Concepts and features
R&S
®
ZNA
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User Manual 1178.6462.02 ─ 20
The analyzer measures the intermodulation products of k
th
order IMk (where k = 3, 5,
7, 9) at the lower tone frequency minus (k – 1)/2 times the tone distance and at the
upper tone frequency plus (k – 1)/2 times the tone distance; see also
For a two-port R&S
ZNA without
Internal 2nd source and 2nd LO generator for 2-port
, a test setup with an external generator and an external combiner is
required.
VNA
1
2
Upper Tone
DUT
1
2
Lower Tone
The lower tone signal is generated at port 1, the upper tone is provided by the external
generator. Both signals are combined externally and fed to the DUT input. The intermo-
dulation quantities can be measured at the DUT output (transmitted wave b2). It is pos-
sible to interchange the ports no. 1 and 2.
For a two-port R&S
ZNA with
Internal 2nd source and 2nd LO generator for 2-port
, an external generator is not required. However, with two ports the upper
tone source port is identical to the receive port.
For a 4-port R&S
ZNA, you can use any combination of analyzer ports that are sup-
plied by different internal sources to generate the lower and upper tones. In the follow-
ing example, port 3 replaces the external generator.
Optional extensions and accessories