

RBW =

1 kHz

RBW =

100Hz

RBW =

100 kHz

CF=25 GHz

0

–10

–20

–30

–40

–50

–60

–70

–80

–90

–100

1 Hz

10 Hz

100

1 kHz

10 k

100 k

1 M

10 MHz

Offset

1 MHz

2 MHz

100 kHz

10 kHz

1 kHz

100 Hz

10 Hz

1 Hz

Figure 1. Noise sidebands normalized to 1 Hz BW versus offset from

carrier.

Figure 2. Typical on-screen dynamic range versus offset from 1

GHz center frequency for all RBWs (mixer level = –10 dBm).

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1. Not applicable to 8564EC and 8565EC.

2. For Option 856xEC-103, degrade DANL by 10 dB

3. Agilent 8563EC, 8564EC, 8565EC require Option 856xEC-006 for operation below 9 kHz

4. For Agilent 8563EC: 26.5 GHz

5. Agilent 8561EC: –3 dBm