The HP/Agilent 83630L is a synthesized swept-CW generator delivering precise signal generation across 10 MHz to 26.5 GHz with +13 dBm calibrated output power. Built for microwave component and system testing, it combines wide frequency coverage with analog sweep capability, multiple modulation formats, and step-attenuator support for dynamic range extension to −110 dBm minimum settable output.
## Technical Specifications
**Frequency Range:** 10 MHz to 26.5 GHz
**Output Power:** Calibrated at +13 dBm; −110 dBm minimum settable with step attenuator (Option 001). Typical harmonics: −50 dBc below 26.5 GHz. Leveled output power is reduced by 1.5 dB to 20 GHz, 2 dB above 20 GHz, and 2.5 dB above 40 GHz. Temperature specification window: 15 °C to 35 °C (degraded 0.3 dB outside this range).
**Phase Noise:** SSB phase noise <−80 dBc at 10 GHz, 10 kHz offset.
**Frequency Resolution:** 1 kHz standard; 1 Hz with Option 008. Output power resolution: 0.02 dB.
**Frequency Switching Time:** 10 ms typical (without attenuator change). Step sweep switching: 15 ms + (step size/1 GHz) × 5 ms within a frequency band.
**Temperature Stability:** 0.01 dB/°C typical.
## Key Features
• Analog sweep engine supporting CW, step, list, manual, and ramp sweep modes
• Step sweep capability from 2 to 801 points
• Wideband FM, linear and log AM, pulse modulation (≥400 MHz), and scan modulation
• FSK simulation via external generator
• HP-IB (IEEE 488.1) control interface
• Coupled attenuator mode operation for leveled output accuracy
• Integrated power meter control via 437B for user flatness correction
## Typical Applications
Microwave component design and verification, communications signal simulation, telemetry tone generation, antenna scanning systems, and radar subsystem testing.
## Compatibility & Integration
8510 network analyzer compatibility. Controlled power meter integration supports user-defined flatness correction across the operating band.
