Title :
Calibrated linear and nonlinear pulsed RF measurements on an amplifier
Author :
Vael, P. ; Rolain, Y. ; Gaquiere, C. ; Gerard, H.
Author_Institution :
Dept. ELEC, Vrije Univ., Brussels, Belgium
Abstract :
The calibration of a nonlinear vectorial microwave network analyzer (NVNA) used for continuous wave measurements (moderate number of frequency components) is extended for pulsed RF measurements (very large number of frequency components). The new calibration is based on the combination of the regular RF calibration with a separate IF calibration. Experimental results in pulsed regime are compared with results from a pulsed RF vectorial network analyzer (VNA).
Keywords :
calibration; microwave measurement; network analysers; radiofrequency amplifiers; IF calibration; RF calibration; amplifier; continuous wave measurement; linear pulsed RF measurement; nonlinear pulsed RF measurement; nonlinear vectorial microwave network analyzer; pulsed RF vectorial network analyzer; Calibration; Distortion measurement; Frequency conversion; Frequency measurement; Frequency response; Microwave measurements; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse measurements; Radio frequency; Radiofrequency amplifiers;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Symposium Digest, 2001 IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location :
Phoenix, AZ, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6538-0
DOI :
10.1109/MWSYM.2001.967349
