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Specifications

Important

Unless otherwise stated, all specifications apply after 30 minutes of instrument warm-up.

Important

Important changes in the specification parameters are explicitly mentioned in the revision history of this document.

General Specifications

Table 1: General and storage
Parameter Min Typ Max
storage temperature –25 °C - 65 °C
storage relative humidity (non-condensing) - - 95%
operating temperature 5 °C - 40 °C
operating relative humidity (non-condensing) - - 90%
specification temperature 18 °C - 28 °C
power consumption - - 120 W
operating environment IEC61010, indoor location, installation category II, pollution degree 2    
operating altitude up to 2000 meters    
power inlet fuses 250 V, 2 A, fast acting, 5 x 20 mm    
power supply AC line 100-240 V (±10%), 50/60 Hz    
dimensions (width x depth x height) 44.0 × 38.0 × 4.4 cm (no handle), 17.3 × 15.0 × 1.7 inch, 19 inch rack compatible    
weight 6 kg (14 lb)    
recommended calibration interval 2 years    
Table 2: Maximum ratings
Parameter Details Min Typ Max
Damage threshold Pump Out voltage level -15 V - +15 V
Damage threshold Pump In voltage level -15 V - +15 V
  RF power - - +20 dBm
Damage threshold Signal Out voltage level -15 V - +15 V
Damage threshold Signal In voltage level -15 V - +15 V
  RF power - - +20 dBm
Damage threshold Trig Out voltage level -0.5 V - +3.8 V
Damage threshold Trig In voltage level (50 Ω input impedance) -0.5 V - +5.5 V
Damage threshold DIO Out voltage level -0.5 V - +3.8 V
Damage threshold DIO In voltage level -0.5 V - +6.5 V
Damage threshold External Clk Out voltage level -3 V - +3 V
Damage threshold External Clk In voltage level -15 V - +15 V
  RF power - - +15 dBm
Table 3: Host computer requirements
Parameter Description
supported Windows operating systems Windows 10, 11 on x86-64
supported macOS operating systems macOS 10.11+ on x86-64 and ARMv8
supported Linux distributions GNU/Linux (Ubuntu 14.04+, CentOS 7+, Debian 8+) on x86-64 and ARMv8
supported processors x86-64 (Intel, AMD), ARMv8 (e.g., Raspberry Pi 4 and newer, Apple M-series)

Analog Interface Specifications

Table 4: Pump Tone Generation (Parametric Pump Channels)
Parameter Details   Min Typ Max
Output impedance -   - 50 Ω -
Output coupling -   AC    
Synthesizer frequency range Pump Tone   - 4...12 GHz 2.5...12 GHz
  Probe Tone   - 4...8.5 GHz 2.5...10 GHz
Synthesizer frequency step -   1 kHz - -
Nominal output level range Pump Tone HIGH - 0...20 dBm -
    LOW - -20...0 dBm -
  Probe Tone1 at 6 GHz - -35...-50 dBc -
Maximum settable output level Pump Tone, ALC enabled and low-pass filter disabled 4…8 GHz2 - 20 dBm -
    8…9 GHz - 18 dBm -
    9…10 GHz - 14 dBm -
    10…11 GHz - 12 dBm -
    11…12 GHz - 7 dBm -
Output level error Pump Tone   - 1.5 dB -
  Probe Tone   - 3 dB -
Output level step Pump Tone ALC enabled - 0.01 dB -
  Probe Tone   - 0.5 dB -
Maximum output level drift with temperature Pump Tone ALC enabled - 0.02 dB / °C -
Maximum output level drift over time Pump Tone ALC enabled, at 25 °C - 0.02 dB / 24h -
Output phase noise 10 GHz offset 1 kHz - -95 dBc/Hz -
    offset 10 kHz - -105 dBc/Hz -
    offset 1 MHz - -115 dBc/Hz -
    offset 10 MHz - -145 dBc/Hz -
Table 5: Readout Signal Conditioning (Parametric Pump Channels)
Parameter Details Min Typ Max
Signal In impedance - - 50 Ω -
Signal In coupling - AC    
Signal Out impedance - - 50 Ω -
Signal Out coupling - AC    
Pump In impedance - - 50 Ω -
Pump In coupling - AC    
Signal In to Signal Out frequency range - - 5...9 GHz -
Signal In to Signal Out gain - - 10 dB -
Signal In to Signal Out noise figure 8 GHz - 5 dB -
Signal In maximum level 8 GHz - -7 dBm -
Pump tone cancellation frequency range - - 5...10 GHz -
Cancellation tone attenuation span - - 50 dB -
Cancellation tone phase shift span - 360 deg - -
Table 6: Other Inputs and Outputs
Parameter Details Min Typ Max
Reference clock input - SMA on back panel    
Reference clock input impedance - - 50 Ω -
Reference clock input coupling - AC    
Reference clock input frequency - 10 / 100 MHz    
Reference clock input level range - - -10...+14 dBm -
Reference clock output - SMA on back panel    
Reference clock output impedance - - 50 Ω -
Reference clock output coupling - AC    
Reference clock output frequency - 10/100 MHz    
Reference clock output level 10MHz - +8 dBm -
  100 MHz - +7 dBm -

  1. Relative to pump tone level, for a pump tone frequency of 6 GHz and a pump tone level of 10 dBm ↩

  2. The upper end of each listed frequency range is excluded from the interval ↩