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TW4104V Series Signal Generator

- Broadband vector signal generation

-  Large vector modulation bandwidth

-  High purity spectrum

-  Broadband and high-power output

-  Metrology grade vector modulation accuracy

-  Complete universal digital modulation format

-  Convenient touch screen control

-  Arbitrary wave data format download

-  Multiple control and function extension interfaces


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Maxwellon TW4104-V series microwave signal generators, with the frequency range of 100kHz – 67GHz, is provided with high purity spectrum and high output power. It has 200MHz internal modulation bandwidth and 2GHz external modulation real-time bandwidth, which can meet various modulation needs of wideband signals. The generator has excellent spectrum purity and output power specifications. The phase noise of 10GHz carrier @10kHz frequency offset can be reached to -126dBc/Hz, to meet high-level test needs which have strict requirements of testing signals. The generator also has excellent vector modulation accuracy and at the full frequency range the EVM is less than 1.4% (4Msps), which makes the generator be used in metrology purpose. The baseband signal generator can be set easily with flexible performance and many modulation formats. More than 20 kinds of common modulation formats are supported, such as PSK, QAM, FSK, ASK and so on.

The TW4104-V series signal generator can provide users with a complete range of pure analog and vector modulation signals and editable arbitrary waveform modulation signals under the condition of wide band and large bandwidth. It is widely used in the radar performance evaluation, high-performance receiver test and components parameter test etc., and applicable to aviation, aerospace, radar, communication and navigation equipment etc.


Specifications

Item

Specifications

Frequency Range

  TW4104C-V: 100 kHz to 10 GHz,
  TW4104D-V: 100 kHz to 20 GHz,
  TW4104F-V: 100 kHz to 40 GHz, (max. frequency 44 GHz)
  TW4104H-V: 100 kHz to 50 GHz,
  TW4104L-V: 100 kHz to 67 GHz

Frequency Resolution

0.001 Hz

Frequency Switching Time

20ms (typ.)

Time Base Aging Rate

±5×10-10/day   (after continuous switch-on for 30 days) (typ.)

Reference Output

Frequency: 10MHz

Power: >+4dBm, to   50Ω

Reference Input

Frequency: 1-50 MHz,   1Hz step

Power: -5dBm to   +10dBm, 50Ω impedance

Sweep Mode

Step sweep, list sweep, analog sweep, power   sweep

High Precision Analog Sweep (Option H03)

Max. sweep speed:

100kHz f 500MHz: 25MHz/ms

500MHz < f 1GHz: 50MHz/ms

• 1GHz < f 2GHz: 100MHz/ms

2GHz < f 3.2GHz:   200MHz/ms

3.2GHz < f :   400MHz/ms

Sweep accuracy:

±0.05% Sweep width (for   100ms, within the maximum width of 100ms as specified)

Minimum Output Power

Standard:

TW4104C/D/F-V: -20 dBm

TW4104H/L: -20 dBm

Option H01:

• TW4104C/D/F-V: -110 dBm (-135 dBm configurable)

TW4104H/L-V: -90 dBm (-110 dBm configurable)

Maximum Output Power (Standard)

TW4104C/D-V:

100kHz f 20GHz: 15 dBm

TW4104F-V: 

100kHz f 40GHz: 10 dBm

TW4104H/L-V:

100kHz f 60GHz: 5 dBm

60GHz f 67GHz: 4 dBm

Maximum Output Power

(Option H01 Programmable Step Attenuator)

TW4104C/D-V:

100kHz f 20GHz: 15 dBm

TW4104F-V: 

100kHz f 40GHz: 10 dBm

TW4104H/L-V:

100kHz f 30GHz: 5 dBm

• 30GHz f 60GHz: 4 dBm

60GHz f 67GHz: 3 dBm

Maximum Output Power

(Option H05 High-power Output)

TW4104C/D-V:

100kHz f 20GHz: 20 dBm

TW4104F-V: 

100kHz f 9GHz: 18 dBm

9GHz f 30GHz: 15 dBm

30GHz f 40GHz: 12 dBm

TW4104H/L-V:

100kHz f 15GHz: 15 dBm

15GHz f 30GHz: 12 dBm

30GHz f 60GHz: 8 dBm

60GHz f 67GHz: 6 dBm

Maximum Output Power

(Option H05 + H01A/B)

TW4104C/D-V:

100kHz f 20GHz: 20 dBm

TW4104F-V: 

100kHz f 9GHz: 18 dBm

9GHz f 30GHz: 15 dBm

30GHz f 40GHz: 12 dBm

TW4104H/L-V:

100kHz f 15GHz: 15 dBm

15GHz f 30GHz: 12 dBm

30GHz f 60GHz: 6 dBm

60GHz f 67GHz: 4 dBm

Power Resolution

0.01 dB

Power Temperature Stability

0.02 dB/ºC (typ.)

VSWR

100kHz f 2GHz: <1.4

2GHz < f 20GHz: <1.6

20GHz < f 40GHz: <1.8

40GHz < f 67GHz: <2.0

Harmonic Wave (Standard)

100kHz f 10MHz: <   -25dBc

• 10MHz < f 2GHz: <   -30dBc

2GHz f 20GHz: < -55dBc

20GHz f 40GHz: < -45dBc (typ.)

(at +10dBm or Max. specified output power,   whichever is lower)

Sub-harmonic Wave (Standard)

100kHz f 10GHz: None

10GHz < f 20GHz:   <-60dBc

20GHz < f 67GHz: <   -45dBc

(at +10dBm or Max. specified output power,   whichever is lower)

Non-harmonic Wave (Standard)

100kHz f 250MHz: <   -58dBc

250MHz < f 3.2GHz: <   -74dBc

• 3.2GHz f 10GHz: < -62dBc

• 10GHz f 20GHz: < -56dBc

• 20GHz f 28.5GHz: < -52dBc

• 28.5GHz f 40GHz: < -45dBc

• 40GHz f 60GHz: < -42dBc

(At 0dBm, beyond 3kHz offset)

Non-harmonic Wave (Option H04 Ultra Low Phase   Noise)

• 100kHz f 250MHz: <   -58dBc

250MHz < f 3.2GHz: <   -80dBc

• 3.2GHz f 10GHz: < -70dBc

10GHz f 20GHz: < -64dBc

20GHz f 28.5GHz: < -52dBc

28.5GHz f 40GHz: < -45dBc

• 40GHz f 60GHz: < -42dBc

(At 0dBm, beyond 3kHz offset)

SSB Phase Noise

(Carrier 1GHz, +10dBm or Max. Output Power)

Standard:

-101 dBc/Hz @ 100Hz   offset

-121 dBc/Hz @ 1kHz   offset

• -130 dBc/Hz @ 10kHz   offset

-130 dBc/Hz @ 100kHz   offset

Option H04:

-62 dBc/Hz @ 1Hz   offset

• -91 dBc/Hz @ 10Hz offset

• -105 dBc/Hz @ 100Hz   offset

• -123 dBc/Hz @ 1kHz   offset

• -138 dBc/Hz @ 10kHz   offset

• -138 dBc/Hz @ 100kHz   offset

Vector Modulation Accuracy

TW4104C/D/F-V: 

• 50MHz 40GHz:   EVM(RMS%)<1.4%

TW4104H/L-V: 

50MHz 40GHz:   EVM(RMS%)<1.4%

40GHz 67GHz:   EVM(RMS%)<2.5%

(4Msps, root-Nyquist, α=0.3, QPSK, 0dBm)

Internal Modulation Bandwidth

Standard:

120MHz (Multi-tone,   Tone quantity: 51, Frequency space: 2.4MHz, ±3dB bandwidth);

Option H3:

200MHz (Multi-tone,   Tone quantity: 51, Frequency space: 4MHz, ±3dB bandwidth).

(Carrier 900MHz, 1.8GHz, 2.4GHz, 6GHz,   18GHz, 35GHz, 50GHz)

External Modulation Bandwidth

200MHz (ALC OFF,  input 100mVrms sine to   channel I, ±4dB bandwidth)

(Carrier 900MHz, 1.8GHz, 2.4GHz, 6GHz,   18GHz, 35GHz, 50GHz)

External Wide Modulation Bandwidth

(Option H33)

2GHz (ALC OFF, input 100mVrms sine to   channel I, ±4dB bandwidth)

(Carrier 6GHz, 18GHz, 35GHz, 50GHz)

Internal Baseband Signal Generator

Channel quantities:

2 (I and Q)

Max. symbol rate: 

Standard: 60Msps(Max.   4bit/symbol)

• Option H31:   125Msps(Max. 4bit/symbol)

Baseband waveform internal memory:

Standard: 1GSa

Option H32: 2GSa

Modulation format

PSK: BPSK, QPSK,   OQPSK, π/4 DQPSK, D8PSK,   16PSK

QAM: 4, 16, 32, 64,   128, 256, 512, 1024

FSK: 2, 4, 8, 16

ASK

MSK

Arbitrary wave   modulation.

Dual-tone mode max. frequency offset:

200MHz

EVM:

<1.0% (typ.) (RMS%,   Symbol rate 4Msps, root-Nyquist, α=0.3, QPSK)

Arbitrary wave modulation data format:

Mat-File 5, ASCII,   Binary, cap, csv

AWGN (Option S03)

Type: Pure noise,   continuous wave interference, additive noise

Noise bandwidth:   120/200MHz

Signal noise setting   range: 0 60dB

RF Output Port

TW4104C-V: N (female),   impedance 50Ω

TW4104D-V: 3.5mm   (male), N (female) (option 91), impedance 50Ω

TW4104F-V: 2.4mm   (male), impedance 50Ω

TW4104H/L-V: 1.85mm   (male), impedance 50Ω

Power Consumption

< 400W

Dimension (max.)

435 (W) × 178 (H) × 498 (D) mm   (excluding the handle)

• 517 (W) × 192 (H) × 550 (D) mm   (including the handle)

Weight

< 28kg (the weight varies with the model   and option configuration)

Power Supply

100-120VAC, 50-60Hz; or 200-240VAC, 50-60Hz   (self-adaptive)


Ordering Information

Part No.

Name

Description

TW4104C-V

Vector Signal Generator

100 kHz to 10 GHz

TW4104D-V

Vector Signal Generator

100 kHz to 20 GHz

TW4104F-V

Vector Signal Generator

100 kHz to 40 GHz

TW4104H-V

Vector Signal Generator

100 kHz to 50 GHz

TW4104L-V

Vector Signal Generator

100 kHz to 67 GHz

 

Option

Part No.

Name

Description

TW4104V-H01A

115dB Programmable step attenuator

To expand output power dynamic range, for model TW4104C/D/F-V

TW4104V-H01B

90dB Programmable step attenuator

To expand output power dynamic range, for model TW4104H/L-V

TW4104V-H02A

Analog modulation

Additional analog modulation, including AM, FM, ΦM, and low-frequency output.

TW4104V-H02B

Pulse modulation

Additional pulse modulation, with the minimum pulse width of 100ns.

TW4104V-H02C

Narrow pulse modulation

Additional pulse modulation, with the minimum pulse width of 20ns.

TW4104V-H03

Analog sweep

Additional analog sweep (slope sweep).

TW4104V-H04

Ultra low phase noise

To reduce phase noise, 10GHz@10kHz:   -120dBc/Hz.

TW4104V-H05

High power output

To increase the maximum output power.

TW4104V-H31

Large modulation bandwidth

Internal demodulation extend to 200MHz.

TW4104V-H32

Internal baseband large memory

Extend to 8GB.

TW4104V-H33

Broadband external IQ input

Add wideband external IQ input function. Only for TW4104C/D/F-V

TW4104V-H35

High-speed external baseband data input   (optical port)

Support user external arbitrary wave baseband data to be imported in real time through the optical fiber   interface, a total of 4 optical fiber interfaces.

TW4104V-H80

S87230 USB power probe

For power measurement and calibration (9kHz-6GHz).

TW4104V-H81

S87231 USB power probe

For power measurement and calibration (10MHz-18GHz).

TW4104V-H82

S87232 USB power probe

For power measurement and calibration (50MHz-26.5GHz).

TW4104V-H83

S87233 USB power probe

For power measurement and calibration (50MHz-40GHz).

TW4104V-H90

Electromagnetic compatibility

As specified in GJB-151A (touch screen disabled)

TW4104V-H91

Type-N RF output connector

To change RF output port to N (female).

TW4104V-H92

Back panel RF output

To move RF output port to rear panel.

TW4104V-H93

Front handle kit

Front panel mounting handle.

TW4104V-H94

Machine frame

Kit for installing instrument on the cabinet.

TW4104V-H95

Calibration certificate

Instrument is entrusted to metrology service.

TW4104v-H99

Aluminum alloy transport case

High-strength lightweight aluminum alloy transport case with handle and universal roller for easy transportation.

TW4104V-S01

Arbitrary wave

Support arbitrary wave data download and play, generate baseband signal or realize signal playback.

TW4104V-S02

Linear frequency modulation

Support intra-pulse linear frequency modulation function.

TW4104V-S03

Gaussian white noise

Support pure noise generation, additive noise and continuous wave interference functions.

TW4104V-S04

Dynamic fading function

Support general fading simulation and   dynamic fading simulation of aviation channel. Need option S01.

TW4104V-S05

Radar signal simulation

Support simulate radar radiation signals, echo signals, clutter signals and various deceptive and suppressive interferences of various systems, and has a hierarchical multi-radar simulation scene management function.

TW4104-S10

Complex pulse sequence

Pulse generation mode expansion, support double pulse, multi-pulse, re-frequency staggered, re-frequency jitter,   re-frequency slip and other complex pulse sequence generation (need option   H02B/C)


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