Tektronix and SenarioTek customisable standard solution

Tektronix and SenarioTek have announced a customisable standard solution for wideband microwave frequency up/down conversion.

This enables calibrated wideband radar and satellite signal generation and analysis for testing requirements greater than 1 GHz bandwidth and for carrier frequencies up to 50 GHz using standard instruments from the company.

By using the solution, engineers can use a calibrated and optimised solution for testing using the company’s RF test instruments such as the AWG7000 series of signal generators and the DPO/DSA/MSO70000 series of oscilloscopes.

The standard improves microwave test performance by matching microwave up and down conversion from and to an IF. This optimises the performance of the instruments and eliminates instabilities, cost and periodic calibration of in-phase quadrature modulator conversion techniques.

It also provides the widest bandwidth signal generation and analysis and can be used for both multi-band radar and satellite communication frequencies.