Make RF Measurements 10x Faster, 30x Cleaner

Webinars

The Keysight DDS source makes phase and group delay measurements 10 times faster with noise in the trace reduced by a factor of 30. Further, the DDS has virtually no spurs and very low phase noise, meaning it is easier to see close-in spurious caused by an internal local oscillator (LO) to the frequency converter. 

This webinar showcases enhancements that have greatly improved the ability of the Keysight PNA and PNA-X to characterize frequency converters and mixers.  

During this session, you'll gain insights into the following:

  •  The phase-noise measurement application, which, when using the DDS synthesizer as an LO, enables direct measurement of the phase noise of a frequency converter with an embedded LO.
  • The DDS system, which provides an optional third source (up to 13.5 GHz) that can drive an LO of a mixer while applying two tones (combined internally from ports 1 and 3) to measure IMD.
  • The modulation / distortion application with measurements on frequency converters.
  • The method of source digital pre-distortion that enables the creation of very wideband signals (up to 4 GHz or more) with nearly perfect error vector magnitude, even when driven at high powers.