Agilent Technologies has announced the Agilent 8990B, a peak power analyser that offers faster measurement speed and greater measurement accuracy in peak power-pulse analysis for the aerospace, defense and wireless markets. Complementing the analyser are the new N1923A and N1924A wideband power sensors, which cover a frequency range of 50MHz to 18GHz and 50MHz to 40GHz, respectively. When combined with either sensor, the analyser achieves 5ns rise time/fall time, making the analyser a solution for RF pulse measurement and analysis. Built for ease of use and high performance, the anlyser is equipped with a 15-inch XGA colour touchscreen that is capable of simultaneously displaying four channel results for more image detail. With the analyser's sampling rate of 100MSa/s, R&D engineers get the high resolution they need to detect abnormalities in a signal trace for design improvement. The analyser comes with 15 predefined pulse parameter measurements, including rise time, pulse droop, pulse width and time delay, which can be executed automatically in two easy steps via the touchscreen. These parameters are used in the design, testing and validation of power amplifiers, TR module, transponders, radar test sets and satellite payloads, and other test devices that require complex pulse measurement.
