LAB 1025 - An Introduction to S-Parameters

This application brief is intended to help oscilloscope users develop a basic understanding of S-parameters. This information will be useful in operating LeCroy’s Eye Doctor™ II Advanced Signal Integrity Tools.
An Introduction to S-Parameters APPLICATION BRIEF
LAB-1025



March 11, 2009 Our starting point is a simple two port network shown in Figure 1. The
device under test (DUT) is a “black box” network, it can have resistors,
capacitors, inductors, transistors, transmission lines, etc. Measurements
Summary can be made at each “port” to characterize the network, which can be
single-ended or differential. The load impedance, ZL, and the source
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