The HP/Agilent 5359A Time Synthesizer generates precision time delays and pulse widths with exceptional stability and low jitter for time-domain metrology, calibration, and synchronization applications. This instrument produces two independently selectable outputs—Td (delay) and Tw (pulse width)—with 50 ps resolution across ranges up to 160 ms, making it suitable for demanding scientific and engineering measurement tasks requiring nanosecond-level accuracy.
Technical Specifications
• Time Delay (Td) Range: 0 ns to 160 ms
• Pulse Width (Tw) Range: 5 ns to 160 ms
• Step Size: 50 ps increments
• Combined Limit: Td + Tw ≤ 160 ms
• Jitter: Typically 100 ps RMS; maximum 200 ps RMS for delays to 10 ms
• Insertion Delay: Fixed <150 ns; selectable 100 ns
• Repetition Rate: 10 MHz maximum
• Accuracy: ±1 ns ± time base error; ±100 ps ± time base error after external calibration
• Output Amplitude: 0.5 V to 5 V into 50 Ω
• Transition Time: <5 ns
• Sync Output: 1 V into 50 Ω; 5 V into 1 MΩ
– Time Base
• Oscillator: 10 MHz High Stability Oven Oscillator
• Aging Rate: <5 × 10⁻¹⁰/day
• Temperature Coefficient: <4.5 × 10⁻⁹ (0° to 50° C)
• Line Voltage Coefficient: <1 × 10⁻¹⁰ (±10% nominal)
– Operating Modes
• Internal Trigger Mode: Period or frequency selection with programmable pulse width
• External Trigger Mode: Delay and width control from sync output
• Events Mode: External input substitution up to 100 MHz; delay and width specified in event counts
• Triggering Frequency Mode: Burst output synchronized to external trigger
• Calibration Mode: Internal correction for delay differences
– Connectivity
• HP-IB (IEEE-488): Programmable control of all functions except trigger levels
• External Trigger Input: -2 V to +2 V, slope selectable
• Output Options: Positive or negative polarity; offset -1 V to 1 V or OFF; logic true/complement modes
– Physical
• Dimensions: 426 mm W × 133 mm H × 521 mm D
• Weight: 13.5 kg
