Four Reasons to Migrate Now from E5052B SSA to E5055A SSA-X Signal Source Analyzer

 Four Reasons to Migrate Now from E5052B SSA to E5055A SSA-X Signal Source Analyzer

Comprehensive Phase Noise and Signal Source Analysis

Keysight’s E5055A SSA-X Signal Source Analyzer is a next generation bench-top phase noise and signal source analysis solution for wireless communications, high-speed digital, aerospace and defense applications, and T&M metrology. Comprehensive and versatile, this solution evaluates the phase noise and other relevant parameters for RF signals up to 8 GHz. Flexible measurement settings and a modern user interface improve measurement efficiency, while application support through software expands measurement coverage to meet new requirements. Building on 35 years of phase noise experience, Keysight solutions provide excellent performance and are economically tailored to fit your needs.

Who Needs an SSA-X?

Wireless communications (5G, 6G components (i.e. synthesizers) and modules)

• Mid and high performance are required

• Improve the evaluation quality and efficiency with modern multi-window display

• Easy to use is required for automation in manufacturing

Highspeed Data Communications (Phase noise (“Jitter”) of High-speed SerDes, ADCs, DACs and Clocks (i.e. PCIe RefClk))

• “Jitter” measurements

• RefClock with SSC (Spread Spectrum Clocking)

• Correlation to the results by the oscilloscopes

Aerospace and Defense (Phase noise of transceivers used in radar/EW)

• Highest measurement performance

• Versatility on top of the phase noise measurements

T&M Metrology (Calibration Lab, R&D or Mfr.)

• Mid to high performance required

• Easy-to-use is required for automation in the system rack

Reason #1: Precise and Accurate Phase Noise Measurements

The E5055A has best-in-class noise sensitivity in a one box solution available on the market today and extremely better than the E5052B in wide offset ranges, which contributes to detect and measure very small phase noise easily and quickly than the conventional phase noise analysis instruments, such as the E5052B SSA.

Reason #2: Faster Measurements

Better sensitivity is not only for measuring lower phase noise easily, but also provides you with faster throughput than the conventional signal source analyzer.

When you measure a very clean low phase noise signal, shown below, you will see a noisy phase noise trace on the E5052B due to E5052B’s inferior noise sensitivity. Of course, you can improve this on the E5052B by applying many cross-correlations to minimize the system internal noises. However, it takes a lot of time to get the same level of smoothness on the traces on the E5052B. Better sensitivity also helps you to increase measurement throughput.

Reason #3: Versatile and Comprehensive Capabilities

Reason #4: Easy-to-use User Interface

• Easy to know measurement quality

• Easy to add new measurements

• Easy to allocate multiple traces and channels

• Easy to see overview of measurement results