View And Interpret The Reflection Measurement Results - HP 8711C User Manual

Making Measurements
Measuring Reflection Response
1. To view the entire measurement trace on the display, press @ZiE]
2. To interpret the reflection measurement, refer to Figure 3-10 or
your analyzer's display if you are making this measurement on your
instrument.
b. A level of 0 dB indicates that all of the power applied to the DUT
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Autoscale.
a. The values shown on the horizontal axis are the frequencies in MHz.
The values shown on the vertical axis are the power ratios in decibels
the result in logarithmic magnitude format (designated by Log Mag
at the top of the measurement screen), the analyzer computes the
measurement trace using the following formula:
Reflection (dB) = 10 log
where Pres = the power of the signal reflected from the device and
where Pin= = the incident power.
is reflected back, and that none of it passes through the DUT or is
absorbed by the DUT.
c. Values less than 0 dB indicate that power is either absorbed or
transmitted by the DUT. Although they are not typically seen, values
greater than 0 dB do occur under certain circumstances such as when
the measurement needs to be enhanced by calibration, or when the
device is active (an amplifier for instance) and perhaps oscillating.
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