Rohde & Schwarz FSW13, User Manual

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Measurements
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measuring the harmonic distance of a DUT can be calculated relatively easily using the
second harmonic intercept.
As shown in figure 5-39 , the level of the 2
nd
harmonic drops by 20 dB if the level of the
fundamental wave is reduced by 10 dB.
Fig. 5-39: Extrapolation of the 1st and 2nd harmonics to the 2nd harmonic intercept at 40 dBm
The following formula for the obtainable harmonic distortion d
2
in dB is derived from the
straight-line equations and the given intercept point:
d
2
= S.H.I – P
I
(1)
where:
d
2
= harmonic distortion
S.H.I. = second harmonic intercept
P
I
= mixer level/dBm
The mixer level is the RF level applied to the RF input minus the set RF attenuation.
The formula for the internally generated level P
1
at the 2 nd harmonic in dBm is:
P
1
= 2 * P
I
– S.H.I. (2)
The lower measurement limit for the harmonic is the noise floor of the signal analyzer.
The harmonic of the measured DUT should – if sufficiently averaged by means of a
video filter – be at least 4 dB above the noise floor so that the measurement error due
to the input noise is less than 1 dB.
Harmonic Distortion Measurement