Signal Analyzer Armed with 2-GHz Bandwidth

April 24, 2015

The analysis bandwidth of a commercial signal analyzer is now 2 GHz at carrier frequencies to 67 GHz.

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The analysis bandwidth of the FSW signal analyzer has been expanded to 2 GHz, via the FSW-B2000 hardware option. This combination signal and spectrum analyzer is available with frequency limit to 67 GHz. With the wide-bandwidth analysis option, it is suitable for measuring signals as found in emerging commercial wireless standards such as 5G cellular communications and IEEE 802.11ad wireless-local-area-network (WLAN) systems as well as for military applications, such as evaluating chirped radar signals. The signal analyzer works with one of the company’s RTO oscilloscopes, downconverting wideband signals into the range of the oscilloscope’s digitizer circuitry. Signal analyzers with the option are available with high-end frequencies of 26.5, 43.5, 50.0, and 67.0 GHz.

Rohde & Schwarz USA Inc., 6821 Benjamin Franklin Dr., Columbia, MD 21046; (410) 910-7800, FAX: (410) 910-7801

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Jack Browne | Technical Contributor

Jack Browne, Technical Contributor, has worked in technical publishing for over 30 years. He managed the content and production of three technical journals while at the American Institute of Physics, including Medical Physics and the Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology. He has been a Publisher and Editor for Penton Media, started the firm’s Wireless Symposium & Exhibition trade show in 1993, and currently serves as Technical Contributor for that company's Microwaves & RF magazine. Browne, who holds a BS in Mathematics from City College of New York and BA degrees in English and Philosophy from Fordham University, is a member of the IEEE.