
Chapter 2
35
Measurement Concepts
Equations and Conversion Table
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Figure 2-2
Ranges and Relationships
Where: RL is the measured return loss value.
Note that a VSWR of 1 (sometimes referred to as 1:1) means that all of
the transmitted incident power is absorbed at the load and no power is
reflected back. (This assumes a perfect impedance match.) Similarly, an
infinite VSWR is for a perfect open or short, where all of the incident
power is reflected back.
Z
L
= 0 ,
∞
Load
(Z
L
- Device
Impedance)
Incident
Reflected
Z
O
- Transmission
Line Impedence
Z
L
=
Z
O
RL
ρ
SWR
∞
dB
0 dB
∞
1
1
0
ranges.vsd
VSWR
V
max
V
min
------------
1
ρ
+
1
ρ
–
------------
1
10
RL
–
20
----------
+
1
10
RL
–
20
----------
–
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=
=
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