Keysight Technologies 11920A Manual

Keysight 11920A/B/C,
11921E/F/G/H, and
11922A/B/C/D, Coaxial
Adapters
User’s and
Service Guide

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Notices
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Manual Part Number
11920-90001
Edition
Edition 2, February 22, 2019
Printed in:
Printed in Malaysia
Published by:
Keysight Technologies
Bayan Lepas Free Industrial Zone,
11900 Penang, Malaysia
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understood and met.

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Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive
This instrument complies with the WEEE Directive marking requirement. This affixed product label
indicates that you must not discard this electrical or electronic product in domestic household
waste.
Product category:
With reference to the equipment types in the WEEE directive Annex 1, this instrument is classified
as a “Monitoring and Control Instrument” product.
The affixed product label is as shown below.
Do not dispose in domestic household waste.
To return this unwanted instrument, contact your nearest Keysight Service Center, or visit http://
about.keysight.com/en/companyinfo/environment/takeback.shtml for more information.
Sales and Technical Support
To contact Keysight for sales and technical support, refer to the support links on the following
Keysight websites:
–www.keysight.com/find/adapters
(product-specific information and support, software and documentation updates)
–www.keysight.com/find/assist
(worldwide contact information for repair and service)

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Table of Contents
Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Product category: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Sales and Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
List of Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Environmental Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Adapter Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Supplemental Electrical Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Supplemental Mechanical Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Supplemental Mechanical Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Electrical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
1.0 mm to 1.0 mm adapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
1.0 mm to 1.85 mm adapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
1.0 mm to 2.4 mm adapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Contacting Keysight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Statement of functional test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

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List of Tables
Table 1 Environmental requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Table 2 Adapter descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Table 3 Supplemental electrical characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Table 4 Supplemental mechanical characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Table 5 Supplemental mechanical dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Table 6 Electrical specifications (1.0 mm to 1.0 mm adapters) . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Table 7 Electrical specifications (1.0 mm to 1.85 mm adapters) . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Table 8 Electrical specifications (1.0 mm to 2.4 mm adapters) . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

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Environmental Requirements
Adapter Descriptions
Table 1 Environmental requirements
Parameter Required values/ranges
Temperature
–Operating
–Storage
+0 °C to +55 °C (+32 °F to +131 °F)
-40 °C to +75 °C (-40 °F to +167 °F)
Altitude
–Operating
–Storage
< 15,000 meters (_50,000 feet)
< 15,000 meters (_50,000 feet)
Relative humid ity
–Operating
–Storage
Always non–condensing
0 to 80% (26 °C maximum dry bulb)
0 to 90%
Table 2 Adapter descriptions
Model Description
11920A 1 mm –m– to 1 mm –
11920B 1 mm –f– to 1 mm –f–
11920C 1 mm –m– to 1 mm –f–
11921E 1 mm –m– to 1.85 mm –m–
11921F 1 mm –f– to 1.85 mm –f–
11921G 1 mm –m– to 1.85 mm –f–
11921H 1 mm –f– to 1.85 mm –m–
11922A 1 mm –m– to 2.4 mm –m–
11922B 1 mm –f– to 2.4 mm –f–
11922C 1 mm –m– to 2.4 mm –f–
11922D 1 mm –f– to 2.4 mm –m–

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Supplemental Electrical Characteristics
Supplemental Mechanical Characteristics
Supplemental Mechanical Dimensions
Table 3 Supplemental electrical characteristics
1.0 mm 1.85 mm 2.4 mm
Connector repeatability -35 dB -35 dB -44 dB
Maximum power 10W
Table 4 Supplemental mechanical characteristics
1.0 mm 1.85 mm 2.4 mm
Inside diameter of outer conductor 1.000 ±0.005 mm 1.85 ±0.007 mm 2.4 ±0.010 mm
Outside diameter of center conductor 0.434 ±0.005 mm 0.8036 ±0.005 mm 1.042 ±0.005 mm
Pin depth 0 (flush) to 0.025 mm (maximum recession)
Flatness of reference plane 0.008 mm (worst case)
Table 5 Supplemental mechanical dimensions
1.0 mm 1.85 mm 2.4 mm
Reference plane to reference plane 12.25 mm (nominal) 13.85 mm (nominal) 18.9 mm (nominal)
Body diameter 6.75 mm 8.0 mm 8.0 mm
Overall diameter[a]
[a] Smallest diameter including the connector nut.
6.9 mm 9.2 mm 9.2 mm

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Electrical Specifications
1.0 mm to 1.0 mm adapters
1.0 mm to 1.85 mm adapters
1.0 mm to 2.4 mm adapters
Table 6 Electrical specifications (1.0 mm to 1.0 mm adapters)
Frequency Value
Return loss
DC to 20 GHz - 24 dB
20 to 50 GHz - 20 dB
50 to 75 GHz -18 dB
75 to 110 GHz -14 dB
Insertion loss DC to 110 GHz - 0.5 dB
Table 7 Electrical specifications (1.0 mm to 1.85 mm adapters)
Frequency Value
Return loss DC to 67 GHz - 18 dB
Insertion loss DC to 67 GHz - 0.7 dB
Table 8 Electrical specifications (1.0 mm to 2.4 mm adapters)
Frequency Value
Return loss DC to 67 GHz - 18 dB
Insertion loss DC to 67 GHz - 0.7 dB

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Contacting Keysight
Assistance with test and measurement needs, and information on finding a local Keysight office are
available on the Web at: www.keysight.com/find/assist.
If you do not have access to the Internet, please contact your Keysight field engineer.
Statement of functional test
Temperature: 23 ±0.5°C
Humidity: 10 to 80% RH
This certifies that this product was tested in compliance with a quality system registered to ISO
9002:2000 using applicable Keysight Technologies’ procedures.
As received: Factory tested.
NOTE
In any correspondence or telephone conversation, refer to the Keysight product by its model
number and a full serial number. With this information, the Keysight representative can determine
whether your product is still within its warranty period.

This information is subject to change
without notice. Always refer to the
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revision.
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