Proving the usefulness of a 3-port nonlinear vectorial network analyser through mixer measurements

摘要

A 3-port Nonlinear Vectorial Network Analyser (NVNA) is presented. This new measurement instrument allows designers for the first time to measure the full nonlinear 3-port behaviour for any arbitrary mixer. The usefulness of the 3-port NVNA is proven on amplitude and phase calibrated 3-port measurements of a microwave mixer.