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MG3690A

RF/Microwave Signal Generators

0.1 Hz to 65 GHz/110 GHz

Technical Datasheet

the ideal signal generator

MG

3690

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Summary of Contents for MG3690A

Page 1: ...MG3690A RF Microwave Signal Generators 0 1 Hz to 65 GHz 110 GHz Technical Datasheet the ideal signal generator MG3690A ...

Page 2: ... to full range Every frequency step in sweep range is phase locked Accuracy Same as internal or external 10 MHz time base Resolution Minimum Step Size 0 01 Hz Linear Log Sweep User selectable linear or log sweep In log sweep step size logarithmically increases with frequency Steps User selectable number of steps or the step size Number of Steps Variable from 1 to 10 000 Step Size 0 01 Hz to the fu...

Page 3: ...itching and cables via entered power table from a GPIB power meter or calculated data When user level correction is activated entered power levels are delivered at the point where calibration was performed Supported power meters are Anritsu ML2437A ML2438A and ML4803A and HP 437B 438A and 70100A Five user tables are available with up to 801 points table Warm Up Time From Standby 30 minutes From Co...

Page 4: ...n Rotation Spurious Emissions dBc O f f s e t f r o m C a r r i e r Frequency Range Option 3 Standard 8 4 GHz 40 120 8 4 to 20 GHz 40 220 20 to 40 GHz 80 440 40 to 65 GHz 160 880 Residual FM CW and Step Sweep modes 50 Hz 15 kHz BW R e s i d u a l F M H z R M S 0 1 Hz to 10 MHz Option 22 30 dBc 10 MHz to 100 MHz Option 4 40 dBc 100 MHz to 2 2 GHz Option 4 50 dBc 10 MHz to 50 MHz Option 5 30 dBc 50 ...

Page 5: ...o 65 GHz 54 69 64 88 Single Sideband Phase Noise dBc Hz O f f s e t f r o m C a r r i e r Frequency Range 10 Hz 100 Hz 1 kHz 10 kHz 100 kHz 1 MHz 0 1 Hz to 10 MHz Option 22 60 90 120 130 130 130 10 MHz to 15 625 MHz Option 4 105 126 139 142 141 145 15 625 MHz to 31 25 MHz Option 4 99 120 134 137 137 145 31 25 MHz to 62 5 MHz Option 4 90 114 129 136 136 144 62 5 MHz to 125 MHz Option 4 84 108 127 1...

Page 6: ...3693A w opt 4 w opt 5 STD STD 2 2 GHz 2 GHz 2 to 20 GHz 20 to 30 GHz 13 0 13 0 9 0 6 0 11 0 11 0 7 0 3 0 Not Available MG3694A w opt 4 w opt 5 STD STD 2 2 GHz 2 GHz 2 to 20 GHz 20 to 40 GHz 13 0 13 0 9 0 6 0 11 0 11 0 7 0 3 0 Not Available MG3695A w opt 4 w opt 5 STD STD 2 2 GHz 2 GHz 2 to 20 GHz 20 to 50 GHz 12 0 12 0 10 0 3 0 10 0 10 0 8 0 0 0 Not Available MG3696A w opt 4 w opt 5 STD STD 2 2 GH...

Page 7: ...r of points 2 to 801 points per table Number of tables 5 available Entry modes GPIB power meter or computed data CW Power Sweep Range Sweeps between any two power levels at a single CW frequency Resolution 0 01 dB step Log or 0 001 mV Linear Accuracy Same as CW power accuracy Log Linear Sweep Power sweep selectable as either log or linear Log sweep is in dB linear sweep is in mV Step Size User con...

Page 8: ...te n DC to 10 MHz DC to 1 MHz 1 dB relative to 100 kHz rate 1 dB relative to 100 kHz rate 10 0 0025 rad V to 5 rad V n 0 25 rad V to 500 rad V n Conditions Specifications for Frequencies 2 2 GHz with option 4 Harmonic Distortion Locked 10 MHz Rate 1 MHz Dev 1 Rate 10 kHz Dev 1 MHz n 1 Deviation Locked Locked Low noise Unlocked Narrow Unlocked Wide Rate 1 kHz to Lesser of 8 MHz or 0 03 Fcarrier Rat...

Page 9: ...is Low Frequency LF Generator option can only be ordered in combination with either FM ΦM or AM options 12 and 14 respectively Waveforms Sinusoid square wave triangle positive ramp negative ramp Gaussian noise uniform noise Check Option 10 for User Defined Rate 0 1 Hz to 1 MHz sinusoidal 0 1 Hz to 100 kHz square wave triangle ramps Resolution 0 1 Hz Accuracy Same as instrument timebase Output Two ...

Page 10: ...the Anritsu MG3681A Option 7 s IF input can be used to feed in an IQ modulated signal from an MG3681A up converting it to as high as 40 GHz with an MG3694A A typical setup is shown below Frequency Range 2 to 18 GHz Attenuation Range 0 to 60 dB Flatness 2 dB 0 to 40 dB 2 dB 40 to 60 dB Step Response 1 ms Sensitivity 10 dB V Insertion Loss 6 dB when engaged Input Rear Panel BNC connector High Impeda...

Page 11: ...ynthesizer s external ALC input for a flatter response using External ALC Leveling mode Modulation can be used up to 110 GHz with these multipliers FM ΦM s deviation will be multiplied based on the multiplication factor of the 54000 used Pulse Modulation is available with sharper rise and fall times AM is not recommended All performance is typical 54000 4WR15 54000 5WR15 54000 4WR10 54000 5WR10 Fr...

Page 12: ...BNC Rear Panel AUX I O 25 pin D type Rear Panel SERIAL I O RJ45 Rear Panel IEEE 488 GPIB Type 57 Rear Panel mmW BIAS Option 18 Twinax Rear Panel RF LO IF Option 7 K Connector female 3x Rear Panel PULSE TRIG IN Option 13 BNC Rear Panel PULSE SYNC OUT Option 24 BNC Rear Panel PULSE VIDEO OUT Option 24 BNC Rear Panel AM IN Option 14 BNC Rear Panel FM ΦM IN Option 12 BNC Rear Panel AM OUT Option 23 BN...

Page 13: ...10 MHz signal derived from the internal frequency standard 50Ω impedance HORIZ OUT Horizontal Sweep Output Provides 0V at beginning and 10V at end of sweep regardless of sweep width In CW mode the voltage is proportional to frequency between 0V at low end and 10V at the high end of range In CW mode if CW RAMP is enabled a repetitive 0V to 10V ramp is provided EFC IN Provides the capability to freq...

Page 14: ...n 23 are required MG3690A 12 Frequency and Phase Modulation External via a rear panel BNC connector For internal modulation capability requires additionally LF Generator Option 23 MG3690A 13X Pulse Modulation External via a rear panel BNC connector For internal modulation capability requires additionally Pulse Generator Option 24 This option comes in different versions based on instrument configur...

Page 15: ...ludes A36599 power cable and 3 filters 54000 5WR10 75 110 GHz W Band X6 Multiplier Source Module with internal reference coupler detector includes A36599 power cable 3 filters and 560 10BX 2 detector adapter cable N120 6 Semi rigid cable N m to N m 15 cm long connects synthesizer s RF output to multiplier s RF input Also requires 34RKNF50 or 34RVNF50 Adapter 34RKNF50 DC to 20 GHz Ruggedized Type N...

Page 16: ...nada 800 ANRITSU South America 55 21 2527 6922 Microwave Measurement Division 490 Jarvis Drive Morgan Hill CA 95037 2809 http www us anritsu com Discover What s Possible Anritsu October 2004 All trademarks are registered trademarks of their respective companies Data subject to change without notice 11410 00327 Rev C ...

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