Passive intermodulation distortion measuring method and system

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PATENT NO 8558533
APP PUB NO 20100295533A1
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12377524

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According to a reception passive intermodulation measurement method of the present invention, a device under test is set to the mismatching condition, and a standing wave is generated on a transmission line where the sample is connected. Since the tip of the transmission line is short-circuited using the sample, the sample is positioned at the anti-node of the standing wave, and test signals are applied at a high current density. System noise is calibrated with the tip of the transmission line being open. Since impedance matching is not required and terminators are not employed, a large measurement dynamic range is obtained without being affected by passive intermodulation that is generated in terminators. The sample is very small, and an arbitrary shape can be selected. The property measurement is enabled for a wide range of materials, regardless of a conductive material, an insulating material and a magnetic material.

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YOKOHAMA NATIONAL UNIVERSITYYOKOHAMA-SHI KANAGAWA 240-8501

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Kuga, Nobuhiro Yokohama, JP 3 48
Yamamoto, Yasuyuki Yokohama, JP 126 669

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