10 MHz to 20 GHz 2 Port Vector Network Analyzer with 121 dB Dynamic Range VNA

The Agilent (now Keysight) E8362B is a 2-port PNA Series microwave vector network analyzer covering 10 MHz to 20 GHz with 3.5 mm test ports. It belongs to the four-receiver PNA microwave family that also includes the E8363B (40 GHz), E8364B (50 GHz) and E8361A (67 GHz), sharing the same firmware, calibration engine and user interface.

With 121 dB system dynamic range in the 10 to 20 GHz band and typical trace noise below 0.006 dB rms, the E8362B resolves deep stop-band rejection, high-Q filter skirts and low-level spurious responses that simpler analyzers miss. The four-receiver architecture (A, B, R1 and R2) supports true TRL and TRM calibration for on-wafer, in-fixture and waveguide environments, while the configurable test set and extended power range options allow the instrument to be tailored for active device measurement.

• 10 MHz to 20 GHz, 2-port: covers microwave component test from HF up to K band, with 3.5 mm male 50 Ω test ports.
• 121 dB system dynamic range in the 10 to 20 GHz band, 120 dB from 2 to 10 GHz and 117 dB from 500 MHz to 2 GHz.
• Low trace noise: less than 0.006 dB rms magnitude and 0.060° rms phase at 1 kHz IF bandwidth across 500 MHz to 20 GHz.
• Four receiver architecture (A, B, R1, R2): full S11, S21, S12, S22 plus arbitrary receiver ratio measurements such as A/R1, B/R2 and R1/R2.
• Complete calibration suite: full two-port, one-port, response and isolation, frequency response, TRL/TRM and scalar or vector mixer calibration, plus interpolated error correction.
• Wide IF bandwidth range: 1 Hz to 40 kHz, allowing a direct trade of sweep speed against noise floor.
• Fast setup depth: 32 independent measurement channels, up to 16 display windows, four active traces plus four memory traces per window, and 10 markers per trace.
• Comprehensive formats: log and linear magnitude, SWR, phase, group delay, real and imaginary, Smith chart and polar.
• Segment sweep: independent power level, IF bandwidth and sweep time per segment, up to 16,001 points per sweep.
• Source power control: 0 dBm nominal output on the E8362B, with a 60 dB internal attenuator range and power slope in dBm/GHz.
• Automation ready: GPIB to IEEE 488.2 and SCPI, LAN control over 10Base-T, SICL/LAN, DCOM, and internal COM applications in VB, VC++, VEE or LabVIEW.
• 8.4 inch LCD and hardkey interface: 640 x 480 colour display, front panel hardkeys plus mouse-driven menus, five-language built-in help system.
• Expandable option set: time domain (010), configurable test set (014), extended power range and bias tees (UNL), frequency offset (080), reference channel switch (081), scalar calibrated converter measurements (082), frequency converter application (083), external IF inputs (H11), pulsed measurement (H08).

• S-parameter characterization of microwave filters, couplers, dividers, cables and adapters
• Amplifier gain, return loss, isolation and 1 dB compression measurements
• Antenna and waveguide component test up to K band
• On-wafer, in-fixture and waveguide measurement with TRL/TRM calibration
• Mixer and frequency converter conversion loss and group delay with Option 080 or 083
• Time domain fault location and TDR-style reflection analysis with Option 010
• Production go/no-go testing with limit lines and external triggering

Full two-port calibration removes directivity, source match, load match, reflection and transmission tracking plus crosstalk systematic errors. Available calibration types include frequency response, response and isolation, one-port, two-port, TRL/TRM and both scalar and vector mixer calibration, with interpolated error correction over the full frequency range.