Key Features
High-Density Architecture & Scale
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Up to 8 Independent Channels: Integrates 2, 4, 6, or 8 fully independent RF channels into a compact 2U full-rack chassis. It offers 8 times the channel density of older single-channel lines, drastically lowering space requirements in test racks.
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Cascading Capabilities: Multiple DSG5000 units can be seamlessly linked and cascaded together to build much larger, phase-locked multi-channel arrays required for massive qubit manipulation or large-scale radar systems.
High-Frequency Microwave Performance
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Frequency Options: Covers a broad microwave frequency spectrum across two distinct tier configurations:
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DSG512x Models: 9 kHz to 12 GHz
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DSG520x Models: 9 kHz to 20 GHz
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Ultra-Low Phase Noise: Delivers exceptional spectral purity with a typical phase noise rating below -133 dBc/Hz @ 1 GHz (with a 10 kHz offset).
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High Output Power: Provides adjustable signal power from -30 dBm up to a highly robust +25 dBm maximum output, perfectly suiting non-linear device evaluation like high-gain amplifier testing.
Coherence & Phase Stability
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Rigid Inter-Channel Phase Stability: Demonstrates premium phase alignment, maintaining less than 1° of phase deviation at 10 GHz over extended testing periods (e.g., 72 hours under standard stable lab environments).
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Finer Alignment Control: Features precise frequency adjustments down to 0.01 Hz steps and an adjustable inter-channel phase offset resolution sharp down to 0.01° increments for fine-tuning signal delays.
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Isolation Quality: Incorporates strict internal shielding to provide greater than 75 dB of isolation between the adjacent independent microwave paths.
Modulation & Workflow Automation
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Modulation Suites (Optional): Supports common analog modulation configurations including Amplitude Modulation (AM), Frequency Modulation (FM), and Phase Modulation (ΦM).
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Pulse Generation & Train Lists: Features high-precision pulse modulation capabilities alongside a built-in pulse train generator, allowing users to customize and upload specific sequential pulse lists.
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Fast Switching: Achieves quick frequency and amplitude tracking response times, clocking a fast switching speed of just 3 ms.
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Flexible Sweep Modes: Supports Step, Continuous, and customizable List sweeps across Frequency, Level, or combined Freq & Level parameters.
Form Factor & Hardware Layout
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Buttonless Touch Interface: Equipped with a 3.5-inch color touch screen on the front panel. Reflecting its high-density architecture, it features zero mechanical control buttons or adjustment knobs outside of the main power switch.
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HDMI Expansion Output: Includes a rear-panel HDMI port allowing engineers to mirror the instrument interface onto external displays, monitors, or projectors for easier layout management.
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Remote Ecosystem: Built with standard USB 3.0 Host/Device and LAN interfaces. It supports native Web Control (operation via a web browser using the device IP) and can be fully programmed using standard SCPI macro arrays via environments like LabVIEW or MATLAB.
