The HP/Agilent 83630A is a synthesized sweeper delivering precise RF signal generation from 10 MHz to 26.5 GHz with +13.0 dBm maximum output power. Built for demanding metrology, component characterization, and receiver verification, this instrument combines the frequency stability of a synthesized source with the operational flexibility of a sweep generator. It excels in telecommunications, aerospace, and defense testing environments where phase noise performance and spurious suppression matter.
Technical Specifications
• Frequency Range: 10 MHz to 26.5 GHz
• Maximum Output Power: +13.0 dBm
• Power Sweep Range: −20 dBm to maximum power
• Frequency Resolution: 1 kHz standard; 1 Hz with Option 008
• Phase Noise: −74 dBc/Hz at 26.5 GHz, 10 kHz offset
• Harmonics: ≥50 dB below carrier from 2.0 to 26.5 GHz
• Spurious Signals: <−50 dBc (harmonics) and <−60 dBc (non-harmonics) below 20 GHz
• Frequency Switching Speed: 10 ms typical without attenuator change
• Output Impedance: 50 Ω nominal
• Output Connector: 3.5 mm
• Time Base Aging: 80 dB; rise/fall times <10 ns (Option 006); minimum RF pulse width <50 ns (15 ns with Option 006)
• Amplitude Modulation: Linear mode 100%/V; scan mode 10 dB/V; modulation depth to 99.7% (50 dB)
• Frequency Modulation: Locked mode supports rates to 8 MHz with ±8 MHz maximum deviation
• Sweep Modes: Step, List, Ramp
• User Flatness Correction: Supported
• Internal Modulation Generator (Option 002): AM, FM, sine, square, triangle, ramp, and noise waveforms; sine rates 1 Hz to 1 MHz; other waveforms 1 Hz to 100 kHz
• TTL-Compatible Pulse Input: Modulation interface
– Typical Applications
Component testing, receiver verification, frequency conversion, and system validation across RF and microwave test environments.
– Compatibility & Integration
Drives HP 83550 series millimeter-wave modules to extend signal generation to 110 GHz. MATE system support available with Option 700.
