Agilent Technologies has expanded its range of signal generators with two new models that provide enhanced performance in phase noise, output power and frequency-switching speed. According to the Agilent, the new N5183B MXG and N5173B EXG microwave analog signal generators complement the company’s E8267D vector PSG and E8257D analog PSG, offering good alternatives in size, speed and cost.
Featuring a two rack unit design, model N5183B MXG offers +20 dBm output power at 20 GHz and phase noise of less than -124 dBc/Hz and -75 dBc spurious, enabling module- and system-level testing up to 40 GHz. It also accelerates the calibration of complex systems with best-in-class switching speed of less than 600 µs.
Model N5173B EXG offers +20 dBm output power at 20 GHz and low harmonics of <-55 dBc and is well-suited for the characterization of broadband microwave components such as filters and amplifiers. Featuring coverage 40 GHz, it also supports continuous-wave (CW) blocking for receiver testing or basic local-oscillator upconversion for point-to-point microwave backhaul links.
“Agilent microwave signal generators are an essential part of today’s most advanced measurement systems,” Andy Botka, vice president and general manager of Agilent’s microwave and communications division, said. “They reliably provide the signal purity, output power and modulation developers need to keep pushing the envelope in radar, electronic-warfare and satellite-communications applications.”
