Slide 1

General Network Analyzer

Doug Rytting

Slide 2

Agenda

General Block Diagram

Mixer Characterization

Large Signal Characterization

Slide 3

General Block Diagram

Int Source

Int LO

a0

b0 b3Port - 1RF

Port - 2IF

a3

a2

a1

b1

b2

aR

Int LO

Sync Port

DUT

Opt Sync Receiver

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nks

Link

s

Slide 4

Large Signal Characterization

Int Source

Int LO

a0

b0 b3Port - 1RF

Port - 2IF

a3

a2

a1

b1

b2

Calibration Pulse Generatoror DUT

x N aR

Int LO

Sync Pulse Generator

Opt Amp/Atten Opt Amp/AttenO

pt A

tten

Opt

Atte

n

Slide 5

Mixer Characterization

Int Source

Int LO

a0

b0 b3Port - 1RF

Port - 2IF

a3

a2

a1

b1

b2

Calibration Mixeror DUT

aRExt LO

Ext LO

Int LO

Sync Mixer

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Link

s

Link

s

Int Source

Int

LO

Meas

S11 RF RF b0/a0

S21 RF IF b3/aR

S12 IF RF b0/aR

S22 IF IF b3/a3