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Accurate Absolute and Relative Power Measurements Using the Agilent N5531S Measuring Receiver System Application Note Table of Contents Introduction Introduction ...2 The Agilent N5531S measuring receiver system is the N5531S Measuring Receiver System ...3 successor to the venerable (and now discontinued) 8902A N5532A/B sensor module ...3 measuring receiver. The center piece of the N5531S is Two-resistor power splitter ...3 an optional firmware personality module for the Agilent 3 dB pad ...3 PSA Series spectrum analyzers (Option 233). The N5531S Power sensor...4 measuring receiver system matches or outperforms the Functional summary ...5 8902A in every operating mode, while extending the fundamental operating frequency range from 1.3 GHz RF Power Measurement...6 (8902A) to as high as 50 GHz. Example: Verifying the power-level accuracy of a signal generator ...6 Accurate power-level measurement was a key capability in Measurement procedure ...6 the 8902A that has been carried over to the N5531S. This Applying the specification...7 capability is essential for the calibration of signal-generator output level and step-attenuator accuracy. Tuned RF Level Measurement ...8 Specifications ...8 Among the more important performance parameters for any Supporting information for specifications ...9 signal generator are the absolute and relative accuracies of Range-to-range cal factor correction ...9