Ivan, it is just a solution of KVL / KCL. The source and receiver both=20 look like 50 ohms in parallel with the DUT, and 0dB is calibrated for an=20 open DUT. Steve At 11:30 AM 8/2/2005 +0800, Ivan Zhang wrote: >Dear all. >I got to know this method by chance, however, the author of the paper=20 >doesn't mention how to deduce this formula. Thus, hope someone can >help me. Thanks in advance. > > > port1 port2 > ----------------------------------------------- > + | + > | > Z dut > | > _ | _ > ----------------------------------------------- > >The SMA for port1 is very close to DUT as well as the SMA for port2. Get=20 >the S21 through 2-port s-parameter measurement, then calculate Zdut=20 >according to the formula shows below. > S21 =3D Zdut/(Zdut + Zo/2) >Zo is the impedance of VNA, it's 50 ohms in general. > > > > >Best Regards > >Ivan > > >--------------------------------- >DO YOU YAHOO!? > =D1=C5=BB=A2=C3=E2=B7=D1G=D3=CA=CF=E4=A3=AD=D6=D0=B9=FA=B5=DA=D2=BB=BE= =F8=CE=DE=C0=AC=BB=F8=D3=CA=BC=FE=C9=A7=C8=C5=B3=AC=B4=F3=D3=CA=CF=E4 > >------------------------------------------------------------------ >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 FAQ wiki page is located at: > http://si-list.org/wiki/wiki.pl?Si-List_FAQ > >List technical documents are available at: > http://www.si-list.org > >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 > ------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 FAQ wiki page is located at: http://si-list.org/wiki/wiki.pl?Si-List_FAQ List technical documents are available at: http://www.si-list.org 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