The Anritsu 68175B is a synthesized sweep generator delivering high-quality RF signals across 0.5 GHz to 50.0 GHz. Purpose-built for advanced system testing and validation, it serves demanding applications in telecommunications, aerospace, and defense where signal integrity and measurement accuracy are critical. The instrument combines low phase noise performance with flexible sweep architecture and precise output control, enabling complex characterization tasks from component-level to system-level validation.
Technical Specifications
Frequency Range:
• 0.5 GHz to 50.0 GHz
• Frequency resolution: 1 kHz standard; 0.1 Hz optional (Option 11)
Output Performance:
• Output impedance: 50 Ohm
• Output level resolution: 0.01 dB
• Output level accuracy: Approximately 2.5 dB
Phase Noise:
• SSB phase noise: -100 dBc/Hz typical at 10 kHz offset from 10 GHz
Spurious Signals:
• Harmonics: -40 dBc
• Non-harmonics: -40 dBc
Sweep Capabilities:
• Step sweep: 1 to 10,000 steps with 1 kHz minimum step size
• Dwell time per step: 1 ms to 99 seconds
• Step switching time: Less than 15 ms + 1 ms/GHz step size, or less than 40 ms
• Analog sweep and manual sweep modes supported
• Alternate sweep mode for bidirectional sweeping between two ranges
– Key Features
• Modulation support: Internal AM, FM, phase, and pulse modulation
• Complex modulation via user-downloaded waveforms
• GPIB programmability with storage for up to 1000 non-sequential frequencies
• Phase-locked step sweep control and SCPI programming capability
– Typical Applications
Component and subsystem characterization in RF/microwave design; receiver and transmitter validation; antenna testing; filter and amplifier evaluation; system-level performance verification in aerospace, defense, and telecommunications.
– Compatibility & Integration
GPIB interface with SCPI command set enables remote instrument control and integration into automated test systems.
