R&S®AFQ100B UWB Signal and I/Q Modulation Generator
High performance baseband signals
Aerospace & defence applications
The A&D market is increasingly making use of digital baseband signals, e.g. in modern radar systems and in beamforming phased-array antenna systems.
- Radar applications
- Phased-array applications
- Meeting security standards
A bandwidth (RF) of 528 MHz and a memory depth of up to 1 Gsample make it possible to generate complex pulsed signal scenarios with narrow pulses and very short rise and fall times, which are commonly needed for radar applications. For generating such pulsed signals, the R&S® Pulse Sequencer Software (R&S®AFQ-K6 option) is a powerful and flexible tool with an intuitive user interface and integrated waveform display including analysis capabilities. Plug-ins allow the user to add proprietary/classified pulse contents that meet the high demands of A&D customers for data security.
The Matlab Transfer Toolbox enables easy interoperability with Matlab for customers that want to use their own custom built signals.
For developing and testing phased-array antennas, the AFQ100B offers an accuracy of below 20 ps when starting several instruments synchronously. This is very important, as additional delay would deteriorate the phase relation between the different signals. These phase relations are essential in phased-array applications. Moreover, the instruments allow flexible and easy generation of the necessary waveform data.
To meet the high security requirements demanded in A&D, the internal hard disk can be removed whenever necessary. Thus, sensitive data can always remain in a secured area.
