Analog signal generator
Staff -- Test & Measurement World, 8/1/2006
The Agilent E8663B analog signal generator provides what the vendor describes as the best close-to-carrier phase-noise performance available in an off-the-shelf signal generator with frequency ranges up to 3.2 or 9 GHz. The fully synthesized signal generator achieves typical phase-noise performance of –130 dBc/Hz or lower at a 1-kHz offset from a 1-GHz carrier. It provides output power up to 21 dBm and can operate over a frequency range of 100 kHz to either 3.2 or 9 GHz.
The close-to-carrier phase-noise performance of the instrument makes it possible to characterize high-resolution radar and electronic warfare systems and components.
The Agilent E8663B analog signal generator replaces the discontinued HP or Agilent 8662A and 8663A signal generators. The E8663B provides lower phase noise than its predecessors as well as enhancements in level accuracy and harmonic distortion. This analog signal generator is code-compatible with the Agilent 8662A and 8663A, ensuring seamless operation in ATE applications using the 8662A/63A and the Agilent E5500 phase-noise test system.
Base prices: 100-kHz to 3.2-GHz frequency range option—$41,500; 100-kHz to 9-GHz frequency range option—$47,500. Agilent Technologies, www.agilent.com
