Keysight V8486A – Waveguide V-Band Power Sensor (50 GHz to 75 GHz)

• Waveguide V-band power sensor
• Frequency range: 50 GHz to 75 GHz
• Power range: –30 dBm (1 µW) to +20 dBm (100 mW)
• Power range with option V8486A-H02: -60 to +20 dBm (50-75 GHz)
• Calibrate up to 78 GHz with option V8486A-H01

Make accurate average power measurements from 50 to 75 GHz with the V8486A V-band power sensor A special option for the V8486A that extends the power range down to -60 dBm is available.

The V8486A comes without built-in EEPROM. Users need to pre-enter calibration factors printed on the back of the sensor into the power meter.

Several versions available

Covering the V-band, E-band, and W-band spectrums, Keysight waveguide power sensors offer 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 operates in the square-law characteristic for true-average detection.