Agilent E4428C ESG Analog Signal Generator

Product Overview: Agilent E4428C ESG Analog Signal Generator

Signal Characteristics

• 250 kHz to 3 or 6 GHz (.01 Hz resolution)
  
• -136 to 17 dBm @ 1 GHZ and 10 dBm @ 6 GHz output power
  
• +/-0.5 to +/-0.9 dB level accuracy (> -110 dBm)

Spectral Purity

• -134 dBc/Hz SSB phase noise @ 20 kHz offset, 1 GHz carrier (typ)
  
• Enhanced phase noise performance (Option UNJ) ships standard
  
• High-stability timebase: oven-controlled crystal oscillator (OXCO)

Modulation and Sweep

• AM, FM, ØM, and pulse modulation
  
• DC to 10 MHz FM modulation rates, maximum deviations up to 8 MHz
  
• Dual internal function generators: sine, square, ramp, triangle, noise, DC, pulse, swept sine, dual sine
  
• Step and list sweep (frequency and power)

Automation and Communication Interface

• 10BaseT LAN and GPIB
  
• SCPI and IVI-COM drivers
  
• Backwards compatible with all ESG signal generators

Excellent all-inclusive RF and analog modulation performance up to 3 or 6 GHz
The E4428C ESG analog signal generator delivers outstanding spectral purity, level accuracy, output power, and analog modulation performance up to 3 or 6 GHz for all general-purpose test needs. This makes the E4428C ESG a superb choice for general-purpose tests requiring CW, AM, ØM, and FM receiver and component test signals in the cellular, ISM, and UNII frequency bands.

Lowest Single-Sideband phase noise performance in its price class
Single-Sideband (SSB) phase noise is an extremely important specification of a signal generator. For example, if used for measuring the adjacent channel selectivity of a receiver, your test results might indicate a failure when your receiver is actually functioning properly if the phase noise of the signal generator is too high. With a typical SSB phase noise performance of -134 dBc/Hz at 20 kHz offset from a 1 GHz carrier, the E4428C ESG will meet your demanding performance needs. Other key applications that require high spectral purity include LO substitution, low-jitter clock stimulus, blocking/interference signals, and in-channel measurements close to the carrier.