
Instrument Functions
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It is not useful to select the aperture time longer than required, since it increases the
noise component of the power sensor (
chapter 4.2.1.7, "Background information on
Remote command:
[SENSe<[1]..4>][:POWer][:AVG]:APERture
Sampling rate
Sets the sampling rate. With the multipath power sensors R&S
NRP-
Z11/21/22/23/24/28/31/32, the sampling rate can be set to two different values to pre-
vent aliasing effects for particular types of modulation signal. Aliasing can occur
because the sampling frequency is located within the video bandwidth, which means
that spectral components near the sampling frequency can cause beating effects. With
changing the sampling rate, the beating effects usually disappear.
Remote command:
Duty Cycle
Using the duty cycle correction, the average power of RF bursts is calculated from the
average power of the whole signal. Essentially, the average power of the whole signal
is divided by the set duty cycle.
If thermal power sensors or R&S
NRP-Z91/98 multipath power sensors are used, this
procedure is the only way to determine the power of pulsed signals.
If multipath power sensors R&S
NRP-Z11/21/22/23/24/28/31/32 are used, this method
must be employed if the bursts are so short that their power cannot be measured in the
"Burst Av" or "Timegate Av" modes.
Remote command:
[SENSe<[1]..4>]:CORRection:DCYCle:STATe
[SENSe<[1]..4>]:CORRection:DCYCle[:INPut][:MAGNitude]
Smoothing of modulated signals
To reduce result fluctuations caused by modulation, this parameter should always be
activated if the aperture time cannot be exactly adjusted to the modulation period. If the
aperture time is only 5 to 9 times larger than a modulation period, the display fluctua-
tions are sufficiently reduced. With smoothing off, 300 to 3000 periods would be
required to obtain the same effect (
Remote command:
[SENSe<[1]..4>][:POWer][:AVG]:SMOothing:STATe
4.2.1.3
Measuring the average power of burst signals
The "Burst Av" mode is the simplest way of measuring the average burst power. It is
available with the multipath power sensors (R&S
NRP-Z11/21/22/23/24/28/31/32) and
the R&S
NRP-Z8x wideband power sensors.
When this mode is selected, the sensor itself detects the start and end of the burst; no
external trigger signal is required. The parameter "Dropout" for detecting the falling
edge and the parameters of the trigger menu, see
chapter 4.2.6, "Trigger settings"
on page 85, are different ways of providing a stable measurement. By using the
Data acquisition and parameters
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