Centre for Applied Research in Electronics,

I.I.T. Delhi
CRL 724 Practice Problems 1

Jan 24, 2017

1. Find the S21 for each of the following 2-ports ( frequency is 1 GHz, and reference
is 50 ohms ):

An ideal transformer with N:1 turns ratio

An ideal cross junction ( 4 ports )

2. Two 2-port circuits having S-matrices [S]a and [S]b are cascaded. Find the overall
S-parameters in terms of the eight elements of [S]a and [S]b.

3. A power meter with 100 input impedance and an RF signal generator are used to
measure |S21| in a 50 reference. The source impedance is 20. What will be the
measured |S21| in terms of the 4 true complex S-parameters S11,S12,S21,S22 ?

4. A 20-dB symmetrical coupler is used to measure reflection coefficient by comparing with a

short. The only non-ideality is that the coupler reflection coefficients are all 16 dB. If the true
|| = 0.5, what is the range of the measured value ? For coupler S-parameter phases assume
the values for a parallel coupled line coupler.