Keysight E8486A – E-Band Waveguide Power Sensor (60 GHz to 90 GHz)

• Waveguide E-band power sensor
• Frequency range: 60 GHz to 90 GHz
• Power range: -30 to +20 dBm (standard)
• Extend power range with option E8486A-200: -60 to +20 dBm (60 to 90 GHz)
• Extend frequency and power range with option E8486A-201: 54 to 95 GHz (-60 to +20 dBm)

Meet the rapid demand in E-band telecommunication applications with the E8486A waveguide power sensor. Designed with a WR-12 flange connector, the E8486A makes precise and direct waveguide measurements in the E-band frequency range and is compatible with most Keysight power meters. A wide dynamic range of -60 to +20 dBm and an SWR performance of 1.06 minimize measurement uncertainty caused by mismatch, providing high accuracy even with low power signals. With the E8486A waveguide power sensor, get the precision and accuracy you need for E-band applications in a single power sensor.

• E8486A-100 (standard model) comes without built-in EEPROM with a dynamic range of -30 to +20 dBm. Users need to pre-enter calibration factors printed on the back of the sensor into the power meter.
• E8486A-200 comes with built-in EEPROM to store calibration factors with an extended dynamic range of -60 to +20 dBm.

Configuration options for the E8486A

E8486A-100

• Standard model
• 60 to 90 GHz
• -30 to +20 dBm

E8486-200

• Option to extend power range
• 60 to 90 GHz
• -60 to +20 dBm

E8486A-201

• Option to extend frequency and power range
• 54 to 95 GHz
• -60 to +20 dBm

Several versions available

Covering the V-band, E-band, and W-band spectrums, Keysight waveguide power sensors offer the best SWR, high reliability, and low loss, and come with a 50 MHz calibration port to reduce measurement uncertainties. And with the Keysight E8486A (Option 200) waveguide sensor, you also get a wide dynamic range spanning from -60 to +20 dBm.

Keysight waveguide power sensors are fully compatible with Keysight EPM (E4418B/19B, N1913A/14A), EPM-P (E4416A/17A), and P-Series (N1911A/12A) power meters. The V8486A and W8486A are also compatible with discontinued or obsolete power meters such as 435B, 436A, 437B, 438A, 70100A, E1416A, E4418A, and E4419A power meters.

50 MHz calibration

For easy calibration with the power meter, Keysight waveguide power sensors incorporate a 50 MHz calibration port. This eliminates the variance in making measurements with different meter/sensor combinations and the uncertainties due to temperature changes. It also provides traceability to the U.S National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) at millimeter-wave frequencies.

High reliability

Keysight waveguide sensors use the same proven Modified Barrier Integrated Diode (MBID) technology found in other Keysight sensors, and always operate in the square-law characteristic for true-average detection.