Building Blocks and RF Signal Flow
R&S
®
ZVAX-TRM
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User Manual 1325.1268.02 ─ 04
2 Building Blocks and RF Signal Flow
The block diagram below shows a R&S
ZVAX-TRM equipped with all available options
on page 27); unavailable modules would be replaced by
direct lines.
Port 1
Meas Out
Meas In
Src 3 In
from/to NWA
Ref 3 Out
Ref 3 In
Src 1 In
Ref 1 Out
Meas 1 Out
Src 4 Out
Src 4 In
Ref 4 Out
Ref 4 In
Src 2 In
Ref 2 Out
Meas 2 Out
ZVAX-TRM frontend / ports
Src Out
Src In
Port 2
Src Out
Src In
Src 3 Out
Meas Out
Meas In
Pulse Modulators
(optional)
Amplifiers
(optional)
Low-noise Preamplifiers
(optional)
Combiners
(optional)
Figure 2-1: R&S
ZVAX-TRM Block Diagram (all options installed)
Each of the modules can either be looped into the SOURCE or MEAS path or simply
bypassed: the transfer switches which are part of each building block, are controlled by
the analyzer firmware.
For the 67 GHz model R&S
ZVAX-TRM67 we have the following limitations:
●
The pulse modulators operate with reduced performance above f
≈
60 GHz.
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The operation range of the low-noise preamplifiers is limited to 50 GHz.