Spectrum Analysis Basics - Application Note 150

Keysight's most popular application note, Spectrum Analysis Basics, has been updated.

This application note explains the fundamentals of swept-tuned, superheterodyne spectrum analyzers and discusses the latest advances in spectrum analyzer capabilities, including real-time analysis. Chapter topics include:

• Spectrum analyzer fundamentals
• Digital IF overview
• Amplitude and frequency accuracy
• Sensitivity and noise
• Dynamic range
• Control and data transfer
• Modern signal analyzers