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NUANCE: Nanoscale Characterization Experimental Center

RF Vector Network Analyzer Basics

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Event Information

During this interactive session, you will learn: 

  • What is a RF Network Analyzer
  • Transmission Lines and S-Parameters
  • VNA Architecture
  • Calibration
  • Measurement Demonstrations

The fundamental principles of vector network analysis will be reviewed. The discussion includes the common parameters that can be measured, including the concept of scattering parameters (S-parameters). RF fundamentals such as transmission lines and the Smith chart will also be reviewed.

Network analysis is the process by which designers and manufacturers measure the electrical performance of the components and circuits used in more complex systems. When these systems are conveying signals with information content, we are most concerned with getting the signal from one point to another with maximum efficiency and minimum distortion.

Vector network analysis is a method of accurately characterizing such components by measuring their effect on the amplitude and phase of swept-frequency and swept-power test signals.

SPEAKER

Jon Kinney

Jon has been with Keysight for 9 years after receiving his BSEE from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and MSEE from the University of Illinois Chicago.

His expertise in electromagnetics and communications systems has enabled Jon to support Keysight customers in all industries across the Midwest as well as become a technical lead in emerging automotive sensing applications and quantum control systems.

Jon Kinney