Swr Format; Real Format - Agilent Technologies 8753ET User Manual

Operating Concepts
Analyzer Display Formats

SWR Format

The softkey reformats a reflection measurement into its equivalent SWR (standing
SWR
wave ratio) value. See
reflection coefficient. Note that the results are valid only for reflection measurements. If
the SWR format is used for measurements of S
Figure 7-12 Typical SWR Display

Real Format

The softkey displays only the real (resistive) portion of the measured data on a
REAL
Cartesian format. See
show both positive and negative values. It is primarily used for analyzing responses in the
time domain, and also to display an auxiliary input voltage signal for service purposes.
Figure 7-13 Real Format
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7-12. SWR is equivalent to (1 + ρ)/(1 − ρ), where ρ is the
Figure
Figure 7-13. This is similar to the linear magnitude format, but can
or S the results are not valid.
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