Six-Port Based Load-Pull System

Chapter
Part of the Springer Series in Advanced Microelectronics book series (MICROELECTR., volume 32)

Abstract

Chapter 4 provides a detailed treatment of six-port based setups for passive and active load/source-pull measurements, as well as a description of six-port based harmonic load/source-pull measurements. The load-pull measurements for on-wafer devices require special attention; therefore, an alternative approach for impedance and power flow calibration using a reflection based technique is described.

Keywords

Reflection Coefficient Output Port Input Port Reference Plane Device Under Test 
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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Electrical and Computer Engineering, Intelligent RF Radio LaboratoryUniversity of CalgaryCalgaryCanada

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