User`s guide

50 Chapter2

Making Measurements

This chapter demonstrates spectrum analyzer measurement

techniques with examples of typical applications. Each application

focuses on different features of the Agilent 8560 E-Series and EC-Series

spectrum analyzers. The measurement application and procedures

covered in this chapter are:

• Resolving Closely Spaced Signals (with Resolution Bandwidth)

• Improving Amplitude Measurements with Ampcor

• Modulation

• Harmonic Distortion

• Third-Order Intermodulation Distortion

• AM and FM Demodulation

• Stimulus-Response Measurements

• External Millimeter Mixers

• Adjacent Channel Power Measurement

• Power Measurements Functions

• Time-gated Measurement

• Making Time-Domain Measurements Using Sweep Delay

• Making Pulsed RF Measurements