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Revised: October 6, 2008

Product specifications and descriptions

in this document subject to change

without notice.

© Agilent Technologies, Inc. 2009

Printed in USA, February 17, 2009

5952-0802E

Specifications

Frequency range: 0.01 - 12 GHz

Frequency responses: ±0.23 dB (0.01 - 4 Ghz); ±0.6 dB (4 - 8 GHz);

±0.85 dB (8 - 12 GHz)

SWR: < 1.2 (0.01 - 4 GHz); < 1.7 (4 - 8 GHz); < 2.4 (8 - 12 GHz)

Low level sensitivity: 0.4 mV/µW

Max. operating input: 200 mW

Typical short-term max. input: 0.75 Watt

Noise: < 50 µV

(µV peak-to-peak with CW power applied to produce 100 mV output, 400 kHz BW)

Output polarity (STD): negative

(003): positive

Note: Above specifications are at 25 ºC and ≤ 20 dBm unless otherwise specified.

Environmental

Operating temperature: –20º to +85 ºC

Non-operating temperature: MIL-STD 883, Method 1010: (–55º to +85 ºC)

Vibration: MIL-STD 883, Method 2007: (0.6” D.A. 20 to 80 Hz and 20 g,

80 to 2000 Hz)

Shock: MIL-STD 883, Method 2002.1: (500 g, 0.5 ms)

Altitude: MIL-STD 883, Method 1001: (50,000 ft, 15,240 m)

Moisture resistance: MIL-STD 883, Method 1004.1: (25º to 40 ºC, 95% RH)

RFI: MIL-STD 461C (meets Part 7, degraded by 10 dB)

Typical values:

R

C

T

(R

(C

0.35

R

BW

Agilent 8471E

Figure 6. Equivalent circuit for Agilent 8471E with typical parameter values.

Equivalent diode

impedance

RF in

Video out

capacitor

V

50 Ω

A

B

C

RF connector

Video connector SMC

(male center conductor)

Figure 7. Agilent 8471E

A: 7.9 (0.31)

B: 39.16 (1.54)

C: 9.26 (0.36)

Connector: SMA (m) input

SMC (m) output

Net weight: 38.8 grams (1.37 oz.)