A controllable phase coherent modulated RF signal for use with microwave network analyzer measurements

Author

Vael, P. ; Rolain, Y.

Author_Institution

Vrije Univ., Brussels, Belgium

Volume

4

fYear

1999

fDate

13-19 June 1999

Firstpage

1655

Abstract

A method is proposed to build a phase coherent modulated RF signal, that can be used as excitation signal for microwave network analyzer measurements. A software feedback technique is used to correct the amplitude and phase distortions introduced in the signal path to the input port of the device under test (DUT). This technique allows one to create a modulated excitation signal with a known spectrum (amplitude and phase) of the modulation signal. Such a "controlled modulation" signal is required to test microwave components under pulsed or modulated (non-continuous wave excitation) test conditions.

Keywords

microwave measurement; network analysers; phase modulation; amplitude distortions; device under test; excitation signal; known spectrum; microwave component test; microwave network analyzer measurements; modulated excitation signal; modulation signal; phase coherent modulated RF signal; phase distortions; signal path; software feedback technique; Amplitude modulation; Distortion measurement; Microwave devices; Microwave measurements; Microwave theory and techniques; Phase modulation; Pulse modulation; RF signals; Signal analysis; Testing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Microwave Symposium Digest, 1999 IEEE MTT-S International

Conference_Location

Anaheim, CA, USA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5135-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MWSYM.1999.780288

Filename

780288