Keysight Technologies Launches Phased Array Calibration Solution

Keysight S7601A Antenna Measurement Toolset

Keysight Technologies is launching a new phased array antenna control and calibration solution. It believes the solution will enable satellite designers developing active electronically scanned arrays for satellite communications applications to rapidly test their designs during early validation. The company announced the new product Oct. 3.

The system aims to bring a number of benefits to customers. Firstly, it aims to enable highly-accurate measurement of gain and phase for a single phased array element under test in an indirect far field test environment. Secondly, it will also include fast gain and phase calibration, effective isotropic radiated power (EIRP), radiation pattern versus beam scan angle, beam scan and range loss, cross-polarization isolation, gain compression, gain-over-noise temperature (G/T), and modulation distortion (error vector magnitude). Thirdly, it will feature a single, user-friendly software interface that controls the antenna under test, Keysight’s test instruments, and Keysight’s compact antenna test range positioner and temperature control unit.

“The rapid adoption of phased array antenna technology in commercial and military satellite communications is driving the need for automated testing tools that can quickly and accurately calibrate systems for mission success. The new Keysight Phased Array Antenna Control and Calibration reduces the arduous and lengthy process of calibrating complex, active phased array antennas from hours or days to just a few minutes in a lab setting,” Greg Patschke, general manager of Keysight’s Aerospace/Defense and Government Solutions Group said in a statement.