Anritsu
VectorStar MS4642B VNA
10 MHz — 20 GHz
VectorStar offers a performance benchmark for S-parameter measurements of RF, microwave and millimeter wave devices, giving engineers access to a powerful measurement tool for performance analysis.
Anritsu’s VectorStar Vector Network Analyzer (VNA) uniquely combines design and measurement by including NI AWR Design Environment™ software as a standard feature on the instrument and as a separate application on your desktop.
Now you have all the design tools needed for high-frequency IC, PCB and module design at your fingertips, right in your VNA:
Linear circuit simulators
Electromagnetic (EM) analysis tools
Integrated schematic and layout
The integration of high-frequency design tools into high-performance VNAs is the way of the future – but today it is only available from Anritsu and AWR.
The VectorStar™ family is Anritsu’s Premium VNA series, providing the highest overall performance on a modern platform. The MS4640B VectorStar VNA offers the widest coverage from 70 kHz to 70 GHz in a single device. The additional twenty years at the low end is even more impressive than the guaranteed 70 GHz coverage at the high end.
IMDView™
Provides active menu sidebar with real-time measurement display when changing critical IMD parameters. The built-in combiner option offers single connection testing of active instruments to automatically switch between S parameter and IMD measurements without the need to reconnect the DUT.
PulseView™
When combined with the innovative IF digitization option, it delivers industry-leading 2.5 ns pulse resolution and 100 dB dynamic range without compromise or trade-offs due to changing duty cycles. PulseView provides real-time display of pulse measurements while dynamically changing pulse parameters for instant design verification.
DifferentialView™
When combined with the dual internal source option, it offers real-time display analysis of differential devices, drives and components while actively changing the phase and magnitude relationships of the internal dual sources.
Spectrum Analyzer Option
The spectrum analyzer option is the world’s first single-scan spectrum analyzer covering frequency ranges from 70KHz to 220GHz using mm-wave modules. The spectrum analyzer option is available on all baseband VectorStar models.
The Spectrum Analyzer option (Option 49) allows convenient spectral domain measurements of quantities such as harmonics, spurs, distortion products and the overall frequency content of various devices. Common measurements include harmonics, tone-based distortion measurements, some spurious measurements, and spectral occupancy tests on devices that may contain multiple outputs or input-output comparisons.
The noise figure option is based on the cold source technique for improved noise figure measurement accuracy. VectorStar is the only VNA platform capable of measuring noise figure from 70 kHz to 125 GHz and is available with a noise receiver optimized for measurements from 30 GHz to 125 GHz. VectorStar is also the only VNA to offer a Differential Noise Figure option to characterize the noise figure of differential devices.
For broadband applications, the ME7838 Series offers superior performance and coverage over a range from 70 kHz to 110 GHz, 125 GHz and 145 GHz in a single coaxial test port. The Non-Linear Transmission Line mmWave module developed by Anritsu is compact while providing high performance up to 145 GHz.
The Anritsu MS4640B Vector Network Analyzer delivers a new level of performance for device modeling engineers struggling to characterize their devices accurately and reliably, R&D engineers pushing the last fraction of a dB from their cutting-edge designs, and the production engineer trying to maximize throughput without sacrificing accuracy. Backed by a 3-year warranty and the most responsive sales support team, the MS4640B is the VNA of choice for the discerning engineer.
Spectrum Analyzer Option
- SPA is available from 70KHz up to 20/40/70/110/110/125/145/145 and 220GHz. It is also available for banded configuration up to 1.1THz.
- Dual SPA mode is available: Suitable for Mixers/Amplifier/Harmonics/Fake tests.
- SPA is available on all ports. The user can define which port will be used as SPA port.
- Various detection types are available in classic mode: Peak, Minimum, RMS, Average.
- Various math functions such as min hold / max hold / user defined equations can be applied in SPA mode.
- Sources and receivers can be configured independently. Can be used as a Tracking Generator.
- A dual drive option is available for units with dual sources. Support for external source control is also possible.
- Phase synchronization is available for dual source units. This feature allows users to control and configure the phase between the two sources.
- The source and receiver attenuator available with the VNA can be activated in SPA mode. Option 62 (with attenuator on the receiver side) is recommended for measuring the spectrum content of high power devices.
- Software option: easy to install and upgrade existing user equipment.
Other Features
- The widest frequency range from a single coaxial test port covering 70 kHz to 70 GHz in a single device and 70 kHz to 145 GHz in a Broadband configuration. Expandable up to 1.1 THz
- The Universal Fixture Extraction (UFX) software option provides advanced de-embedding tools for test fixture extraction.
- IMDView™ software combined with the built-in combiner option offers the ability to switch from S parameters to IMD measurements in a single connection
- Highest performance pulse measurements – PulseView™ offers 2.5 ns pulse resolution with 100 dB dynamic range
- 4-port single-ended or balanced measurements using DifferentialView™ analysis
- Built-in trace-based eye diagram option provides the ability to view Time Domain, S-Parameters and Eye Diagram analysis with active scan updates
- Superior Dynamic Range – up to 142 dB
- High available power – up to +14 dBm
- Best test port characteristic performance – up to 50 dB in directivity
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- Fast and accurate optoelectronic measurements from 70 kHz to 40, 70 GHz and 110 GHz at wavelengths of 850, 1060, 1310 and 1550 nm using the MN4765B O/E Calibration module
Spectrum Analyzer Options:
| MS4642B-049 | 70 kHz to 20 GHz Spectrum Analyzer option |
| MS4644B-049 | 70 kHz to 40 GHz Spectrum Analyzer option |
| MS4647B-049 | 70 kHz to 70 GHz Spectrum Analyzer option |
| MS4640B-049 | SPA options for all broadband and banded solutions |
Key Configuration Items:
| MS4642B | VNA, 10 MHz — 20 GHz, 2-port, K(male) |
| MS4644B | VNA, 10 MHz — 40 GHz, 2-port, K(male) |
| MS4647B | VNA, 10 MHz — 70 GHz, 2-port, V(male) |
| Option 001 | Rack Mount |
| Option 002 | Time Domain with advanced capabilities |
| Option 007 | Receiver Offset with Multiple Source Control for frequency-translated measurements |
| Option 021 | Universal Fixture Extraction |
| Option 031 | Dual Source |
| Option 032 | Internal Combiner |
| Option 035 | IF Digitizer |
| Option 036 | Extended Memory (Must be purchased with Option 35) |
| Option 041 | Noise Figure |
| Option 042 | PulseView™ |
| Option 043 | DifferentialView™ |
| Option 044 | IMDView™ |
| Option 046 | Fast CW |
| Option 047 | Eye Diagram |
| Option 048 | Differential Noise Figure |
| Option 053 | External ALC leveling |
| Option 05x | Direct Access Loops for total measurement flexibility |
| Option 06x | Active Measurement Suites with 2 or 4 attenuators |
| Option 070 | 70 kHz Low-end Frequency Extension for an unprecedented frequency coverage |
| Option 08x | Broadband/Milllimeter Wave Interface |
| MN469xC | 4-port Test Sets, K and V for 70 kHz to 70 GHz multi-port solutions |
| MN4765B | Optical VNA measurements O/E Calibration Module. Options available for 40, 70 GHz and 110 GHz, at 850, 1060, 1310, and 1550 nm wavelengths |
- VectorStar MS4640B Series Product Brochure
- VectorStar E and W Band Millimeter-Wave VNA System Quick Fact Sheet
- VectorStar MS464xB Series Microwave Vector Network Analyzer Technical Data Sheet
- Multiport VectorStar MN469xC Technical Data Sheet
- Vector Network Analysis Product Portfolio
- Anritsu’s RF and Microwave Test and Measurement Solutions Product Brochure
- 5G Solutions Catalog 2023
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Anritsu has partnered with the following industry-leading companies to provide a variety of proven materials measurement capabilities compatible with the VectorStar and ShockLine vector network analyzer families.
Material Measurements
 | Compass Technology Anritsu and Compass Technology Group Material Measurements Solutions |
 | Keycom Technologies |
 | SWISSto12 |