Performance Verification
Giga-tronics 2500B Series Microwave Signal Generators
Page 94
Operation Manual, Part Number 34737, Rev C, June 30, 2011
Table 47: SSB Phase Noise - Standard
SSB Phase Noise — Standard
Carrier
Frequency
(GHz)
Offset from Carrier (dBc/Hz)
10 kHz
10.0
-106
Table 48: SSB Phase Noise - Option 28A
SSB Phase Noise — Option 28A
Carrier
Frequency
(GHz)
Offset from Carrier (dBc/Hz)
100 Hz
1 kHz
10 kHz
100 kHz
1 MHz
1.0
-96
-109
-121
-121
-147
4.0
-84
-96
-111
-109
-139
10.0
-74
-94
-106
-105
-135
20.0
-68
-88
-99
-99
-124
30.0
-67
-79
-96
-96
-123
Table 49: SSB Phase Noise - Option 28B
SSB Phase Noise — Option 28B
Carrier
Frequency
(GHz)
Offset from Carrier (dBc/Hz)
1 Hz
10 Hz
100 Hz
1 kHz
10 kHz
100 kHz
1 MHz
1.0
-55
-77
-100
-118
-124
-124
-150
4.0
-43
-67
-90
-108
-114
-112
-142
10.0
-35
-60
-83
-100
-109
-108
-138
20.0
-29
-55
-77
-94
-102
-102
-126
30.0
-23
-48
-71
-88
-99
-99
-127
Table 50: Frequency and Power Sweep
Frequency and Power Sweep
Parameter
Specification
Ramp Frequency Sweep
Full Frequency Coverage
Ramp Power Sweep
0 to 25 dB
Power Slope (CW Mode, List Mode)
0 to 0.5 dB/GHz
Ramp Output
0 to 10 V and 0.5 V/GHz (2502B, 2508B and 2520B) or
0.25 V/GHz (2526B, 2540B and 2550B)
Z-Axis Blanking
+5 V (positive only)
Sweep Time
(Rate must be < 500 MHz/ms)
100 ms to 200 s