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RSSPulsed Signal Measurements With Vector Network Analyzers: The Basics
May 7, 2008
This article is second in a series of quarterly guest columns by Justin Panzer, Manager of Product Marketing, Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG.
Radar systems and other microwave applications transmit and receive pulsed signals, so anyone who must evaluate components and subsystems used in these systems needs to understand how to make pulsed signal measurements. The vector network analyzer (VNA) is one of the primary measurement tools used for this purpose, and in this Talkin' Test we'll look at pulsed signal measurements and some things you need to know to perform them properly.
Before looking at the various types of pulsed measurements, let's review the various kinds of pulsed signals used by radars and other applications.
