Agilent Technologies N9010A specifications DANLa, 20 to 30C To 50C Typical

Agilent EXA Signal Analyzer

Dynamic Range

Displayed Average Noise Level

Description	Specifications		Supplemental Information
Displayed Average Noise Level	Input terminated Sample or		Refer to the footnote for
(DANL)a	Average detector		Band Overlaps on page 15.
	Averaging type = Log
	0 dB input attenuation
	IF Gain = High
	1 Hz Resolution Bandwidth
	20 to 30°C	5 to 50°C	Typical
Option 503, 507, 513, 526
1 to 10 MHzb	−147 dBm	−145 dBm	−149 dBm
10 MHz to 2.1 GHz	−148 dBm	−146 dBm	−150 dBm
2.1 GHz to 3.6 GHz	−147 dBm	−145 dBm	−148 dBm
Option 507,513, 526
3.6 GHz to 7 GHz	−147 dBm	−145 dBm	−149 dBm
Option 513, 526
7.0 GHz to 13.6 GHz	−143 dBm	−141 dBm	−147 dBm
Option 526
13.5 GHz to 17.1 GHz	−137 dBm	−134 dBm	−142 dBm
17.0 GHz to 20.0 GHz	−137 dBm	−134 dBm	−142 dBm
20.0 GHz to 26.5 GHz	−134 dBm	−130 dBm	−140 dBm
Additional DANL, IF Gain=Lowc			−160.5 dBm (nominal)

a.DANL for zero span and swept is normalized in two ways and for two reasons. DANL is mea- sured in a 1 kHz RBW and normalized to the narrowest available RBW, because the noise fig- ure does not depend on RBW and 1 kHz measurements are faster. The second normalization is that DANL is measured with 10 dB input attenuation and normalized to the 0 dB input attenuation case, because that makes DANL and third order intermodulation test conditions congruent, allowing accurate dynamic range estimation for the analyzer.

b.DANL below 10 MHz is dominated by phase noise around the LO feedthrough signal. Speci- fications apply with the best setting of the Phase Noise Optimization control, which is to choose the “Best Phase Noise at offset < 20 kHz” for frequencies below 25 kHz, and “Best Phase Noise at offset > 30 kHz” for frequencies above 25 kHz. The difference in sensitivity with Phase Noise Optimization changes is about 10 dB at 10 and 100 kHz, declining to under 1 dB for signals below 400 Hz, above 800 kHz, and near 25 kHz.

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