N5230A network analyser

Agilent has introduced its four-port, 20 GHz vector network analyser for measuring multiport, balanced components such as filters, duplexers and RF modules.

The N5230A PNA-L (options 240/245) enable RF and microwave engineers working in wireless communications, WLAN, signal integrity and aerospace and defence markets to characterise components, helping reduce the cost of test and increase production throughput.

The device offers low trace noise (as low as 0.005 dB RMS at 100 kHz bandwidth) and high dynamic range (up to 120 dB at 2 GHz), which provides greater accuracy and repeatability to minimise measurement uncertainty.

In addition, the optional electronic calibration (ECal) module, a precision, single-connection calibration technique, enables fast, repeatable calibrations.

With ECal, full two-, three- and four-port calibration can be performed 10 times faster than mechanical calibration.

The four-port PNA-L's automatic port-extension feature automatically measures and corrects for fixtures, making measurements of in-fixture devices simple and accurate.

Available options include a configurable test set that provides flexibility for measurement applications such as high power measurements, frequency-offset mode for mixer and amplifier measurements, and time domain analysis.