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Agilent 10 Hints for Making Better Network Analyzer Measurements Application Note 1291-1B Contents Introduction Scalar network analyzers A scalar network analyzer (SNA) HINT 1. Measuring high-power This application note contains a vari- measures only the amplitude portion amplifiers ety of hints to help you understand of the S-parameters, resulting in and improve your use of network measurements such as transmission HINT 2. Compensating for analyzers, along with a quick gain and loss, return loss, and SWR. time delay in cable summary of network analyzers and Once a passive or active component measurements their capabilities. has been designed using the total measurement capability of a VNA, HINT 3. Improving reflection Overview of network analyzers an SNA may be a more cost-effective measurements measurement tool for the production Network analyzers characterize line to reveal out-of-specification HINT 4. Using frequency-offset active and passive components, such components. While SNAs require an for mixer, converter and as amplifiers, mixers, duplexers, external or internal sweeping signal tuner measurements filters, couplers, and attenuators. source and signal separation These components are used in sys- hardware, they only need simple HINT 5. Increasing the accuracy tems as common and low-cost as amplitude-only detectors, rather of noninsertible device pagers, or in systems as complex and than complex (and more expensive) measurements expensive as communications or phase-coherent detectors. radar systems. Components can have HINT 6. Aliasing in phase or one port (input or output) or many Network/spectrum analyzers delay format A network/spectrum analyzer elimi- ports. The ability to measure the nates the circuit duplication in a input characteristics of each port, as HINT 7. Quick VNA calibration benchtest setup of a network and well as the transfer character