Network_Analysis_Basics

Network_Analysis_BasicsAgilentNetworkAnalyzerBasicsAbstractThispresentationcoverstheprinciplesofmeasuringhigh-frequencyelectricalnetworkswithnetworkanalyzers.Youwilllearnwhatkindsofmeasurementsaremadewithnetworkanalyzers,andhowtheyallowyoutocharacterizebothlinearandnonlinearbehaviorofyourdevices.ThesessionstartswithRFfundamentalssuchastransmissionlinesandtheSmithchart,leadingtotheconceptsofreflection,transmissionandS-parameters.Thenextsectioncoversthemajorcomponentsinanetworkanalyzer,includingtheadvantagesandlimitationsofdifferenthardwareapproaches.Errormodeling,accuracyenhancement,andvariouscalibrationtechniqueswillthenbepresented.