rem] APPLICATION NOTE18 Eleven Swept Measurements: Made Possible by the 1038 Swept Analyzer [AMERIKANSKA TELEPRODUKTER AB TEL. 08-7100820 ‘SWEEP TESTING SAVES TEST TIME 4, Insertion Los. 2. Aeture Lose ve, Frequency 3. Powers. Frequency 4, CW Guin. Frequency 5 Puan Power 1, Pulsed inv, 7. Power Output. Powe input Powe Input 8. Gain Compresien vs Frequency 10, PIN Attanutionv, Voltage Drive 11, Swept Frequency Slotad Line Meesroment 8 PLUG-IN VERSATILITY MEANS VALUE “Tae login disn of he Pace Memuramants 1038 Swept Measurement Sytem slows the syst to be confguted to terior many Useful seat mieowave messTements The Durpowe of thie applition note iro desibe thn ear ‘rements a to hep you select the comblnation of plugine ‘shi il mont your noes st minimum 6 lupin versatliy ees you to ed or change the cana. tis of your 1038 system a your meauremant need change, ‘This enhance ive to you and lengthen its use fe. 1s Pei Measurement’ oa tole you make microwave renurerents beta fate Cal ut oF your local PM ‘presente tea at you, ‘Th Importanes of AUTOMEMORY?® bate thn 29 stecrie rense pene PMs ungue AUTOMEMORY enables you to atomic remove one ofthe mort awkward ror fom sweat Mes urements The responce ofthe mescuement ayer 3 fne tion of frequency. AUTOMEMORY ow: thi sparse to be removed fom she swept measurement In ode ose he fovtet reponse of the devi teted alone. I 30 enabler you to sore any response ab «0 8 referance apis when {ture sept mantreent ay be compared Before AUTOMEMORY it war raceary to plot « wry {peat pen reference line se 8 dB referene for swept ffequeney measrronts whe high reolution was equied Sirlry, wavy elvan ras were ltd (using specie taster at sition dns). AUTOMEMORY rose the response of the measurements syste In a 1024 point ital memory. This spores may thee "played back” Spd subtracted when an unkown device ie mesure. The ‘payed response is thet of te mesure dvi withthe response ofthe meouteent syst removed The exallnt nent of he 1038 esr (0.18 par 1008 ‘ver $0.68 of he 60 dB range eimintes he need for el tration iee—the system is ead cal rate.[An important feature of AUTOMEMORY | its automatic fea torr correction Ht reference remonas I aco ‘with ne tnstty (ay 0.1 dB per DIV), he comparison Imsasrement may be madh a7 sn, The reference ‘eeponte s stomatal scaled to the eniy sed. One ‘eferenes ripones maybe vse for mulile mesurments witnout costoring. Uns single reference espana $ored Torn entre ru of the product ated Betore AUTOMEMORY, it was often desiale to use» 2 hanel tao sytem 10 partly ovect system tacking trror With AUTOMEMORY, reference canna i sidom ‘eeded, AUTOMEMORY ovr fr al waking 0 ‘The 1088 System as Power Metr (ee Fig. 1 Iemay pase unntind thatthe 1036 ost san acura {GW microwave power meter with rsonable snare. ea freon in the 1OOBHV1 cr 1098413 i abla 30 ME tourer, Ite amplitude can be converiontly compared wh primary standard pricialy (st he te clbretor many fide or thermocouple power rst.) When the HIGH EVE" snd NOISE LEVEL wdhstments have been made (si) om a 1038:V91 or 103812 vera! smite a! { “Th calbrtion eorection (faqutncy respira) ofthe de on the deta. Proce power messutemets ae made by sleting the dim mode on the vera! ampli and nuling the unkown to the ‘dipay.conterting sing the OFFSET. thumbwheel butcher, Resolution to 0.1 8 per sale don e pone fv the sot power range ofthe instrument (+10 emt Probably the mos sommon vie of svapt msiuemants st ‘etemine the properties of pave devon. Thexe ice ‘be, waveguide, couples, rotting Jom, ete. Mesure iment may be made to 18 GH sing MI escort 110 (Gir ing external detactors, ‘Swept nero Lou (Figure 2) ‘The benas ofthe 1038's high resolution 0.1 perv 2a) mamory ad diay ae most pronounced hen ine tion low Ie mesaived: Fie stir Issey Sipayed 1, TOMEASURE ABSOLUTE PONER IN 6am 2, TOMEASURE GAIN OR LOSS rl FiGuae 1 1038 AUTOMEMORY Syste for Swept Frequency Power, Los or Gain22 the tweraces can be wetted with conienee Plese ‘equert Appleton Note 12 fr deta rgtding inerton me be Figure 2 Sept Inert Los. Freavency ‘Swept Return Los (Figure 3) sith 3 hi sectivtyeouper or trie. AD. efron ‘Hored in memory using» 100% rtlection (shor, ope, oF ever coupler). The 1098:V13 ds! memary soli en Store short and Open reflections and Payback De rap, {urter improving secrecy. Please request Application Now {1 andthe 1008.01 tases for det rgurding sept [= | FIGURES ‘want Renin Love Frequency ‘Simultaneous Insertion Lot and Return Low (Figure 4) During adhstmant or final text it ofen doer to de Play both nsrtion and return ou. Tiss poe with 22 ‘he 1028012 vertical splifie memory whe shortlopen ‘return lo referance stored nthe 1088713 memory. Figuaea ‘Simutansous Swap insertion Los nd Return Lose ‘Swept Aetve Device Measurements Swept matarements of shor power or sin may be made ‘sig. the 1098 system. Thess mesturament oe sar to haaton les mesruements scape memory isnot ‘abn seats power ir mesured. It ir not se ovis that te 1038 may sz be i to me Tinea and compresion. ‘This messirrert doer not tlie AUTOMEMORY. The Fgh ‘pee, wide dynamic range (+10 to -60 dBm) power ‘De poner detector A pad may be fequed to roduce the ‘vier tbutt0 the F088 meatier range (210 Bm, rene. | Se Pa | 1 ES ‘Ltn = 4 Figuaes Powers Frequency or Gan ve. Fraqvoncy‘Swapt Power Out. Power In Mesuremens (Figure 7) Power Out Power I Gln vs. Powar Intin Comprasion vs. Frquaney (Faure 8) Fit poste to determine the frequony t which 148 gin compression cers in an armpit by storia te al sig fain we. requeey in memory then Inresng te dre uth Input minusmemory nts 1B Gain Comorasionv. Frequency ‘Swap PIN Artnustonv, Voltage Drie (Faure 3) ‘ipecal oriental lin, 1OSBHTT Spee SIE incudes ‘he moral swept freqvenoy capability ofthe 100811 plas Tier ramp output for diving Una PIN attenuator fambinations. Tht makes posible ral time sila of the liner characterise wih soln a finest 02 38 And preity with ti setup, The same syst an be ued for swept frequnay testing without wing wale nce sory, Request te 1038411 Spc 116 data soe or Stalk ‘went Slotted Line Messvramants (Figure 10) For meazurement of age mtn losses ow VSWR) it may be canable to mece sen clotd line mesursmant, trite band of values maybe viewed onvenerty racy thane seprafetomete parva whan boxdband Imessremente ae made, The cpiy eepracints VSWR ino. TW apeceton linia ae convrted fo VSWR in 8, interpre ution ofthe csp I simple. The snsltty of he probe of By connecting a bw VSWR termination to thw slated ine “his oping chaatrisie ean be stored in memory #0 tht the lilay i "eaigntened cut” when INPUT. MINUS MEMORY i eaced “Than the devin under at connscad ad the VSWR ply is btaned by slowly moving the sloted line probe ‘ie feequeny iawest The VSWR loxpraved indo) 3 # ply tet frequency ‘Swaot Pin Attenuation vi. Voltage rive FIGURE 10 Sept Stoned Line‘Sept Phe and Amplitude Mesuremants (Figure 11) Ie epost toute he 1038 AUTOMENORY system wih ‘tock anayae to play relative phe andretative amp- {e, I the retwork analyzer provides eD.C. cututpropor- tional tothe manure plopery, tat eutout ean be spall te the input of + 1038.20 liner arpiiee. A reference ‘esporse cn be stored in the amplifirsmemory 9 tht th Arse ative response Spayed OTHER PM. opinion Noter Som Frauacy Rr Love erent SE te Mee (0 tase Sy PUBLICATIONS Data Shorts Figure 11 Sump Phase and Aare Frequency eos Eames non ren with Sathana tecanss Meet en ent ase Tete as Sree casa spay, mn mn wwe =u. TSC pa acey retain co emer ien Hererncteser ci, eee aco och Seeerenatce Sh Roe son SEES are See ane me att PACIFIC MEASUREMENTS INC. 470 SAN ANTONIO RO PALO ALTO, CA 94808 (ate S200 Tre tos