Abstract :
This article was written to help practicing RF engineers solve everyday tasks related to differential circuit characterization with precise and reliable methods, which employ ordinary single-ended two-port vector network analyzers. The article describes useful, practical methods for balanced circuit characterization, particularly differential voltage, common-mode rejection (CMR), insertion loss, and differential impedance based on measuring two-port S-parameters
Keywords :
S-parameters; baluns; microwave circuits; microwave measurement; network analysers; two-port networks; balun network; common mode rejection; differential circuit characterization; differential impedance; differential voltage; insertion loss; two port S-parameters; vector network analyzers; Circuit noise; Circuit topology; Impedance matching; Linearity; Network topology; Performance gain; RF signals; Radio frequency; Scattering parameters; Voltage;
