A transmission line, scattering parameter testing system and method

Abstract

The invention relates to a transmission line, and a scattering parameter testing system and method. The transmission line comprises a first conducting line and a second conducting line which are usedfor transmitting radio frequency signals; a connecting line is arranged between the first conducting line and the second conducting line; the connecting line includes a first connecting line and a second connecting line; the first connecting line has a first end and a second end; the first connecting line is connected with the first conducting line through the first end, and the first connecting line is connected with the second connecting line through the second end; and the second connecting line is a coupling line in coupling connection with the second conducting line. The stability and theconsistency are relatively high, and an individual test can be performed to obtain scattering parameters. The coupling line of the transmission line can be externally connected with a calibration part, and the scattering parameters used for calculating a required test result can be obtained by changing electrical parameters of the calibration part, so that a "de-embedding" test is achieved; and afirst tested module with the relatively poor consistency does not need to be measured, so that the test process is simple and convenient, and the error is small.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to the technical field of radio frequency testing, in particular to a transmission line, a scattering parameter testing system and a method using the transmission line. Background technique [0002] In RF testing, scattering parameter measurements are often required. Scattering parameters (scattering parameters) are also called S parameters. In the existing scattering parameter test, the "de-embedding" test technique is often used, please refer to figure 1 As shown, when the first module under test 200 is also included between the second module under test 300 and the vector network analyzer (the main test instrument used to measure scattering parameters, not shown), the vector network analyzer starts from the first module under test The port reflection coefficient S measured by the measuring module 200 0 In fact, it is the result of cascading the scattering parameter B of the second module under test 300 and the scattering para...

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[0003] However, the "de-embedding" testing technology commonly used in the above-mentioned prior art cannot be applied in occasions where the scattering parameters of the first module under test cannot be measured, for example, when the first module under test is a surface-mounted filter, the second The second module under test is an antenna unit. When the two are soldered on the same PCB, on the one hand, the filter cannot be disassembled and tested separately to obtain its scattering parameters; Test to obtain the scattering parameters. Since different products do not have ideal consistency, the scattering parameters measured with filters with similar functions cannot be equivalent to the scattering parameters of the filters that have been welded on the antenna unit; Although the method of testing the device separately and then assembling it into the antenna unit can accurately obtain the scattering parameters of the second module under test, it will lead to extremely low production efficiency in actual production, and it is difficult to meet the needs of industrial production

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