Wideband Power Sensors
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Figure 20 Max. Peak Power
100
1000
10000
0.1 1 10
Frequency (GHz)
Power (Watts)
VSWR=1
VSWR=1.5
VSWR=3
Burst Average Power
Power Range 2.6 – 100 W average
Burst Width 1 μs – 5 ms
Repetition Rate, Min 5 Hz (with 12 dB Peak/Avg ratio)
Duty Cycle (D)
1
1 Duty Cycle and CCDF read out dependent on display
method.
0.02 to 1 (D = Burst Width / Period)
Measurement Uncert. ± (6% of reading + 166/D mW)
2
2 Above 35 °C or below 15 °C add 3%
Crest Factor
RF Power Range 100 mW to 100 W average, 2.6 W
minimum peak
Measurement
Uncert.
Linear sum of peak and average power
uncertainty
Complementary Cumulative Distribution Function (CCDF)
Measurement Range
1
1 Duty Cycle and CCDF read out dependent on display
method.
0.1 – 100%
Measurement Uncert. ± 2%
Threshold Level Range 2.6 W to 260 W peak
Level Set Accuracy As peak power uncert. + 2%