Hi Ivan, I put the derivation of the formula into the Word file attached. (Sorry for inconvenience but I needed an Equation Editor) Vladimir Msg: #12 in digest Date: Tue, 2 Aug 2005 11:30:33 +0800 (CST) From: Ivan Zhang <ivan_zju@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [SI-LIST] Question on Obtaining Z parameter through VNA Dear all. I got to know this method by chance, however, the author of the paper 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 the S21 through 2-port s-parameter measurement, then calculate Zdut according to the formula shows below. S21 = Zdut/(Zdut + Zo/2) Zo is the impedance of VNA, it's 50 ohms in general. Best Regards Ivan -- Binary/unsupported file stripped by Ecartis -- -- Type: application/msword -- File: S-Z-parameters.doc -- Desc: S-Z-parameters.doc ------------------------------------------------------------------ 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