R&S^® ZVL Vector Network Analyzers 9 kHz to 3 GHz / 6 GHz

Network Analyzer Characteristics

• Frequency range 9 kHz to 3 or 6 GHz
• Dynamic range: >115 dB (>123 dB typ)
• Bidirectional test set, measurement of all 4 S-parameters
• Measurement bandwidths: 10 Hz to 500 kHz
• Number of measurement points: 2 to 4001
• Measurement speed @ 100 kHz IF BW and 201 meas. points: <60 ms
• Trace noise 0.005 dB (rms)
• Output power range: -50 to 0 dBm, typical values -60 to +10 dBm
• Receiver step attenuator 0 to 30 dB for measurement on active devices

Spectrum Analyzer Characteristics (R&S FSL-K1)

• Frequency range 9 kHz to 3 or 6 GHz
• Resolution bandwidth: 300 Hz to 10 MHz in 1/3 sequence, zero span additionally 20 MHz, optional 10 Hz to 10 MHz
• I/Q demodulation bandwidth: 20 MHz
• SSB Phase noise @ 1 GHz: typical value -103 dBc (1 Hz) at 10 kHz carrier offset
• Third order intercept (T.O.I): +12 dBm, typical value
• Displayed average noise level: <-140 dBm (1Hz): with optional preamp: typical value= -163 dBm (1Hz)
• Level measurement uncertainty: 0.5 dB up to 3 GHz and 0.8 dB from 3 to 6 GHz.
• Full set of detectors: max peak, min peak, auto peak, sample, rms, quasi peak, average

Key Features

• Measurement of S-parameters, impedance, admittance and stability
• Measurement output as Smith chart, inverted Smith chart, magnitude and phase, polar diagram, real / imaginary, group delay, VSWR
• Very high number of traces and channels, overlay display of traces and different channels in a single diagram
• Evaluation of traces within up to 10 ranges: max, min, rms, mean, std deviation, electrical length, phase delay
• Evaluation of band pass filters in terms of center frequency, bandwidth, quality factor, attenuation
• Optional spectrum analyser (ZVL-K1) including all functions also available with the network analyzer R&S ZVL

Operation

• Intuitive user interface for hard and soft key or mouse control. Dialogues and wizards for more complex tasks guide through the measurement
• A context sensitive on-line help function explains the used functions in detail and provides the associated remote commands for easy programming
• Undo and redo functions
• Operation from remote locations via remote desktop function
• Easy export of the test setups, measurement results or screen shots to the internal flash disk or to an USB stick. Export or import of measurement data in ASCII or Touchstone format
• Remote control via 100/10 base T-LAN interface or optional GPIB interface
• Operating System Windows XP