RF-network-analysis basicRF Network Analysis Basics
May 24, 2001
presented by:
Doug Yates
RF Network Analysis Basics
Click to edit Master subtitle style
HP 416A Signal Ratio Meter 1955
HP 8410 Network Analyzer 1967
Agilent Vector Network Analyzer 2001
Page 2
What is Network Analysis?
Click to edit Master subtitle style
Networks are analog circuits, not computer communication paths. Testing filters, attenuators, splitters, couplers, amplifiers, receivers, duplexers, mixers, and many more device types Network analysis is the characterization of a device, circuit, or
system derived by comparing a signal coming out of the device with a signal applied to the device.
Page 3
Network vs Signal Analysis
Click to edit Master subtitle stylean Unknown Signal Signal Analysis Characterizes
Unknown signal source
Sig……
