Characteristics

Excellent performance(*)

Wide dynamic range
typ. >150 dB
High output power
typ. >18 dBm
High measurement speed
<2 μs per point
Very short sampling time
430 ns per point
Large number of test points
60001 points per trace
Wide IF bandwidth
15 MHz (30 MHz for pulse profile measurements)
Internal sources
2 (4-port models)
(*) Best possible data, specific options, or 1 Hz IF bandwidth required. For details see “Specifications in Brief” or R&S®ZVA data sheet.

The R&S®ZVA has set milestones for the most challenging of applications:

First VNA with second internal source up to 67 GHz for fast two-tone measurements on amplifiers and mixers

  • Linear and nonlinear amplifier and mixer measurements:
    • Vector error corrected magnitude and phase measurements of the conversion loss of mixers
    • Group delay and relative phase measurements of mixers with embedded LO
    • Conversion loss and intermodulation measurements on mixers
    • Intermodulation and hot S-parameter measurements on amplifiers
  • Pulsed measurements:
    • First VNA with IF bandwidths up to 30 MHz for pulsed measurements on amplifiers and mixers up to 67 GHz (for details see "Applications" and "Options")
    • Pulse profile measurements with 12.5 ns resolution on pulses with a width smaller than 50 ns
    • Frequency- and power-swept point-in-pulse measurements
  • First VNA up to 50 GHz that generates phase-coherent signals
    • Quick and easy testing of balanced DUTs using true differential stimulation
    • Generation of signals with user-defined magnitude and phase relationship on the DUT plane
  • Calibration
    • Versatile calibration techniques: TOSM, TRL/LRL, TOM, TRM, TNA, UOSM
    • Easy and fast vector mixer calibration and “Adapter Removal” functionality with “unknown through” calibration UOSM