• DocumentCode
    1848429
  • Title

    Comparison of calibrated S-parameters measured under CW and Pulsed RF excitation with a NonLinear Vectorial Network Analyzer

  • Author

    Vael, Philip ; Rolain, Yves

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. ELEC, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Brussel, Belgium-Europe. Tel: +32 (2) 629 28 68, Fax: +32 (2) 629 28 50, email: philip.vael@vub.ac.be
  • Volume
    37
  • fYear
    2000
  • fDate
    15-16 June 2000
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    10
  • Abstract
    A nonlinear pulsed rf network analysis setup is proposed based on the nonlinear vectorial network analyzer (NVNA) hardware. Using a phase coherent carrier-modulation setup, simultaneous measurement of carrier and envelope is possible. To show the measurement quality of the setup, a comparison is made between pulsed rf NVNA and continuous wave linear vectorial network analyzer (VNA) measurements of the S-parameters of a filter. Next, the nonlinear pulsed rf operation is illustrated on the pulsed measurement of an amplifier in the 900MHz range.
  • Keywords
    Microwave devices; Phase measurement; Power harmonic filters; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse measurements; Pulse modulation; Radio frequency; Scattering parameters; Signal generators; Testing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    ARFTG Conference Digest-Spring, 55th
  • Conference_Location
    Boston, MA, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-5686-1
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ARFTG.2000.327414
  • Filename
    4120106