UNIT-III

WAVE
ANALYZERS
 WAVE ANALYZERS

 The instrument used to measure the amplitude of

each harmonic or fundamental individually is
called analyzer.
 Wave analyzer is an instrument designed to
measure relative amplitudes of a single
frequency components in a complex waveform.
 Types of analyzers
 Wave analyzer
 Distortion analyzer
 Spectrum analyzer
 Digital Fourier analyzer
FREQUENCE SELECTIVE WAVE
ANALYZER
GAIN VS FREQUENCY
HARMONIC DISTORTION ANALYZER
 Distortion analyzer measures the total harmonic
power present in the test wave rather than the
distortion caused by each component.
HARMONIC DISTORTION ANALYZER
EMPLOYING A RESISTANCE BRIDGE
HARMONIC DISTORITION ANALYZER
USING WEIN’S BRIDGE METHOD
PARALLEL FILTER METHOD
 SPECTRUM ANALYZER
 A spectrum analyzer measures the magnitude
of an input signal versus frequency within the
full frequency range of the instrument. The
primary use is to measure the power of the
spectrum of known and unknown signals.
SPECTRUM ANALYZER
AMPLITUDE RESPONSE
RF SPECTRUM ANALYZER
DIGITAL FOURIER ANALYZER
FILTER BANK SPECTRUM ANALYZER
APPLICATIONS OF WAVE ANALYZERS

1.Bio medicals
2. RADARS
3.Oceangraphy
SUPER HETERODYNE SPECTRUM
ANALYZER
 APPLICATIONS OF SPECTRUM ANALYZER

 Modulation measurement
 Continuous wave signal frequency stability

 Harmonic distortion measurement

 Noise measurement

 Examining pulse modulation

 Antenna pattern measurement

 Tuning a parametric amplifier

 DISTORTIONS IN TRANSMISSION WAVE

(i) Amplitude distortion

(ii) Frequency distortion
(iii) Phase distortion
(iv) Crossover distortion
(v) Inter modulation distortion.