Signal analyzer enables wideband measurement up to 900 MHz of bandwidth
Many digital communications and radar applications today require demodulation and analysis of wideband signals in the microwave region. While in some applications, this task can be accomplished using a modern wideband oscilloscope to directly digitize signals for analysis, the Agilent PXA provides a more convenient and economical solution.
Acting as a broadband down converter, the PXA translates the desired microwave or millimeter wave signal down to an IF frequency and then supplies it to an Agilent Infiniium 9000 or 90000 series oscilloscope running 89600 VSA software where it is digitized and analyzed, respectively. The PXA’s wideband IF output extends the 89600 VSA’s analysis bandwidth to 900 MHz for input signals with frequencies from 3.6 to 50 GHz.
With this 900-MHz solution, engineers now have both the advantage of a fully featured signal analyzer with high-resolution vector signal analysis software and a wideband measurement system to address wideband demodulation requirements. This wideband analysis capability, combined with the industry’s highest performance signal analyzer, provides radar and communications engineers with the most flexible and powerful tools available to date for developing tomorrow’s aerospace and defense systems.
Moreover, using the PXA’s wideband IF output for broadband signal analysis, customers gain the cost advantage of using off-the-shelf instruments for their broadband applications, while avoiding the frustration and uncertainty of home-brew down converters.
For further information: www.agilent.com/find/PXA_900MHz.
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