IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques · 1999 · 47 citations · 4 references
EngineeringElectrical EngineeringCircuit TheoryMicroelectronicsUncertainty QuantificationDevice CharacterizationDifferential AmplifiersElectrical MeasurementMeasurement UncertaintyMicrowave MeasurementsScattering ParametersDirect MeasurementMixed-mode S-parametersResidual-based Error EstimationS-parameter CharacterizationS-parameter MeasurementScattering Parameter AnalysisScattering Parameter CharacterizationScattering Parameter Extraction
The pure-mode vector network analyzer (PMVNA) provides direct measurement of differential circuits. Residual error models are derived for the PMVNA and a traditional four-port vector network analyzer (FPVNA). The residual error models are used to calculate the maximum and root-mean-square uncertainties in measurements of mixed-mode scattering parameters of a typical differential amplifier. The uncertainties produced by the PMVNA are compared to the transformed mixed-mode S-parameters of the FPVNA. The PMVNA is shown to have lower uncertainty when measuring differential devices.
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