VectorStar ME7838AX 2-Port Broadband Vector Network Analyzer System, 70 kHz to 125 GHz
2-port VectorStar broadband VNA system with single-sweep coverage from 70 kHz to 125 GHz at a 1 mm coaxial test port.
- Frequency range (broadband)
- 70 kHz to 125 GHz
- Frequency range (mmWave configuration)
- 50 GHz to 1.1 THz
- VNA
- MS4647B VectorStar VNA, 70 kHz to 70 GHz with Option 7, Option 70, and Option 80/81/84/85
- Broadband Test Set
- 3739C Broadband Test Set and interface cables
Overview
The Anritsu VectorStar ME7838AX is a 2-port broadband vector network analyzer system that provides single-sweep coverage from 70 kHz to 125 GHz, with guaranteed specifications, at a 1 mm coaxial test port. The system is operational from 40 kHz to 125 GHz.
The broadband configuration is built from an MS4647B VectorStar VNA (70 kHz to 70 GHz), a 3739C Broadband mmWave Test Set with interface cables, and two 3743AX broadband mmWave modules. The modules use Anritsu Nonlinear Transmission Line (NLTL) technology, with thin film multipliers, receivers and couplers placed at the test port for raw directivity and calibration stability. Port power control is provided by the base VNA below 54 GHz and by the 3743AX module above 54 GHz.
The compact mmWave modules are intended for positioning on wafer probe stations and are compatible with major probe stations. Kelvin bias tees provide sense and force capabilities close to the device under test.
Configurations and upgrades
In addition to the broadband configuration, the ME7838AX can be configured with banded millimeter-wave modules providing waveguide output from 50 GHz to 1.1 THz, either extending the broadband system or operating as a waveguide-only system. A 4-port variant, the ME7838A4X, is also available. The ME7838AX can be upgraded to 145 GHz and to 220 GHz.
Software options
The system supports VectorStar options including time domain, Universal Fixture Extraction, noise figure and differential noise figure measurements with the 3744x-Rx receiver up to 125 GHz, IMDView, DifferentialView, eye diagram and spectrum analysis (Option 49).
Key Features
- Single sweep coverage from 70 kHz to 125 GHz, operational from 40 kHz to 125 GHz
- Guaranteed specifications to 125 GHz at a 1 mm coaxial test port
- Calibration and measurement stability of 0.1 dB vs 0.6 dB over 24 hrs
- Compact, lightweight mmWave modules: 0.6 vs 7.6 lb and 1/50 the volume
- Thin film multipliers, receivers and couplers at the test port
- Real time electronic mmWave power leveling
- Compatibility with all major probe stations
- Kelvin bias tees for sense and force capabilities positioned close to the DUT
- Can be upgraded to 145 GHz and to 220 GHz
- Can be configured with banded millimeter-wave modules up to 1.1 THz
- Supports the 3744x-Rx receiver for noise figure and differential noise figure measurements to 125 GHz
- Spectrum analyzer option available on all ports
Specifications
| Frequency range (broadband) |
70 kHz to 125 GHz
Single sweep coverage; operational from 40 kHz to 125GHz
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|---|---|
| Frequency range (mmWave configuration) |
50 GHz to 1.1 THz
Waveguide output in waveguide bands
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| VNA | MS4647B VectorStar VNA, 70 kHz to 70 GHz with Option 7, Option 70, and Option 80/81/84/85 |
| Broadband Test Set | 3739C Broadband Test Set and interface cables |
| mmWave Modules | 3743AX Broadband mmWave modules (2 Each) |
| Test port | 1mm coax output |
| 70 to 300 kHz |
95 (110)
No options; typical in parentheses; excludes localized spurious responses and crosstalk
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|---|---|
| > 0.01 to < 2.5 GHz |
119 (130)
No options; typical in parentheses
|
| > 54 to 60 GHz |
107 (116)
No options; typical in parentheses
|
| > 100 to 110 GHz |
104 (110)
No options; typical in parentheses
|
| > 120 to 125 GHz |
97 (106)
No options; typical in parentheses
|
| Maximum power, 70 to 300 kHz |
10 (13)
No options; typical in parentheses; 806-206-R test port cables
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|---|---|
| Maximum power, 2.5 to 10 GHz |
4 (8)
No options; typical in parentheses
|
| Maximum power, > 100 to 110 GHz |
-6.5 (-3)
No options; typical in parentheses
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| Maximum power, > 120 to 125 GHz |
-3 (3)
No options; typical in parentheses
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| Power range, > 54 to 60 GHz |
-2 to -55
No options
|
| Power resolution | 0.01 |
| > 2 to 10 MHz |
-118 (-125)
No options; typical in parentheses
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|---|---|
| > 100 to 110 GHz |
-110.5 (-113)
No options; typical in parentheses
|
| > 120 to 125 GHz |
-100 (-103)
No options; typical in parentheses
|
| Magnitude, > 80 to 110 GHz |
0.006 (0.0025)
1 kHz IF bandwidth; typical in parentheses
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|---|---|
| Phase, > 80 to 110 GHz |
0.105 (0.05)
1 kHz IF bandwidth; typical in parentheses
|
| Directivity, 70 kHz to 10 MHz |
40 (46)
Typical in parentheses
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|---|---|
| Directivity, > 90 to 110 GHz |
30 (36)
Typical in parentheses
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| Directivity, > 120 to 125 GHz |
28 (33)
Typical in parentheses
|
| Source match, > 90 to 110 GHz |
34 (40)
Typical in parentheses
|
| Resolution | 1 Hz |
|---|---|
| Accuracy |
± 5 x 10–7 Hz/Hz
At time of calibration
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| Stability | < 5 x 10–9/°C over 0 °C to 50 °C temperature; < 1 x 10–9/day aging, instrument on |
| 1 Port Cal, 1 MHz IFBW, 401 points |
(230)
Typical; full band 70 kHz to 125 GHz, Display ON, ALC ON
|
|---|---|
| 2 Port Cal, 1 MHz IFBW, 401 points |
(460)
Typical; full band 70 kHz to 125 GHz, Display ON, ALC ON
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| Warm-up time | 90 minutes |
|---|---|
| Recommended calibration cycle | 12 months |
Specifications are taken from the manufacturer's documentation. See the datasheet for complete and current values.
Applications
- On-wafer device characterization
- Device modeling
- Millimeter-wave component testing
- Noise figure measurements
- Spectrum analysis of harmonics, spurs and distortion products
- Material measurements
- Signal integrity measurements
Included
- MS4647B VectorStar VNA, 70 kHz to 70 GHz with Option 7, Option 70, and Option 80/81/84/85
- 3739C Broadband Test Set and interface cables
- 3743AX Broadband mmWave modules (2 each)
Options & Accessories
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| MS4640B-002 | Time Domain |
| MS4640B-021 | Universal Fixture Extraction |
| MS464xB-031 | Dual Source Architecture |
| MS464xB-032 | Internal RF Combiner |
| MS4640B-041 | Noise Figure |
| MS4640B-043 | DifferentialView™ |
| MS4640B-044 | IMDView™ |
| MS4640B-046 | Fast CW |
| MS4640B-047 | Eye Diagram |
| MS4640B-048 | Differential Noise Figure |
| MS4640B-049 | Spectrum Analysis — SPA options for all broadband and banded solutions |
| MS464xB-051 | External VNA Direct Access Loops |
| MS464xB-061 | Active Measurement Suite, with 2 Attenuators |
| MS464xB-062 | Active Measurement Suite, with 4 Attenuators |
| SC8215 | Kelvin Bias Tee |
| SC7287 | Kelvin Bias Tee |