Dear SI-List members. I am looking for any method or code for transfer function pole/zero extraction from measured S-parameter. The measured S-parameter is from coaxial cable. I summarized what I have tried and its results for better advice. 1. Decide the candidate rational function(6th-order numerator and 6th-order denomenator) for the cable transfer function. 2. Execute nlinfit function at MATLAB. 3. Result : The approximated rational function fits roughly but it doesn't seem to fit accurately enough. 4. Result : The approximated rational function coefficient includes imaginary part(i.e. complex coefficient) -> (Is this proper result? Can the Pole/Zero be extracted from such a complex coefficient?). Thanks in advance for your help. ------------------------------------------------------ Jong-Sang Choi Ph.D Candidate, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea. Tel : +82-2-871-3986 Fax : +82-2-871-3985 e-mail : jsfocus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from si-list: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field or to administer your membership from a web page, go to: //www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list For help: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the Subject field List archives are viewable at: //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list or at our remote archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list/messages Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu