Agilent PNA Series Microwave Network Analyzers Data Sheet This document describes the performance and features of the Agilent Technologies PNA Series microwave vector network analyzers: E8362A 45 MHz to 20 GHz E8363A 45 MHz to 40 GHz E8364A 45 MHz to 50 GHz
Some definitions All specifications and characteristics apply over a 25°C ±5°C range (unless otherwise stated) and 90 minutes after the instrument has been turned on. Calibration: The process of measuring known standards to characterize a network analyzer’s systematic (repeatable) errors. Characteristic (char.): A performance parameter that the product is expected to meet before it leaves the factory, but that is not verified in the field and is not covered by the product warranty.
Table of contents Corrected system performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 System dynamic range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Receiver dynamic range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Corrected system performance with 2.4 mm connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Corrected system performance with 3.5 mm connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Uncorrected system performance . . . . . . . . . . . .14 Test port output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 Test port input .
Corrected system performance The specifications in this section apply for measurements made with the Agilent E836xA PNA Series microwave network analyzer with the following conditions: • 10-Hz IF bandwidth • no averaging applied to data • environmental temperature of 25°C ±5°C, with less than 1°C deviation from the calibration temperature • isolation calibration with an averaging factor of 8 System dynamic range1 Description Specification (dB) Typical (dB) at direct at test port2 receiver access input3 D
Receiver dynamic range1 Description Specification (dB) at test port2 Typical (dB) at direct receiver access input3 Dynamic range Standard configuration and standard power range (E836xA) or standard configuration and extended power range and bias-tees (E836xA-Option UNL) 45 to 500 MHz4 94 N/A 500 MHz to 2 GHz 119 N/A 2 to 10 GHz 122 N/A 10 to 20 GHz 125 N/A 20 to 30 GHz 114 N/A 30 to 40 GHz 111 N/A 40 to 50 GHz 111 N/A Extended configuration and standard power range (E836xA) or extend
Corrected system performance with 2.4 mm connectors Standard configuration and standard power range (E8363/4A) Applies to E8363/4A PNA Series analyzer, 85056A (2.4 mm) calibration kit, 85133F flexible test port cable set, and a full two-port calibration. (Specifications apply over environmental temperature of 23° ±3°C, with less than 1°C deviation from calibration temperature.
Extended configuration and standard power range (E8363/4A-Option 014) Applies to E8363/4A PNA Series analyzer, 85056A (2.4 mm) calibration kit, 85133F flexible test port cable set, and a full two-port calibration. (Specifications apply over environmental temperature of 23° ±3°C, with less than 1°C deviation from calibration temperature.
Corrected system performance with 2.4 mm connectors continued Standard configuration and extended power range and bias-tees (E8363/4A-Option UNL) Applies to E8363/4A PNA Series analyzer, 85056A (2.4 mm) calibration kit, 85133F flexible test port cable set, and a full two-port calibration. (Specifications apply over environmental temperature of 23° ±3°C, with less than 1°C deviation from calibration temperature.
Extended configuration and extended power range and bias-tees (E8363/4A-Options UNL and 014) Applies to E8363/4A PNA Series analyzer, 85056A (2.4 mm) calibration kit, 85133F flexible test port cable set, and a full two-port calibration. (Specifications apply over environmental temperature of 23° ±3°C, with less than 1°C deviation from calibration temperature.
Corrected system performance with 3.5 mm connectors Standard configuration and standard power range (E8362A) Applies to E8362A PNA Series analyzer, 85052B (3.5 mm) calibration kit, 85131F flexible test port cable set, and a full two-port calibration. (Specifications apply over environmental temperature of 23° ±3°C, with less than 1°C deviation from calibration temperature.
Extended configuration and standard power range (E8362A-Option 014) Applies to E8362A PNA Series analyzer, 85052B (3.5 mm) calibration kit, 85131F flexible test port cable set, and a full two-port calibration. (Specifications apply over environmental temperature of 23° ±3°C, with less than 1°C deviation from calibration temperature.
Corrected system performance with 3.5 mm connectors continued Standard configuration and extended power range and bias-tees (E8362A-Option UNL) Applies to E8362A PNA Series analyzer, 85052B (3.5 mm) calibration kit, 85131F flexible test port cable set, and a full two-port calibration. (Specifications apply over environmental temperature of 23° ±3°C, with less than 1°C deviation from calibration temperature.
Extended configuration and extended power range and bias-tees (E8362A-Options UNL and 014) Applies to E8362A PNA Series analyzer, 85052B (3.5 mm) calibration kit, 85131F flexible test port cable set, and a full two-port calibration. (Specifications apply over environmental temperature of 23° ±3°C, with less than 1°C deviation from calibration temperature.
Uncorrected system performance1 Description Directivity 45 MHz to 2 GHz 2 to 10 GHz 10 to 20 GHz 20 to 40 GHz 40 to 45 GHz 45 to 50 GHz Source match - standard 45 MHz to 2 GHz 2 to 10 GHz 10 to 20 GHz 20 to 40 GHz 40 to 45 GHz 45 to 50 GHz Source match - Option UNL, 014, or UNL and 014 45 MHz to 2 GHz 2 to 10 GHz 10 to 20 GHz 20 to 40 GHz 40 to 45 GHz 45 to 50 GHz Load match - standard 45 MHz to 2 GHz 2 to 10 GHz 10 to 20 GHz 20 GHz to 40 GHz 40 to 45 GHz 45 to 50 GHz Load match - Option UNL, 014, or UNL an
Description Crosstalk1 - standard 45 MHz to 1 GHz 1 to 2 GHz 2 to 20 GHz 20 to 40 GHz 40 to 45 GHz 45 to 50 GHz Crosstalk1 - Option UNL or 014 45 MHz to 1 GHz 1 to 2 GHz 2 to 20 GHz 20 to 40 GHz 40 to 45 GHz 45 to 50 GHz Crosstalk1 - Option UNL and 014 45 MHz to 1 GHz 1 to 2 GHz 2 to 10 GHz 10 to 20 GHz 20 to 40 GHz 40 to 45 GHz 45 to 50 GHz Specification Supplemental information 85 dB 100 dB 110 dB 108 dB 105 dB 100 dB 85 dB 100 dB 109 dB 106 dB 103 dB 98 dB 85 dB 98 dB 108 dB 107 dB 104 dB 100 dB 95 dB
Test port output1 Description Standard Frequency range E8362A E8363A E8364A Nominal power -12 dBm Frequency resolution 1 Hz CW accuracy ± 1ppm Frequency stability Specification 014 Supplemental information UNL 45 MHz to 20 GHz 45 MHz to 40 GHz 45 MHz to 50 GHz -17 dBm -17 dBm 1 Hz 1 Hz ± 1ppm ± 1ppm Power level accuracy 45 MHz to 10 GHz ±1.5 dB ±1.5 dB ±1.5 dB 10 to 20 GHz ±2.0 dB ±2.0 dB ±2.0 dB 20 to 40 GHz ±3.0 dB ±3.0 dB ±3.0 dB 40 to 45 GHz ±3.0 dB ±3.5 dB ±3.0 dB 45 to 50 GHz ±3.0 dB ±4.0 dB ±3.
Test port input Description Standard Specification 014 Test port noise floor1 10-Hz IF bandwidth 45 to 500 MHz2 < -89 dBm 500 MHz to 2 GHz < -114 dBm 2 to 10 GHz < -117 dBm 10 to 20 GHz < -120 dBm 20 to 40 GHz < -114 dBm 40 to 50 GHz < -114 dBm 1-Hz IF bandwidth 45 to 500 MHz2 < -69 dBm 500 MHz to 2 GHz < -94 dBm 2 to 10 GHz < -97 dBm 10 to 20 GHz < -100 dBm 20 to 40 GHz < -94 dBm 40 to 50 GHz < -94 dBm Direct receiver access input noise floor1 10-Hz IF bandwidth 45 to 500 MHz2 500 MHz to 2 GHz 2 to 10 GH
Test port input continued Description Standard Reference level magnitude Range ±200 dB Resolution 0.001 dB Reference level phase Range ±500° Resolution 0.01° Stability magnitude1 Specification 014 45 MHz to 20 GHz 20 to 40 GHz 40 to 50 GHz Stability phase1 45 MHz to 20 GHz 20 to 40 GHz 40 to 50 GHz Damage input level Test port 1 and 2 R1, R2 in A, B in Coupler thru (option 014 or UNL and 014) Coupler arm (option 014 or UNL and 014) Supplemental information UNL UNL and 014 ±200 dB 0.001 dB ±200 dB 0.
Group delay1 Description Specification Supplemental information Aperture (selectable) Maximum aperture Range Maximum delay (frequency span)/(number of points – 1) 20% of frequency span 0.5 x (1/minimum aperture) Limited to measuring no more than 180° of phase change within the minimum aperture. The following graph shows characteristic group delay accuracy with type-N full 2-port calibration and a 10-Hz IF bandwidth. Insertion loss is assumed to be less than 2 dB and electrical length to be 10 m.
Test port input continued Dynamic accuracy Applies to input ports 1 and 2, accuracy of the test port input power reading relative to the reference input power level. Also applies to the following conditions: • IF bandwidth = 10 Hz • test port powers = > –50 dBm and < 0 dBm • magnitude dynamic accuracy = 0.02 dB + 0.001 dB/dB from reference power • phase dynamic accuracy = 0.132° = 0.0066°/dB from reference power Magnitude Phase E8362/3/4A 10 0.1 0.01 ▲ ● 10 -30 dBm at 1 GHz -40 dBm at 1 GHz 1 0.
General information Description System IF bandwidth range RF connectors E8362A E8363/4A Display Display range Magnitude Phase Polar Display resolution Magnitude Phase Marker resolution Magnitude Phase Polar CPU Rear panel 10-MHz reference in Input frequency Input power Input impedance 10-MHz reference out Output frequency Signal type Output power Output impedance Harmonics VGA video output GPIB Parallel port (LPT1) Serial port (COM1) USB port Contact 1 Contact 2 Contact 3 Contact 4 LAN Test set I/O Handler
General information continued Description Line power1 Frequency Voltage at 115-V setting Voltage at 220-V setting VA max General environmental RFI/EMI susceptibility ESD Dust Operating environment Temperature Error-corrected temperature range Humidity Altitude Non-operating storage environment Temperature Humidity Altitude Cabinet dimensions Height x width x depth Weight Net Shipping Supplemental information 48 Hz to 66 Hz 90 to 132 VAC; 120 VAC, nom. 198 to 264 VAC; 240 VAC, nom.
Measurement throughput summary Cycle time vs. IF bandwidth1 Cycle time vs. number of points1 Instrument state: preset condition, 201 points, CF = 1 GHz, Span = 100 MHz, correction off. Add 21 ms for display on. Cycle time includes sweep and re-trace time. Instrument state: preset condition, 35 kHz IF bandwidth, CF = 1 GHz, Span = 100 MHz, correction off. Add 21 ms for display on. Cycle time includes sweep and re-trace time.
Data transfer time (ms)1 SCPI over GPIB (program executed on external PC) 32-bit floating point 64-bit floating point ASCII SCPI over 100 Mbit/s LAN (program executed on external PC) 32-bit floating point 64-bit floating point ASCII SCPI (program executed in the analyzer) 32-bit floating point 64-bit floating point ASCII COM (program executed in the analyzer) 32-bit floating point Variant type DCOM over LAN (program executed on external PC) 32-bit floating point Variant type Number of points 401 51 201
PNA Series simplified test set block diagram Standard power range Source Switch R1 Reference receiver Reference receiver A B R2 Measurement receivers Port 1 Port 2 Extended configuration, source access, receiver (Option 014) Source Switch R1 Reference receiver Reference receiver A B R2 Measurement receivers Port 1 25 Port 2
Extended power range and bias-tees (Option UNL) Source Switch R1 Reference receiver Reference receiver 60 dB R2 60 dB Bias-tee Bias-tee A B Measurement receivers Port 1 Port 2 Extended configuration with extended power range and bias-tees (Option UNL and 014) Source Switch R1 Reference receiver Reference receiver R2 60 dB 60 dB Bias-tee B A Bias-tee Measurement receivers Port 1 Port 2 26
Measurement capabilities Source control Number of measurement channels Measured number of points per sweep Sixteen independent measurement channels. A measurement channel is coupled to stimulus settings including frequency, IF bandwidth, power level, and number of points. User definable from 2 to 1601. Sweep type Linear, CW (single frequency), power or segment sweep. Number of display windows Up to four display windows. Each window can be sized and re-arranged.
Trace functions Data accuracy enhancement Display data Measurement calibration Display current measurement data, memory data, or current measurement with measurement and memory data simultaneously. Measurement calibration significantly reduces measurement uncertainty due to errors caused by system directivity, source and load match, tracking and crosstalk. Full two-port calibration removes all the systematic errors to obtain the most accurate measurements.
Storage System capabilities Internal hard disk drive Familiar graphical user interface Store and recall binary instrument states and calibration data on 10-GB, minimum, internal hard drive. Instrument data can also be saved in ASCII (including S2P) format. All files are MS-DOS®compatible. Instrument states include all control settings, active limit lines, active list frequency tables, memory trace data. The PNA employs a graphical user interface based on Windows 2000.
Time-domain (Option 010) Configurable test set (Option 014) With the time-domain option, data from transmission or reflection measurements in the frequency domain are converted to the time domain using a Fourier transformation technique (chirp Z) and presented on the display. The time-domain response shows the measured parameter value versus time. Markers may also be displayed in electrical length (or physical length if the relative propagation velocity is entered).
Automation SCPI COM/DCOM GPIB LAN Internal X X X X X Methods Controlling via internal analyzer execution Write applications that can be executed from within the analyzer via COM (component object model) or SCPI standard-interface commands. These applications can be developed in a variety of languages, including Visual Basic, Visual C++, Agilent VEE, or LabView™ programming languages. Controlling via GPIB The GPIB interface operates to IEEE 488.2 and SCPI standard-interface commands.
Information resources Literature PNA Series RF and Microwave Network Analyzers Brochure, literature number 5968-8472E PNA Series Microwave Network Analyzer Configuration Guide, literature number 5988-3993EN Web PNA Series: www.agilent.com/find/pna Application and product resources: www.agilent.com/find/test www.agilent.com/find/emailupdates Get the latest information on the products and applications you select.
