General

Ports

2

Calibration

Internal, Automatic

Operating Frequency

DC to 30 GHz

S-parameter Measurements

Single-ended and mixed mode (calculated)

Calibration Method

OSLT (internal)

Connector Type

2.92 mm

Standard Measurement Capability

Frequency Domain Displays

Magnitude, Phase, Real and Imaginary

Time Domain Displays

Impulse Response, Step Response, Rho, Z . normalized to specified rise time

Result Displays

Up to 16 measurements displayed simultaneously

Display Modes

Smith Chart, single, dual, tandem, triple, quad, quattro, hex, octal

De-embedding Modes

User cables, adaptors, and optional fixture

File Output

Touchstone 1.0

Result Actions

Auto-save and e-mail

Pulser / Sampler and Time base

Step Amplitude

200 mV (nominal top-base, 50 ohm termination)

Rise Time

6 ps 20-80% typical - as measured by sampler

Noise

-50 dBm (no averaging, bandwidth limited to 40 GHz)

Repetition Rate

5 MHz (normal DUT length mode) and 1 MHz (long DUT length mode) @ 30% duty cycle

Hardware Averaging

Fast Averaging at 10 Million Points/Second

Acquisition Rate

Normal DUT length mode: 250 acquisitions/second; Long DUT Length Mode: 50 acquisitions/second (nominal)

Acquisition Duration

Normal DUT Length Mode: 50 ns; Long DUT Length Mode: 250 ns

Dynamic Range

77 + 0.272 f - 0.931 sqrt(f) - 20 log(f); (typical, f in GHz; > 50 dB at 40 GHz in Normal sequence control mode)

Time Base Type

Coherent Interleaved Sampling (CIS)

Equivalent Time Sample Rate

204.8 GS/s

Jitter

<= 300 fs rms

Power Requirements

Voltage

100 to 240 VAC(+/- 10%) at 50/60 Hz; Automatic AC voltage selection

Max. Power Consumption

80 W (80 VA) (Operating Mode), 7 W (Standby)

Internal Switching Relays

Frequency Rating

40 GHz

Rated Life

2 million actuations per contact

Insertion Loss

< 1.1 dB at 40 GHz

VSWR

< 1.8 @ 40 GHz

Switching Variation

Insertion loss: 0.05 dB, 0.9 deg, VSWR 0.087 @ 40 GHz

Single Relay Port-port Isolation

>50 dB @ 40 GHz (pulser / sampler port-port isolation > 100 dB @ 40 GHz)

Environmental and Safety

Temperature (Operating)

5 deg C to 40 deg C (Internal Calibration valid 20 deg C - 0 deg C)

Humidity (Operating)

Maximum relative humidity 80% for temperatures up to 30 <C, decreasing linearly to 50% relative humidity at 40 deg C

Altitude (Operating)

Up to 10,000 ft (3,048 m) at or below 30 <C

Physical Dimensions

Dimensions (HWD)

7" H x 13.1" W x 13.6" D (178 x 332 x 345 mm)

Weight

17 lbs. (7.711 kg)

Shipping Weight

29 lbs. (13.17 kg)

Shipping Dimensions

12" H x 25" W x 20.5" D (305 x 635 x 521 mm)

Recommended PC Requirements

Operating System

Microsoft Vista® or Windows® 7, 64-bit
(Note: The SPARQ application will run on Windows® 32 bit operating systems, but S-parameter calculation time will be impaired)

Processor

Intel Core 2 Duo @ 2.4 GHz or better

Memory

4 GB RAM or better

Hard Disk

2 GB available free space

Display Resolution

1280 x 780

Connectivity

USB 2.0 High-speed