Agilent Technologies, Inc. E8257D-521 Ultrahigh output power, frequency range from 10 MHz to 20 GHz

Output power

• > +30 dBm (typical) and +24 to +28 dBm (specified) from 250 MHz to 20 GHz
• +18 dBm for 10 to 250 MHz
• power clamp settable from +15 to +33 dBm to protect sensitive devices

Level accuracy

• 500 MHz to 20 GHz: < 1.0 dB for -10 to > 20 dBm
• 10 to 500 MHz: < 1.2 dB for -10 to > 20 dBm with 5-dB step attenuator or harmonic filters on

Harmonics

• < 2 GHz, filters off: -25 dBc (@ +10 dBm)
• < 2 GHz, filters on: -35 dBc (@ +10 dBm)
• > 2 GHz: -35 dBc (@ +10 dBm)

Noise floor

• 10 MHz to 20 GHz: -142 dBc/Hz (typ)

Delivering greater than one watt typical output power

The E8257D PSG with Option 521 is the industrys first microwave analog signal generator to deliver greater than +30 dBm of typical output power. Traditionally, achieving calibrated power levels above +25 dBm over a broad bandwidth up to 20 GHz in an automated system environment requires complex and expensive external RF hardware. The PSG with Option 521 dramatically simplifies this high-power test environment, providing greater than +24 dBm of specified output power in a single test instrument. The PSG also protects the power sensitive devices in your system with a built-in power level clamp that can be set from +15 to +33 dBm.

Typical applications

The PSG equipped with Option 521 provides the specified output power required for TWT amplifier evaluation, automated test systems, and antenna testing.

This option cannot be added as a product upgrade only available at time of purchase.