The Six-Port Reflectometer: An Alternative Network Analyzer

Abstract

Although the six-port measurement technique is rapidly gaining the attention of the microwave community, the theoretical development, to date, yields but limited practical insight into its operation.

Following a brief review of the prior art, such that the six-port techniques may be placed in proper perspective, this paper presents an alternative introduction leading to much better insight, and to design criteria for a six-port circuit which optimally exploits the concept.

Reference

Glenn F. Engen, "The six-port reflectometer: An alternative network analyzer," IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, vol. 25, no. 12, pp. 1075-1080, December 1977.

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