X-Parameter Measurement of Pulse-Compression Nonlinear Transmission Lines
X-parameters provide a powerful and eminently practical solution for interoperable measurement, modeling, and simulation of nonlinear microwave and RF components. Using X-parameters to do large-signal measurements has been brought into the spotlight. This paper introduces a new X-parameter applicat...
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| author | Ming Li Rony E. Amaya Robert G. Harrison N. Garry Tarr |
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| description | X-parameters provide a powerful and eminently practical solution for interoperable measurement, modeling, and simulation of nonlinear microwave and RF components. Using X-parameters to do large-signal measurements has been brought into the spotlight. This paper introduces a new X-parameter application: measuring large-signal behaviour of pulse-compression nonlinear transmission lines (NLTLs). A specially configured Nonlinear Vector Network Analyzer (NVNA) was used to measure the X-parameters in the frequency-domain, and then the measured data was transformed into a nonlinear time-domain waveform. The results show both rise-time and fall-time reduction (double-edge compression) as expected and indicate that this newly developed X-parameter method implemented with an NVNA could correctly predict NLTLs' pulse-compression performance. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-9af6dbc4cdea4bb595d526678b57de452025-02-03T06:46:17ZengWileyJournal of Electrical and Computer Engineering2090-01472090-01552010-01-01201010.1155/2010/415315415315X-Parameter Measurement of Pulse-Compression Nonlinear Transmission LinesMing Li0Rony E. Amaya1Robert G. Harrison2N. Garry Tarr3Department of Electronics, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, K1S 5B6, CanadaDepartment of Electronics, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, K1S 5B6, CanadaDepartment of Electronics, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, K1S 5B6, CanadaDepartment of Electronics, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, K1S 5B6, CanadaX-parameters provide a powerful and eminently practical solution for interoperable measurement, modeling, and simulation of nonlinear microwave and RF components. Using X-parameters to do large-signal measurements has been brought into the spotlight. This paper introduces a new X-parameter application: measuring large-signal behaviour of pulse-compression nonlinear transmission lines (NLTLs). A specially configured Nonlinear Vector Network Analyzer (NVNA) was used to measure the X-parameters in the frequency-domain, and then the measured data was transformed into a nonlinear time-domain waveform. The results show both rise-time and fall-time reduction (double-edge compression) as expected and indicate that this newly developed X-parameter method implemented with an NVNA could correctly predict NLTLs' pulse-compression performance.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/415315 |
| spellingShingle | Ming Li Rony E. Amaya Robert G. Harrison N. Garry Tarr X-Parameter Measurement of Pulse-Compression Nonlinear Transmission Lines Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering |
| title | X-Parameter Measurement of Pulse-Compression Nonlinear Transmission Lines |
| title_full | X-Parameter Measurement of Pulse-Compression Nonlinear Transmission Lines |
| title_fullStr | X-Parameter Measurement of Pulse-Compression Nonlinear Transmission Lines |
| title_full_unstemmed | X-Parameter Measurement of Pulse-Compression Nonlinear Transmission Lines |
| title_short | X-Parameter Measurement of Pulse-Compression Nonlinear Transmission Lines |
| title_sort | x parameter measurement of pulse compression nonlinear transmission lines |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/415315 |
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