Title :
Source-pull/load-pull oscillator measurements at microwave/MM wave frequencies
Author :
Ghannouchi, Fadhel M. ; Bosisio, Renato G.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Ecole Polytech. de Montreal, Que., Canada
fDate :
2/1/1992 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A six-port reflectometer with variable test port impedance over 2-6 GHz was designed, built, and tested. The potential use of this reflectometer is in large signal characterization of negative resistance devices and oscillators. Experimental source-pull/load-pull measurements on a commercial oscillator (Rieke diagram) were performed using this reflectometer over the entire Smith chart
Keywords :
microwave reflectometry; negative resistance effects; network analysers; oscillators; reflectometers; 2 to 6 GHz; MM wave frequencies; Rieke diagram; Smith chart; commercial oscillator; microwave measurement; negative resistance devices; oscillators; six-port reflectometer; source-pull/load-pull measurements; variable test port impedance; Electrical resistance measurement; Frequency measurement; Impedance measurement; Microwave devices; Microwave measurements; Microwave oscillators; Q measurement; Scattering parameters; System testing; Tuners;
Journal_Title :
Instrumentation and Measurement, IEEE Transactions on
