Keysight’s FieldFox Introduces Transportable Millimeter-wave Evaluation with Virginia Diodes Extenders

• Collaboration allows FieldFox handheld analyzers to help as much as 170 GHz, providing a rugged and light-weight transportable answer for millimeter-wave sign evaluation
• Supplies in field-testing capabilities for aerospace and protection functions lowering growth time

Keysight Applied sciences, Inc. has expanded the frequency vary of its FieldFox handheld sign analyzers, providing as much as 170 GHz help for millimeter-wave (mmWave) sign evaluation. By way of a collaboration with Virginia Diodes Inc. (VDI), Keysight’s A- and B-Sequence FieldFox handheld analyzers with 18 GHz or greater, might be paired with VDI PSAX frequency extenders to cowl sub-THz frequency vary.

Area based mostly engineers want exact mmWave measurements to advance fashionable wi-fi communications and radar techniques. That is vital in terms of 5G, 6G, aerospace and protection and automotive radar transmission/receiving exams. Nonetheless, mmWave indicators are extremely delicate to obstacles, climate situations, and interference. Understanding their propagation traits by means of exact measurements helps engineers design extra environment friendly networks and radar techniques, bettering protection, and enhancing reliability.

To realize this perception, conventional instruments usually embody giant desktop sign analyzers and turbines, which are sometimes very costly and cumbersome for subject measurement use circumstances. The Keysight FieldFox addresses this subject, enabling mmWave measurements in a light-weight transportable answer, when paired with VDI’s PSAX frequency extender modules. As well as, engineers can go for the FieldFox geared up with the downloadable Choice 357 pulse generator, which might be paired with a PSGX module from VDI, to additionally provide a mmWave sign technology answer as much as 170 GHz. This permits customers to acquire correct mmWave measurements in a easy, straightforward to make use of and rugged answer.

Key advantages of Keysight’s FieldFox mixed with VDI frequency extender modules embody:

• Expanded frequency protection: Increasing the FieldFox’s frequency protection from as little as 18 GHz, relying on fashions, as much as 170 GHz for both sign evaluation or technology.
• Optimized efficiency on the mmWave vary: Supporting in-band sign evaluation with collection of spectrum analyzer mode, IQ analyzer mode, or real-time spectrum analyzer (RTSA) mode with extraordinary sensitivity of -155 dBm/Hz typical worth.
• Price effectivity: In comparison with conventional mmWave sign evaluation and technology options, the mix of Keysight FieldFox and VDI frequency extenders reduces prices by half or extra.
• Transportable and handy testing: Weighing roughly lower than 4 kg in whole, the mix of Keysight FieldFox and VDI frequency extenders makes the mmWave subject testing far more possible and handy for each subject and lab setting.

Dr. Thomas W. Crowe, CEO of VDI, stated: “VDI manufactures state-of-the-art check and measurement tools for mmWave and THz functions, together with vector community analyzer, spectrum analyzer, and sign generator extension modules. These merchandise improve the capabilities of high-performance microwave measurement instruments by extending them to greater frequencies. By way of our collaboration with Keysight, VDI is worked up to offer frequency extenders for the FieldFox handheld analyzers, providing clients light-weight options for each sign evaluation and technology within the mmWave vary, with distinctive sign high quality and measurement integrity.”

Vince Nguyen, Vice President and Basic Supervisor, Aerospace, Protection, and Authorities Resolution Group at Keysight, stated: “The aerospace, protection, and industrial sectors lack a conveyable answer which may present correct mmWave measurements. As clients discover improvements they want entry to greater frequencies within the radio spectrum, together with mmWave. Working with VDI, we’ve developed an answer that’s straightforward to check sign evaluation and technology within the subject in addition to within the laboratory.”

Keysight’s FieldFox mixed with VDI extenders can be showcased for the primary time on the Keysight sales space (Corridor A3, Stand 506) at electronica 2024, the world’s main commerce truthful and convention for electronics, from November 12 to fifteen, 2024.