Agilent
8560 EC Series Spectrum Analyzers
Data Sheet
Agilent 8560EC 30 Hz to 2.9 GHz
Agilent 8561EC 30 Hz to 6.5 GHz
1
Agilent 8562EC 30 Hz to 13.2 GHz
Agilent 8563EC 30 Hz to 26.5 GHz
Agilent 8564EC 30 Hz to 40 GHz
Agilent 8565EC 30 Hz to 50 GHz
1. The 8561EC has been discontinued and replaced
with 8562EC.
The Agilent 8560 EC Series spectrum analyzers have a color display,
offer standard digitized fast time domain sweeps (Option 856xE-007
on the 8560 E Series), and are Class 3 MIL-rugged. The 8560 EC
Series is identical to the 8560E Series in all other respects.
Frequency Specifications, Agilent 8560 EC Series
Unless noted, all specifications describe the instrument’s warranted performance under the following conditions: 5-minute warm-up from ambient conditions,
autocoupled controls, digital display, IF ADJ ON, REF LVL CAL adjusted, SECOND IF OUTPUT and 1ST LO OUTPUT terminated in 50 Ω. After a 30-minute warm-up,
and over a temperature range of 20 °C to 30 °C, the preselector does not have to be peaked at each signal of interest; under these conditions factory preselector
peak values are sufficient to meet all specifications. Typical performance is non-warranted. Supplemental characteristics are denoted by “nominal” and
“approximately”; these constitute non-warranted functional performance information derived during the design process and are not tested on a continuing basis.
Frequency range
Internal
mixing
External
mixing
8560EC
30 Hz
2
to
2.9 GHz
18 GHz to
325 GHz
8561EC
30 Hz
2
to
6.5 GHz
18 GHz to
325 GHz
8562EC
30 Hz
2
to
13.2 GHz
18 GHz to
325 GHz
8563EC
30 Hz
1
to
26.5 GHz
18 GHz to
325 GHz
8564EC
30 Hz
1
to
40 GHz
18 GHz to
325 GHz
8565EC
30 Hz
1
to
50 GHz
18 GHz to
325 GHz
Frequency band
30 Hz to 2.9 GHz
2.75 GHz to 6.46 GHz
5.86 GHz to 13.2 GHz
12.4 GHz to 26.8 GHz
26.4 GHz to 31.15 GHz
31.0 GHz to 50 GHz
Harmonic mixing mode (N)
1
1
2
4
4
8
Option 856xEC-103
±1x10
–6
±2x10
–6
±1 x 10
–6
Frequency reference
Temperature stability 3
Aging
(per year)
(per day nom.)
Initial achievable accuracy
Short-term warmup accuracy factors (nominal)
5 minute
15 minute
±1 x
±1 x 10
–7
±5 x 10
–10 (4)
±2.2 x 10
–8
±1 x 10
–7
±1 x 10
–8
10
–8
Frequency readout accuracy
(Start, stop, center and marker frequency functions)
Span > 2 MHz x N
5
±(freq readout x freq ref accuracy 6 +5% x span +15% x RBW +10 Hz)
Span ≤ 2 MHz x N
5
±(freq readout x freq ref accuracy 6 +1% x span +15% x RBW +10 Hz)
Frequency counter accuracy
Marker count accuracy
(S/N ≥ 25 dB)
Accuracy at 1 GHz
(25 °C, 1 yr aging, marker resolution = 1 Hz)
Delta count accuracy
(S/N ≥ 25 dB)
Counter resolution
±(marker freq x freq ref accuracy
7
+2 Hz x N
5
+1 LSD of counter)
±225 Hz (5-minute warm-up)
7
±135 Hz (15-minute warm-up)
7
±3003 Hz (Option 856xEC-103)
±(delta freq x freq ref accuracy
6
+ 4 Hz x N
5
+2 LSD)
Selectable from 1 Hz to 1 MHz
Frequency span
Range
Accuracy
Span > 2 MHz x N
5
Span ≤ 2 MHz x N
5
0, 100 Hz to full span
(100 Hz x N
5
when using external mixers)
±5%
±1%
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Agilent 8563EC, 8564EC, 8565EC require Option 856xEC-006 for operation below 9 kHz.
Agilent 8560EC, 8561EC, 8562EC minimum frequency in AC coupled mode is 100 kHz . In DC coupled mode minimum frequency is 30 Hz.
–10 °C to +55 °C, referenced to 25 °C
After 7 day warm-up
N = harmonic mixing mode number
Frequency reference accuracy = aging x time since last adjustment + initial achievable accuracy + temperature stability
Short term warmup accuracy factors have been included in this calculation.
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Frequency Specifications,
continued
Sweep time
Range
Span = 0 Hz
Span ±100 Hz
RBW ≥ 300 Hz
RBW ≤ 100 Hz
Accuracy
(Span = 0 Hz)
Sweep time ≥ 30 ms
Sweep time < 30 ms
Sweep trigger
50 µs to 6000 s
50 ms to 2000 s
50 ms to 100 ks
±1% (digitized trace data)
±0.1% (digitized trace data)
Delayed, free run, single, line, video, external
Resolution bandwidth
Range
(–3 dB)
Option 856xEC-103
1
Accuracy
1 Hz to 1 MHz in a 1, 3, 10 sequence and 2 MHz (3 MHz at –6 dB)
10 Hz to 1 MHz in a 1, 3, 10 sequence and 2 MHz (3 MHz at –6 dB)
1 Hz to 300 kHz ±10%
1 MHz
±25%
2 MHz
+50%, –25%
< 15:1
< 5:1
Selectivity
(–60 dB/–3 dB BW ratio)
RBW ≥ 300 Hz
RBW ≤ 100 Hz
Video bandwidth range
1 Hz to 3 MHz in a 1, 3, 10 sequence
Noise sidebands
(see Figure 1)
Center frequency ≤ 1 GHz
Offset
100 Hz
1 kHz
10 kHz
6
30 kHz
6, 8
100 kHz
7
≤ –88 dBc/Hz
2
≤ –97 dBc/Hz
2
≤ –113 dBc/Hz
3
≤ –113 dBc/Hz
4
≤ –117 dBc/Hz
5
Option 856xEC-103
1
≤ –70 dBc/Hz
2
≤ –90 dBc/Hz
2
≤ –113 dBc/Hz
3
≤ –113 dBc/Hz
4
≤ –117 dBc/Hz
5
Residual FM
(zero span, 10 Hz RBW)
Option 856xEC-103
< 1 Hz pk-pk x N
9
in 20 ms
< 0.25 Hz pk-pk x N
9
in 20 ms (typical)
< 10 Hz pk-pk x N
9
in 20 ms
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
Option 856xEC-103 is no longer offered.
Add 5.2 x ((f/1 GHz)–1) for f > 1 GHz and f ≤ 2.9 GHz
Add 2.5 x ((f/1 GHz)–1) for f > 1 GHz and f ≤ 2.9 GHz
Add 3.0 dB x ((f/1 GHz)–1) for f > 1 GHz and f ≤ 2.9 GHz
Add 2 dB for f > 1 GHz and f ≤ 2.9 GHz
RBW ≤ 1 kHz or span ≤ 745 kHz
RBW ≥ 3 kHz or span > 745 kHz
Not specified at 30 kHz offset for Agilent 8564EC and Agilent 8565EC
N = harmonic mixing mode number
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Amplitude Specifications, Agilent 8560 EC Series
Range
Maximum safe input level
Displayed average noise level (DANL) to +30 dBm
Average continuous power
+30 dBm (1 W, input attn ≥ 10 dB)
Peak pulse power
+50 dBm (100 W, input attn ≥ 30 dB)
(≤ 10 ms pulse width, < 1% duty cycle)
Maximum DC input voltage
DC coupled
±0.2 Vdc
AC coupled
±50 Vdc
1
Displayed average noise level
(DANL) (see Figure 2)
(0 dB attenuation, 1 Hz resolution bandwidth
2
)
30 Hz
1 kHz
3
10 kHz
100 kHz
1 MHz to 10 MHz
10 MHz to 2.9 GHz
2.9 GHz to 6.46 GHz
6.46 GHz to 13.2 GHz
13.2 GHz to 22.0 GHz
22.0 GHz to 26.8
4
GHz
26.8 GHz to 31.15 GHz
31.15 GHz to 40 GHz
40 GHz to 50 GHz
3
8560EC
≤ –90 dBm
≤ –105 dBm
≤ –120 dBm
≤ –120 dBm
≤ –140 dBm
≤ –151 dBm
8561EC
≤ –90 dBm
≤ –105 dBm
≤ –120 dBm
≤ –120 dBm
≤ –140 dBm
≤ –145 dBm
≤ –145 dBm
8562EC
≤ –90 dBm
≤ –105 dBm
≤ –120 dBm
≤ –120 dBm
≤ –140 dBm
≤ –151 dBm
≤ –148 dBm
≤ –145 dBm
8563EC
≤ –90 dBm
≤ –105 dBm
≤ –120 dBm
≤ –120 dBm
≤ –140 dBm
≤ –149 dBm
≤ –148 dBm
≤ –145 dBm
≤ –140 dBm
≤ –139 dBm
8564EC, 8565EC
≤ –90 dBm
≤ –105 dBm
≤ –120 dBm
≤ –120 dBm
≤ –140 dBm
≤ –145 dBm
≤ –147dBm
≤ –143 dBm
≤ –140 dBm
≤ –136 dBm
≤ –139 dBm
≤ –130 dBm
≤ –127 dBm
1 dB gain compression
Maximum power at mixer = input power (dBm) – input attenuation (dB)
10 MHz to 2.9 GHz
–5 dBm
2.9 GHz to 6.46 GHz
+0 dBm
5
6.46 GHz to 26.8 GHz
–3 dBm
26.8 GHz to 50 GHz
+0 dBm (nominal)
–40
CF=40 GHz
CF=25 GHz
RBW =
100Hz
CF=5 GHz
Typical performance
Spec @ CF = 1 GHz
RBW selectivity
RBW =
1 kHz
RBW =
10 kHz
RBW =
100 kHz
–60
dBc/Hz
–80
CF=1 GHz
CF=200 MHz
–100
0
–10
–20
–30
–40
–50
–60
–70
–80
–90
–100
1 Hz
10 Hz
100 Hz
100 kHz
10 kHz
1 kHz
2 MHz
1 MHz
–120
1 Hz
10 Hz
100
1 kHz
10 k
Offset
100 k
1M
10 MHz
1k
10 k
100 k
1 MHz
Offset
Figure 1. Noise sidebands normalized to 1 Hz BW versus offset from
carrier.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
1 Hz
10
100
Figure 2. Typical on-screen dynamic range versus offset from 1
GHz center frequency for all RBWs (mixer level = –10 dBm).
Not applicable to 8564EC and 8565EC.
For Option 856xEC-103, degrade DANL by 10 dB
Agilent 8563EC, 8564EC, 8565EC require Option 856xEC-006 for operation below 9 kHz
For Agilent 8563EC: 26.5 GHz
Agilent 8561EC: –3 dBm
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Amplitude Specifications,
continued
Dynamic range
(see Figure 3)
Compression to noise
1
10 MHz to 2.9 GHz
2.9 GHz to 6.46 GHz
6.46 GHz to 13.2 GHz
13.2 GHz to 22.0 GHz
22.0 GHz to 26.8 GHz
26.8 GHz to 31.15 GHz
31.15 GHz to 40 GHz
40 GHz to 50 GHz
Signal to distortion
Harmonic
2
20 MHz to 1.45 GHz
1.45 GHz to 2 GHz
2 GHz to 3.25 GHz
3.25 GHz to 6.6 GHz
6.6 GHz to 11 GHz
11 GHz to 13.4 GHz
13.4 GHz to 15.6 GHz
15.6 GHz to 20 GHz
20 GHz to 25 GHz
Intermodulation 3
10 MHz to 2.9 GHz
2.9 GHz to 6.46 GHz
6.46 GHz to 13.2 GHz
13.2 GHz to 22.0 GHz
22.0 GHz to 26.8 GHz
26.8 GHz to 31.15 GHz
31.15 GHz to 40 GHz
40 GHz to 50 GHz
DANL and distortion relative to mixer level (dB)
8560EC
> 146 dB
8561EC
> 140 dB
> 142 dB
8562EC
> 146 dB
> 148 dB
> 142 dB
8563EC
> 144 dB
> 148 dB
> 142 dB
> 137 dB
> 136 dB
8564EC, 8565EC
> 145 dB
> 147 dB
> 140 dB
> 137 dB
> 133 dB
> 139 dB
> 130 dB
> 127 dB
8560EC
> 95 dB
8561EC
> 88.5 dB
> 98.5 dB
> 119 dB
8562EC
> 95 dB
> 111.5 dB
> 119 dB
> 117.5 dB
8563EC
> 94dB
> 111.5 dB
> 119 dB
> 117.5 dB
> 115 dB
> 114.5 dB
8564EC, 8565EC
> 92 dB
> 111 dB
> 113.5 dB
> 111.5 dB
> 110 dB
> 108 dB
> 109.5 dB
> 105 dB
> 103.5 dB
8560EC
> 108 dB
8561EC
> 103 dB
> 107 dB
8562EC
> 108 dB
> 108.5 dB
> 101.5 dB
8563EC
> 107 dB
> 108.5 dB
> 101.5 dB
> 98 dB
> 97.5 dB
8564E, 8565EC
> 104 dB
> 108 dB
> 100 dB
> 98 dB
> 95.5 dB
> 101 dB (nominal)
> 95 dB (nominal)
> 93 dB (nominal)
–40
–50
–60
–70
26
.8
1 M
-50 G
Hz
Hz
-2.
2.9
9G
-6.
Hz
5G
,6
Hz
.5
DANL (1 Hz BW)
Third order distortion
Second harmonic distortion
–80
–90
–100
31
.15
6.5
-50
-13
13.2
.2
-26
GHz
G
2.9
Hz,
.8 GH
-6.
26.
z
5 G
8-3
1M
Hz
1.1
Hz
5G
-2.
Hz
9G
Hz
30
H
.4
z-1
5G
-26
Hz
.8
GH
z
1.4
5
5-2
GH
z
–110
–70
–60
–50
–40
–30
Mixer Level (dBm)
–20
–10
0
Figure 3. Agilent 8560 EC Series nominal dynamic range
1. (1dB compression - DANL) for Option 856xEC-103, degrade compression to noise dynamic range by 10 dB
2. 0.5 x (SHI - DANL at 2 x input frequency) for Option 856xEC-103, degrade harmonic (SHI) dynamic range by 5 dB
3. 0.67 x (TOI - DANL) for Option 856xEC-103, degrade intermodulation (TOI) dynamic range by 6.67 dB
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