System Overview
R&S
®
ZVT
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The analyzer converts a single measured S-parameter to determine the corresponding
converted impedance. As a result, converted Z-parameters cannot completely describe
general n-port DUTs:
●
A reflection parameter Z
ii
completely describes a one-port DUT. For n-port DUTs
(n>1) the reflection parameters Z
ii
describe the input impedances at ports I (I = 1 to
n) under the condition that each of the other ports is terminated with its reference
impedance (matched-circuit parameters).
●
A two-port transmission parameter Z
ij
(i ≠ j) can describe a pure serial impedance
between the two ports.
Relation with S-parameters
The converted impedances Z
ii
are calculated from the reflection S-parameters S
ii
according to:
ii
ii
i
ii
S
S
Z
Z
1
1
0
The transmission parameters are calculated according to:
,
,
2
0
0
0
0
j
i
Z
Z
S
Z
Z
Z
j
i
ij
j
i
ij
The converted admittances are defined as the inverse of the impedances.
Examples:
●
Z
11
is the input impedance of a 2-port DUT that is terminated at its output with the
reference impedance Z
0
(matched-circuit impedance measured in a forward reflec-
tion measurement).
●
The extension of the impedances to more ports and mixed mode measurements is
analogous to S-parameters. Z
dd44
is the differential mode input impedance at port 4
of a DUT that is terminated at its other ports with the reference impedance Z
0
.
You can also read the converted impedances in a reflection coefficient measurement
from the Smith chart.
Measured Quantities
