• DocumentCode
    1834342
  • Title

    Nonlinear Amplifier and Mixer Measurements with a Vector Network Analyzer

  • Author

    Brown, Barry

  • Author_Institution
    Hewlett Packard Company, Network Measurements Div., 1400 Fountaingrove Pkwy., Santa Rosa, CA 95403
  • Volume
    14
  • fYear
    1988
  • fDate
    Dec. 1988
  • Firstpage
    37
  • Lastpage
    48
  • Abstract
    This paper describes an RF network analyzer, the HP 8753B, which has the ability to make nonlinear measurements of amplifiers and mixers. The measurements to be discussed are swept-frequency harmonic distortion, gain compression with power metal calibration, and swept-frequency conversion loss of a mixer. In addition, the block diagram of the network analyzer will be examined in order to explain how these measurements are made.
  • Keywords
    Frequency measurement; Phase measurement; Power measurement; Power system harmonics; Q measurement; Radio frequency; Radiofrequency amplifiers; Spectral analysis;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    ARFTG Conference Digest-Winter, 32nd
  • Conference_Location
    Tempe, AZ, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-5686-1
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ARFTG.1988.323915
  • Filename
    4119478