The HP/Agilent 83640L Synthesized Swept-CW Generator delivers precise signal generation from 10 MHz to 40 GHz with +10 dBm calibrated output power. This instrument integrates synthesized frequency accuracy with swept-oscillator flexibility, enabling applications from component characterization to system validation across R&D, manufacturing, and field service environments.
## Technical Specifications
**Frequency Performance**
• Frequency range: 10 MHz to 40 GHz
• Frequency resolution: 1 kHz standard (Option 008 provides 1 Hz resolution)
• Internal 10 MHz time base with aging rate <5 × 10⁻⁷ per day and 1 × 10⁻⁶ per year after 30-day warm-up
**Output Power**
• Calibrated output power: +10 dBm
• Maximum leveled output: +10 dBm below 26.5 GHz; +6 dBm above 26.5 GHz
• Minimum settable output: -20 dBm (standard) or -110 dBm with Option 001 Step Attenuator
• Output power resolution: 0.02 dB
• Temperature stability: 0.01 dB/°C typical
**Spectral Purity**
• Harmonics: ≥50 dBc (2.0–26.5 GHz); ≥40 dBc (26.5–40.0 GHz)
• Non-harmonic spurious signals: -60 dBc to -52 dBc depending on frequency band
• SSB phase noise ranges from -70 dBc/Hz at 100 Hz offset (10 MHz–7 GHz) to -52 dBc/Hz at 100 Hz offset (38–50 GHz)
## Key Features
• 1 kHz frequency resolution supports precise tuning and narrow-band measurements
• Settable power range from -20 dBm to +10 dBm accommodates diverse load impedances
• Low phase noise across all frequency bands enables sensitive receiver testing
• CW, step, list, manual sweep, and ramp sweep operating modes
• Optional Step Attenuator extends dynamic range to -110 dBm
## Typical Applications
• Receiver sensitivity and selectivity measurements
• Transmitter power and spurious emission testing
• Filter and amplifier characterization
• Radar and microwave subsystem validation
• Component evaluation in the 10 MHz to 40 GHz band
