Intermodulation
Two different rf signals whose interaction results in the forming of nonlinear spurious emissions.
See Also: Intermodulation Distortion
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Low Passive Intermodulation (PIM) Coaxial Switches
Low Passive Intermodulation (PIM) Coaxial Switches
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Intermodulation Distortion Measurements For P50xxA/B Streamline Series VNA
S97087B
Easily set up and calibrate swept intermodulation distortion measurements (IMD) measurements using the S97087B software application with the P50xxA/B Streamline Series VNA
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2-port Battery Portable Passive Intermodulation Analyzer - iXA Series
iXA
The Kaelus iXA Series Passive Intermodulation (PIM) analyzer is a dual-port, battery powered PIM Test Analyzer. It supports multiple test scenarios such as testing at the top of the tower, the base of the tower, rooftop, in-building for DAS systems and external PIM Finding.No other PIM tester has ever been integrated to this level! The iXA includes a network of electronic switches to change from one-port to two-port measurement seamlessly. In addition, with integrated Range-to-Fault (RTF) on each port, the user can first troubleshoot the system for internal PIM. Then, without reconnection, the user can progress with the external PIM process, making the entire process much more efficient.With integrated RTF on each port, the user can collect four times more range-to-fault data than the standard 1-port PIM Finder solution. Thus, the user can easily locate and swiftly eliminate the strongest PIM source.
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Battery Portable Passive Intermodulation Analyzer
iPA Series
The iPA Series Passive Intermodulation (PIM) analyzer is the first battery powered PIM Test Analyzer versatile enough to support multiple test scenarios such as testing at the top of the tower, base of tower, roof top and in-building for DAS systems. This IEC compliant 20W, rugged, battery operated design includes a tablet computer in a ruggedized case for remote control. This allows hands-free dynamic testing that is safe and convenient. Add the optional Range to Fault (RTF) module to quickly identify the location of PIM and Return Loss sources.
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Audio Generator
AG-51
The AG-51 Audio Generator contains a low distortion 20 Hz to 200 kHz sine wave generator, an SMPTE standard intermodulation signal generator and a fixed frequency sine wave generator at 3.15 kHz for wow and flutter tests. Signal outputs are simultaneously available at levels of up to +20 dBm (equivalent sine wave power for complex signals) at separate left (L OUT) and right (R OUT) output connectors. Outputs may be selected for left (L) only, right (R) only, left and right in phase (L+R), and left and right in phase opposition (L-R). Fully balanced or unbalanced outputs at impedance levels 150 ohms or 600 ohms are front panel selectable. Three precision attenuators (10, 1.0 and 0.1 dB) provide a dynamic range of 99.9 dB in 0.1 dB steps. Attenuator dials display the output level directly in dBm in the 150 ohm source impedance configuration. Automatic output leveling circuitry with a built-in self-test feature provides a constant output level thereby eliminating the need for output metering. In the TEST mode the generator output level is reduced to zero, a useful feature during noise measurements.
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Probes, Clamp-On
EM-6987 | 1 KHz – 110 MHz
The EM-6987 is capable of measuring signals and noise superimposed on power currents up to 300 A from DC to 400 Hz. Intermodulation effects on current probe output are also negligible.
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PXIe-5654, 250 kHz to 20 GHz, PXI RF Analog Signal Generator
783127-02
PXIe, 250 kHz to 20 GHz, PXI RF Analog Signal Generator - The PXIe-5654 features a combination of exceptional phase noise and frequency tuning time. These features address applications such as blocker test/receiver desensitization, high-performance intermodulation distortion measurements, and various electronic warfare applications. The PXIe-5654 is designed to meet the challenging requirements of RFIC characterization, satellite test, and radar applications. Some PXIe-5654 options include a PXIe-5696 Amplitude Extender Module. The PXIe-5696 supports a frequency range of 250 kHz to 20 GHz and an extended amplitude range up to 27 dBm.
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Low PIM Coaxial Switch, DC to 20 GHz, Matrix
87406Q
Low passive intermodulation (PIM) is crucial for applications where two or more transmitted signals share a common antenna or whenever the transmitter signal is too high or the receiver is sensitive to high intermodulation. The Keysight 87406Q is a low PIM matrix coaxial switch, operating from DC to 20 GHz, which can help to keep the system PIM level low. A guaranteed 0.03 dB insertion loss repeatability and 3 million cycles of operating life ensures signal integrity, improves testing efficiency and ultimately maximizes test throughput.
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External/In-Building Antennas
Pulse’s External and In-Building antenna solutions are used worldwide, providing organizations and Public Safety entities with the coverage that they rely on every day. In both portable and fixed designs, for a variety of frequencies UHF, VHF, 4G LTE/5G, WiFi 6e, GNSS and more, our External/In-Building antenna products are critical to a network’s functionality. Our V-Thinity and Clarity series antennas offer sleek low profile, aesthetically pleasing designs that can be implemented in a variety of solutions throughout in-building applications. Our portable antennas are designed and tuned specifically to work with your handheld radios and devices of choice. Pulse’s capability to adhere to Passive Intermodulation (PIM) requirements while maintaining carrier grade quality has made us a leader in the In-Building market. You can search through our selection of catalog External/In-Building products using the table below to extend your wireless coverage.
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Low PIM Coaxial Switch, DC to 4 GHz, SP4T
87104P
Low passive intermodulation (PIM) is crucial for applications where two or more transmitted signals share a common antenna or whenever the transmitter signal is too high or the receiver is sensitive to high intermodulation. The Keysight 87104P is a low PIM SP4T coaxial switch, operating from DC to 4 GHz, which can help to keep the system PIM level low. A guaranteed 0.03 dB insertion loss repeatability and 3 million cycles of operating life ensures signal integrity, improves testing efficiency, and ultimately maximizes test throughput.
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47~1050MHz FTTH Top Ultra Low Light Receiver
H9122TG
Hangzhou Huatai Optic Tech. Co., Ltd.
H9122TG, operating bandwidth of 47 ~ 1050MHz, is a top-level type, ultra low optical CATV receiver, regardless of the aircraft for analog television or digital television, have high reception sensitivity and excellent intermodulation distortion index. Built-in light AGC, a high optical power when receiving, play limiter output, so H9122TG at + 2 ~-24dBm large dynamic range of received optical power, and have excellent characteristics.
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Dual Channel Mini-SAS I/O FMC
FM550
Sundance Multiprocessor Technology Ltd.
The FM550 is an I/O module equipped with two external mini-SAS x4 connectors. I/O FMCs of this sort are typically used to provide inter-module connectivity via the front-panels of carrier cards fitted with similar interfaces, or fan-out to multiple external devices such as mini-SAS drives.
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47~862MHz AGC FTTH Digital TV Two Output Low AGC Optical Receiver
H9222LG
Hangzhou Huatai Optic Tech. Co., Ltd.
Huatai H9222LG, operating bandwidth of 47~862MHz, is a suitable digital television FTTH applications, ultra-low optical receiver, Whether the machine is used analog television or digital television, have high reception sensitivity and excellent intermodulation distortion index.. Due to the built-in optical AGC, at high optical power receiver, played limiting output, so H9222LG in the received optical power over a large dynamic range of +2 dBm ~-21dBm, and have excellent properties.
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Active Antenna Combiner
M2C
The M2C active antenna combiner is designed as an ideal matching component to Lectrosonics digital transmitters. Up to eight transmitters can feed a single antenna to minimize cabling in multi-channel systems. The inputs are isolated to minimize crosstalk and IM (intermodulation) between RF channels.
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Low PIM Coaxial Switch, DC to 20 GHz, Matrix
87606Q
Low passive intermodulation (PIM) is crucial for applications where two or more transmitted signals share a common antenna or whenever the transmitter signal is too high or the receiver is sensitive to high intermodulation. The Keysight 87606Q is a low PIM matrix coaxial switch, operating from DC to 20 GHz, which can help to keep the system PIM level low. A guaranteed 0.03 dB insertion loss repeatability and 3 million cycles of operating life ensures signal integrity, improves testing efficiency, and ultimately maximizes test throughput.
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Low PIM Coaxial Switch, DC to 4 GHz, SP6T
87106P
Low passive intermodulation (PIM) is crucial for applications where two or more transmitted signals share a common antenna or whenever the transmitter signal is too high or the receiver is sensitive to high intermodulation. The Keysight 87106P is a low PIM SP6T coaxial switch, operating from DC to 4 GHz, which can help to keep the system PIM level low. A guaranteed 0.03 dB insertion loss repeatability and 3 million cycles of operating life ensures signal integrity, improves testing efficiency, and ultimately maximizes test throughput.
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CATV & SAT IF Optical Receiver Module
MRS-26D
Hangzhou Huatai Optic Tech. Co., Ltd.
*Ultra low noise push-pull technology *Band width of 2.7 GHz* 46dB CNR (typ.) for NISC with OMI = 4% at –8dBm optical input power @ 1550nm* 20dBmV RF output level (-5dBm,1550nm,OMI=4%)* Very low intermodulations *Low power consumption *Small package with single-mode fiber pigtail *Integrated optical demultiplexer (WDM filer) for RF overlay applications *Monitor voltage output and output disable input
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Power Divider, DC to 50 GHz
11636C
The Keysight 11636C is a DC to 50 GHz power divider that provides highly accurate direct power dividing and combining. Excellent phase and amplitude tracking ensure accurate impedance matching of all three ports, which improves the fault location measurement by reducing re-reflections and intermodulation distortion.
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Antenna, Wideband Discone
EM-6115 | 10 KHz – 2 GHz
The EM-6115 is a broad band collinear array allowing very wide Omni-Directional frequency coverage in a single package. Below approximately 100 MHz, the EM-6115 acts as an active vertical rod which offers 10 to 12 dB Greater unsaturated instantaneous dynamic range than competitive antennas (overload field strength: 2 V/meter) which greatly reduces intermodulation generated signals in a typical read world RF environment. In the congested spectrum above 100 MHz the antenna is passive and contributes no intermodulation products so the overload point is determined solely by the receiving instrument. This immunity to overload can often make the difference between useful signal output and an indecipherable jumble of spurious products and is accomplished without compromising sensitivity. The antenna collapses for convenient storage and transport.
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Antenna, Omni-Directional Wideband Discone
EM-6105 | 10 KHz – 2 GHz
The EM-6105 is a broad band collinear array allowing very wide Omni-Directional frequency coverage in a single package. Below approximately 100 MHz, the EM-6105 acts as an active vertical rod which offers 10 to 12 dB more signal handling capability than competitive antennas (overload field strength: 2 V/meter) which greatly reduces intermodulation generated signals in a typical read world RF environment. In the congested spectrum above 100 MHz the antenna is passive and contributes no intermodulation products so the overload point is determined solely by the receiving instrument. This immunity to overload can often make the difference between useful signal output and an indecipherable jumble of spurious products and is accomplished without compromising sensitivity. The antenna collapses for convenient storage and transport. The EM-6105 is supplied with an EM-6106 Battery Pack.
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Low PIM Coaxial Switch, DC to 20 GHz, SP4T
87104Q
Low passive intermodulation (PIM) is crucial for applications where two or more transmitted signals share a common antenna or whenever the transmitter signal is too high or the receiver is sensitive to high intermodulation. The Keysight 87104Q is a low PIM SP4T coaxial switch, operating from DC to 20 GHz, which can help to keep the system PIM level low. A guaranteed 0.03 dB insertion loss repeatability and 3 million cycles of operating life ensures signal integrity, improves testing efficiency and ultimately maximizes test throughput.
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PXIe Digitizer: 100 MSa/s, 14 bit, 100 MHz
M3100A
The M3100A PXIe digitizer is ideal for general purpose digitizer automated test requirements. It offers high channel density with an advanced data acquisition systems (DAQ). The optional real-time sequencing, inter-module synchronization, and graphical FPGA programming software tools expand its capability to enable a number of solutions including angle of arrival (AoA), baseband electronics designs, wireless device manufacturing and multi-channel coherent signal acquisition.
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PXIe-5654, 250 kHz to 20 GHz, PXI RF Analog Signal Generator
784776-01
PXIe, 250 kHz to 20 GHz, PXI RF Analog Signal Generator - The PXIe-5654 features a combination of exceptional phase noise and frequency tuning time. These features address applications such as blocker test/receiver desensitization, high-performance intermodulation distortion measurements, and various electronic warfare applications. The PXIe-5654 is designed to meet the challenging requirements of RFIC characterization, satellite test, and radar applications. Some PXIe-5654 options include a PXIe-5696 Amplitude Extender Module. The PXIe-5696 supports a frequency range of 250 kHz to 20 GHz and an extended amplitude range up to 27 dBm.
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PXIe-5654, 10 GHz or 20 GHz RF Signal Generator
783126-01
The PXIe‑5654 features an ideal combination of exceptional phase noise and frequency tuning time. These features address applications such as blocker test/receiver desensitization, high-performance intermodulation distortion measurements, and various electronic warfare applications. The PXIe‑5654 is designed to meet the challenging requirements of RFIC characterization, satellite test, and radar applications.
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Forward Path NPRT 2200 Noise Power Ratio Test Set
NPRT 2200-F
The NPRT 2200 measures the NPR of a device across a range of power levels. This test quantifies intermodulation distortion and determines the dynamic range of optical transmitters, amplifiers and other active HFC network devices. The included PC software uses predefined test setups to run a "Power Sweep" series of NPR measurements and graph the results.
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Intermodulation Distortion Measurements
S93087B
The S93087B intermodulation distortion (IMD) measurement makes it very easy to set-up and calibrate swept IMD measurements with a spectrum-analyzer-like display. Not available with Option 200, 210, 400 and 410.
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Coaxial Switches
An electromechanical switch made primarily for routing microwave signals/RF energy from one point to another within a transmission line. Coaxial switches can be used in either an industrial environment or in the lab. These electromechanical devices are also used for RF testing equipment and in large RF communication systems and networks. Coaxial switches vary by port configuration, switch type, maximum frequency, isolation, insertion loss, voltage standing wave ratio (VSWR) and package type. Coaxial switches are able to route RF signals over a broad bandwidth from DC to 40 GHz, and are now offered with the Low PIM option which will improve Passive Intermodulation levels from -110dBc (standard switch) to -160dBc.
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PXIe-5654, 250 kHz to 20 GHz, PXI RF Analog Signal Generator
783126-02
PXIe, 250 kHz to 20 GHz, PXI RF Analog Signal Generator - The PXIe-5654 features a combination of exceptional phase noise and frequency tuning time. These features address applications such as blocker test/receiver desensitization, high-performance intermodulation distortion measurements, and various electronic warfare applications. The PXIe-5654 is designed to meet the challenging requirements of RFIC characterization, satellite test, and radar applications. Some PXIe-5654 options include a PXIe-5696 Amplitude Extender Module. The PXIe-5696 supports a frequency range of 250 kHz to 20 GHz and an extended amplitude range up to 27 dBm.
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Optical Chopper
SR540
Stanford Research Systems, Inc.
The SR540 chopper will handle all your optical chopping requirements?from simple measurements to dual-beam and intermodulation experiments. The SR540 has a 4-digit frequency display, front-panel frequency control, analog voltage frequency control and two reference outputs with selectable operating modes.
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PXIe Digitizer: 500 MSa/s, 14 bit, 200 MHz
M3102A
The M3102A PXIe digitizer is ideal for general purpose digitizer automated test requirements. It offers high channel density with an advanced data acquisition systems (DAQ). The optional real-time sequencing, inter-module synchronization, and graphical FPGA programming software tools expand its capability to enable a number of solutions including angle of arrival (AoA), baseband electronics designs, wireless device manufacturing and multi-channel coherent signal acquisition.
