ME7838A BB/mmWave VNA Specifications

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ME7838A Introduction

Broadband VNA System

70 kHz to 110 (125) GHz

Millimeter Waveguide VNA System

50 GHz to 1.1 THz

Broadband/Millimeter-Wave System Options

A detailed color brochure available on the Anritsu web site provides descriptions and examples of the VectorStar family’s

features and benefits:

https://www.anritsu.com/test-measurement/products/ms4640b-series

The ME7838A Broadband VNA system provides single sweep coverage from 70 kHz to 110 GHz and is operational from

40 kHz to 125 GHz. It consists of the following items:

• MS4647B VectorStar™ VNA, 70 kHz to 70 GHz with Option 7, Option 70, and Option 80/81

• 3739C Broadband Millimeter-Wave Test Set and Interface Cables

• 3743A Broadband Millimeter-Wave (mmWave) modules, 2 each

The ME7838A Millimeter-Wave configuration provides waveguide output from 50 GHz to 1.1 THz in waveguide bands.

The system can extend the broadband system or be configured to operate only as a waveguide system. It consists of the

following items:

• MS464xB VectorStar VNA, with Option 7 and Option 82/83

• 3739C Broadband/Millimeter-Wave Test Set and Interface Cables

• Millimeter-Wave modules, 2 each

• MS4640B-002 – Time Domain

• MS4640B-021 – Universal Fixture Extraction

• MS464xB-031 – Dual Source Architecture

• MS464xB-032 – Internal RF Combiner

• MS4640B-035 – IF Digitizer

• MS4640B-036 – Extended IF Digitizer Memory

• MS4640B-041 – Noise Figure

• MS4640B-042 – PulseView™

• MS4640B-043 – DifferentialView™

• MS4640B-044 – IMDView™

• MS4640B-046 – Fast CW

• MS4640B-047 – Eye Diagram

• MS4640B-048 – Differential Noise Figure

• MS464xB-051 – External VNA Direct Access Loops

• MS464xB-061 – Active Measurement Suite, with 2

Attenuators

• MS464xB-062 – Active Measurement Suite, with 4

Attenuators

• 3744A-Rx – 30 to 110 GHz mmWave Receiver for Noise Figure

and mmWave Antenna Measurements

• 3744A-EE – 56 to 95 GHz WR-12 Waveguide Module

• 3744A-EW – 65 to 110 GHz WR-10 Waveguide Module

• SC8215 and SC7287 – Kelvin Bias Tees