An Introduction to Microwave Measurements

✍ Scribed by Basu, Ananjan

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Year: 2014
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 314
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

"This book starts with a brief overview, and then gives a short summary of the basic theory and the building blocks required to understand and use microwave measurement techniques. After a brief description of older measurement techniques (slotted wave guide etc.) the book gives a fairly detailed description of the vector network analyzer and the spectrum analyzer, which form the backbone of modern microwave measurements. Advanced topics such as pulsed measurements and non-linear network analysis are only mentioned in passing"-- Read more...

Abstract: "This book starts with a brief overview, and then gives a short summary of the basic theory and the building blocks required to understand and use microwave measurement techniques. After a brief description of older measurement techniques (slotted wave guide etc.) the book gives a fairly detailed description of the vector network analyzer and the spectrum analyzer, which form the backbone of modern microwave measurements. Advanced topics such as pulsed measurements and non-linear network analysis are only mentioned in passing"

✦ Table of Contents

Content: Introduction Aim and Scope of the book. Applications and importance of Microwave Measurements General electronic measurements and frequency limitations Overview of state-of-the-art microwave measurements Basic theory and background S-parameters and related black-box representation Spectra of commonly encountered signals, including noise Properties of microwave filters and directional couplers Properties of microwave mixers, switches, attenuators Microwave cables and connectors Problems Traditional microwave measurements The power meter Slotted waveguide bench Directional coupler applications Problems The Vector Network Analyzer (VNA) Principle of operation Building blocks and effects of non-idealities in the building blocks Theory of VNA calibration (SOLT, TRL and variants) Frequency offset and mixer measurements. Material property measurements using VNA Overview of non-linear measurements and X-parameters Problems Spectrum analyzer Architecture and frequency range Elimination of spurious response Factors affecting dynamic range, noise floor, speed Measurements on non-linear components Problems Noise measurements Definitions and basic theory Y-factor and related techniques Phase noise measurement. Problems Synthesized signal generation Direct digital synthesis PLL based synthesis Problems Microwave oscilloscopes Overview of sampling and real-time oscilloscopes High-speed ADC. Trade-offs in bandwidth and sensitivity High-impedance active probes. Wafer probing Overview Commonly used probe configurations Planar calibration standards. Design examples Amplifier design example Mixer design example References