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PXIe Signal Generators Extend to 12 GHz

March 4, 2015
A line of PXIe modular frequency synthesizers include single- and dual-channels units from 75 MHz to 12 GHz.

The Quantum Wave 4000 series of PXIe RF/microwave signal generators provide clean output signals to 12 GHz. These frequency-synthesized continuous-wave (CW) sources are supplied in single-slot 3U PXIe modules. They feature clean signals, with single-sideband (SSB) phase noise of typically -120 dBc/Hz offset 10 kHz from a 1-GHz carrier.

Amplitude can be varied from -10 to +10 dBm across a 20-dV calibrated range with resolution as fine as 0.1-dB steps. The output power level accuracy is typically ±0.3 dB. As an example of the product line, model 4061 is a single-channel synthesizer that operates from 75 MHz to 6 GHz, while model 4062 is a dual-channel synthesizer that covers the same frequency range. For those needing extended frequency coverage, dual-channel model 4122 packs two independent frequency synthesizers into a single-width 3U PXIe module: one spanning 75 to 6 GHz and another that operates to 12 GHz. 

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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.

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