Microwave Signal Generator breaks 1 W output barrier.
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Suited for aerospace, defense, and communications industries, PSG E8257D option 521 delivers +24 to +28 dBm specified output power over frequency range of 250 MHz to 20 GHz and eliminates need for amplifiers, couplers, and detectors. With typical max unleveled output power exceeding 1 W over large portion of frequency range, users and UUTs can be protected from high-power accidents with adjustable RF output hardware power clamp, which can be set from +15 to +33 dBm at output of PSG.
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Agilent Technologies Introduces Industry's First Microwave Signal Generator that Breaks One-Watt Output Power Barrier
SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 1, 2009 -- Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today introduced the industry's first microwave signal generator with ultrahigh output power capability that breaks the one-watt output barrier. The Agilent PSG E8257D signal generator option 521 delivers from +24 to +28 dBm specified output power over a frequency range of 250 MHz to 20 GHz (useable down to 10 MHz) and eliminates the need for additional hardware such as amplifiers, couplers and detectors.
"Agilent introduced the world's first integrated vector signal generator that delivered up to 44 GHz and the first analog signal generator up to 67 GHz," said Andy Botka, vice president and general manager of Agilent's Signal Sources division. "Our new microwave signal generator continues the tradition of accelerating innovation in RF and microwave test applications requirements for aerospace, defense and communications."
A common limitation for virtually all microwave signal generators is that specified output power is typically limited to less than +25 dBm. For applications that require specified output power higher than +25 dBm, such as TWT amplifier testing and ATE/antenna test configurations (where signal insertion loss is high due to switch routings and long cable lengths), extra hardware such as amplifiers, couplers and detectors are needed. The PSG with option 521 eliminates that requirement and the costs associated with that extra hardware.
With typical maximum unleveled output power exceeding one watt (greater than +30 dBm) over a large portion of the frequency range, users and UUT's (units under test) can be protected from high-power accidents with a new, adjustable RF output hardware power clamp. Able to be set from +15 dBm to +33 dBm at the output of the PSG, the adjustable power clamp works with internal and external leveling configurations. For higher power, narrow frequency range applications, the maximum RF output clamp setting of +33 dBm provides access to option 521's maximum available unleveled output power.
U.S. Pricing and Availability
The Agilent PSG E8257D option 521 is priced at $41,575. More information about Agilent's microwave signal generator with ultrahigh output power capability is available at www.agilent.com/find/psg. Photos are available at www.agilent.com/find/psg_images.
About Agilent Technologies
Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) is the world's premier measurement company and a technology leader in communications, electronics, life sciences and chemical analysis. The company's 19,000 employees serve customers in more than 110 countries. Agilent had net revenues of $5.8 billion in fiscal 2008. Information about Agilent is available on the Web at www.agilent.com.
