Specifications

Tips from the experts
Millimeter-wave
applications
with the PNA-X
Integrated pulse measurements
The PNA-X’s internal pulse modulators create
pulsed-RF signals for the millimeter-wave
modules, making it easy to set up and per-
form pulsed millimeter-wave measurements.
Scalar mixer measurements
A two-module system can be used to
provide fundamental RF and LO signals
to a millimeter-wave mixer for conversion
loss measurements.
Gain compression
Using calibrated source-power sweeps, the
PNA-X provides the most accurate millimeter-
wave gain-compression measurements
in the industry.
True-mode differential measurements
at millimeter-wave frequencies
• Highest measurement accuracy in the industry
using advanced error-correction methods
• Integrated phase sweeps with power control
Pulse profile at 77 GHz using the
internal pulsed source and IF gates
of the PNA-X.
Two-module system.
Example gain compression measurement
of a 75 to 110 GHz packaged PHEMT
transistor amplifier.
True differential measurement of a
balanced LNA using a PNA-X, the N5262A
millimeter-wave test-set controller, and
four millimeter-wave test modules.
RF Input
77 to 81 GHz
DUT fundamental mixer
LO Input
78 to 82 GHz
IF Output
1 GHz
1 2
3 4
• Use a four-port N5262A test-set controller to configure two different two-port
waveguide-band setups.
• If you do not have a millimeter-wave power sensor, you can still create a power-calibration
table using the PNA-X’s internal reference receiver, for accurate relative source-power
changes of the millimeter test modules.
• For applications that don’t require a test-set controller, Agilent’s downloadable macro
makes it easy to configure direct-connection millimeter-wave setups.
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