HP 8510 User Manual

Contents
1. Intro duction
Organization of This Do cument. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
System Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Principles of Pulsed-RF Network Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Pulse Measurements Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Operating the HP 8510 for Pulsed-RF Measurements . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Frequency Domain Point-in-Pulse Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Pulse Prole Domain Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
General Timing Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Using External Triggering and Pulse Mo dulation . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
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2.
System
Description
Who
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Mak
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Pulsed-RF
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Theory
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Principles
of
Pulsed-RF
Net
w
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Measuremen
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Pulse
Rep
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P
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PRP
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Pulse
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Trigger Delay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Pulse Prole Measurement Resolution Period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
4. Pulse Measurements Overview
Pulsed-RF S-parameters versus Frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Pulse
Prole
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5.
Op
erating
the
HP
8510
for
Pulsed-RF
Measuremen
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System Connections
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Turn On System P
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Load Pulse
Hardware State and Instrumen
t State Files
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Operator's Chec
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Pulse Prole Domain Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
Frequency Domain Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
External
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Contents-1

HP 8510 Specifications

General

Brand	HP
Model	8510
Category	Measuring Instruments
Language	English