Agilent / Keysight E8363B 40GHz PNA Network Analyzer

The Agilent/Keysight E8363B is a 40 GHz PNA Network Analyzer delivering high-precision RF and microwave measurements from 10 MHz to 40 GHz. Built for R&D, manufacturing, and quality assurance, it characterizes passive and active components with 110 dB dynamic range, sub-0.006 dB trace noise, and measurement speeds under 26 microseconds per data point. The instrument supports 32 independent measurement channels with up to 16,001 data points per channel, enabling detailed signal integrity and network analysis across demanding test scenarios.

Technical Specifications

• Frequency Range: 10 MHz to 40 GHz


• Dynamic Range: 110 dB (up to 125 dB with certain configurations)


• Trace Noise: <0.006 dB


• Measurement Speed: <26 microseconds per data point


• Data Points per Channel: 16,001


• Measurement Channels: 32 independent channels


• Output Power: Maximum 10 dBm; SOURCE OUT maximum 20 dBm; optimum receiver level –12 dBm


• IF Bandwidth: 1 Hz to 40 kHz nominal; 10 Hz for corrected system performance


• Display: 8.4-inch color LCD, 640 × 480 resolution; 16 windows maximum; 4 traces per window


• Markers: 10 coupled or independent markers per trace; 0.001 dB magnitude resolution

Key Features

• Comprehensive calibration methods: TRL/LRM, on-wafer, in-fixture, waveguide, antenna, guided, and electronic calibration (ECal) with optional user characterization


• Adapter removal and unknown thru calibration support


• Vector-mixer and scalar-mixer calibration (VMC/SMC)


• Segmented sweep modes for optimized test efficiency


• Extended power control with test port level down to –65 dBm


• Option UNL for extended power range and bias tees

Typical Applications

• Mixer characterization: conversion loss, return loss, isolation, absolute group delay


• Amplifier testing: gain compression, harmonics, IMD, pulsed-RF measurements


• Frequency converter analysis (Option 082/083)


• Time domain analysis

Compatibility & Integration

• Interfaces: USB, GPIB, LAN, Serial, Parallel