A method to compare vector nonlinear network analyzers

We address the difficult problem of determining measurement consistency between two vector nonlinear network analyzers, a new class of stimulus response instruments that acquire multiharmonic waveform data instead of normalized network parameters. We develop a set of nonlinear verification devices a...

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Main Authors: Remley, K.A., Degroot, D.C., Jargon, J.A., Gupta, K.C.
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Circuit testing
Impedance measurement
Instruments
Performance evaluation
Radio frequency
RF signals
Scattering parameters
Signal analysis
System testing
Vectors
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Summary:We address the difficult problem of determining measurement consistency between two vector nonlinear network analyzers, a new class of stimulus response instruments that acquire multiharmonic waveform data instead of normalized network parameters. We develop a set of nonlinear verification devices and a method to compare the systems, and then demonstrate that measurements from three different nonlinear network analyzers are consistent to within 1.3% of the amplitude of the applied stimulus signal.
ISSN:0149-645X
2576-7216
DOI:10.1109/MWSYM.2001.967225