White Paper: Configuring Phase Coherent RF Measurement Systems: From MIMO To Beamforming

Ever since the first radio waves were transmitted, engineers have continually sought new ways to utilized electromagnetic microwave signals. While RF signals have since been used for a wide variety of applications, two specific applications that utilize one common technology are wireless communications and radar. This article explains the technical requirements to configure a phase coherent RF generation or acquisition system. In addition, a step-by-step process to calibrate the phase delay between multiple RF analyzers to achieve the best possible performance is presented.