HP 8360 L Series - Leveling with Power Meters

Leveling with Power
Leveling with a power meter is similar to leveling with a diode
Meters
detector. Figure 1-13 shows the setup for power meter leveling.
SUEPT CU
GENERATOR
LEVELED OUTPUT
POUER SPLITTER
DlRECllONAl COUPLER
Figure 1-13. Leveling with a Power Meter
1. Set up the equipment as shown. Be sure to set the power meter to
manual range mode and note the range.
2. Refer to menu map 1.
3. Press LALC).
4. Select Leveling Point PwrMtr .
5. Select Pwr Mtr Range . Enter the range value set for the power
meter as noted in step 1.
6. Select Coupling Factor, press @ (dB(mZ).
Unlike detector leveling, power meter leveling provides calibrated
power out of the leveled RF port.
Hint
To obtain flatness corrected power, refer to “Creating and Applying
the User Flatness Correction Array” in the “Optimizing Swept CW
Generator Performance” section.
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