User`s guide

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 6-13

Specifications and Characteristics

I/Q Modulation (Option UNG Only)

List Mode Characteristics

Input Sensitivity 0.5 V 100% Typical

I and Q 1 dB Bandwidth dc to 15 MHz Typical

I and Q 2 dB Bandwidth dc to 20 MHz Typical

Manual I and Q Gain Adjustment Range +/–4dB Characteristic

Manual I and Q Offset Adjustment Range +/– 100% Characteristic

Manual Quadrature Adjustment +/– 10 degrees Characteristic

I/Q Attenuation Range 0 to 12 dB in 2 dB Steps

Characteristic

The following I/Q specifications apply only after an internal calibration, and

are valid for 10 days at a calibration temperature of +/– 5 degrees. These

specifications include I/Q impairments of an Agilent Technologies ESG-D

Series signal generator as the baseband I/Q source.

Dynamic Error Vector

Magnitude (EVM) @ 2 MSymbols/s

QPSK, Raised Cosine Filter with

Alpha 0.35, 14 dB IF attenuation,

maximum output level </= 0 dBm,

and ALC off

1.50% rms @ 500 MHz to 20

GHz

1.20% rms Typical

Origin Offset – 45 dBc Typical

Accuracy same as the time base

Minimum Step Size same as the frequency resolution

Number of Points 131,071 points,

with a range of 0 to 131,070 points

Switching Time same as the CW