VNA concepts and features
R&S
®
ZNL/ZNLE
200
User Manual 1178.5966.02 ─ 19
The following table describes how a complex marker value z = x + jy is converted. It
makes use of the polar representation z = x + jy = |z| e
j
φ
(z)
, where
|z| = ( x
2
+ y
2
)
1/2
and
φ
(z) = arctan( y / x )
Table 9-2: Marker formats
Marker Format
Description
Formula
Default
●
For an
individual marker
, this means that
the marker is formatted according to the
default marker format of the related trace.
●
For a
trace's default marker format
, this
means that the default format is (dynamically)
adjusted according to the selected trace for-
mat.
–
Lin Mag
Magnitude of z, unconverted
|z| = sqrt ( x
2
+ y
2
)
dB Mag
Magnitude of z in dB
dB Mag(z) = 20 * log|z| dB
Phase
Phase of z
φ (z) = arctan (y/x)
Delay
Group delay, neg. derivative of the phase
response
*)
– dφ(z) / dω, where ω denotes
the stimulus frequency
Real
Real part of z
Re(z) = x
Imag
Imaginary part of z
Im(z) = y
SWR
(Voltage) Standing Wave Ratio
SWR = (1 + |z|) / (1 – |z|)
dB Mag Phase
Magnitude of z in dB and phase in two lines
20 * log|z| dB arctan ( Im(z) /
Re(z) )
Lin Mag Phase
Magnitude of z (unconverted) and phase in two
lines
|z| arctan ( Im(z) / Re(z) )
Real Imag
Real and imaginary part of z in two lines
x y
R + j X
or
R + j X series
***)
(Series) impedance:
Unnormalized (series) resistance, reactance, and
either inductance or capacitance, in three lines
(Smith diagram)
R
s
X
s
L
s
or C
s
**)
R + j X parallel
***)
Parallel impedance:
Unnormalized parallel resistance, reactance, and
either inductance or capacitance, in three lines
(Smith diagram)
R
p
X
p
L
p
or C
p
**)
G + j B
or
G + j B series
***)
(Series) admittance:
Unnormalized (series) conductance, susceptance,
and either inductance or capacitance, in three
lines (Inverted Smith diagram)
G
s
B
s
L
s
or C
s
**)
G + j B parallel
***)
Parallel admittance:
Unnormalized parallel conductance, susceptance,
and either inductance or capacitance in three lines
(Inverted Smith diagram)
G
p
B
p
L
p
or C
p
**)
Imp Mag
or
IMP Mag series***)
Magnitude of (series) impedance
**)
|Z
s
| = (R
s
2
+ X
s
2
)
1/2
VNA screen elements